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Developing a ‘deepfake crisis response plan’: here’s how one school has approached it

1 day ago | educationhq.com | Sarah Duggan

Created by Joanne Villis, Director of Technology Enrichment at the all-girls South Australian school, the document is one she hopes will never need to be activated. Nevertheless, a ‘deepfake crisis response plan’ is something Villis says all school leaders should now consider as an essential part of their procedural toolkit if they want to minimise the harm and reputational risk that artifical content poses to individuals and schools alike.
Beware the harmful ‘sunk cost fallacy’ in school leadership: expert

1 day ago | educationhq.com | Sarah Duggan

Aptly termed the ‘sunk cost fallacy’, this sneaky cognitive bias drives many well-meaning school executives to continue investing in things long after all signs indicate they are ineffective. Dr Simon Breakspear is keen to highlight the psychological peculiarity, and says there’s more at stake for school leaders than wasted resources when it is allowed to drive decision-making.
‘Not doing their job’: call for teacher training to be stripped from Australian unis

3 days ago | educationhq.com | Sarah Duggan

Lamenting our chronically fragmented and underperforming education system, former teachers Dr Deidre Clary, Dr Kevin Donnelly and Dr Fiona Mueller have mounted a case for why ITE should not be left in the hands of universities.
‘Not doing their job’: call for teacher training to be stripped from Australian unis

5 days ago | educationhq.com | Sarah Duggan

Lamenting our chronically fragmented and underperforming education system, former teachers Dr Deidre Clary, Dr Kevin Donnelly and Dr Fiona Mueller have mounted a case for why ITE should not be left in the hands of universities. Their new policy paper calls for a ‘serious review about what has gone wrong’ in Australian schooling, and puts forward seven recommendations to address what they deem a failing system. Overhaul initial teacher educationMajor ITE reform is one.
EAL students take six years to reach proficiency in English, AERO research reveals

1 week ago | educationhq.com | Sarah Duggan

The AERO research project, which draws on data from 110,000 English as an additional language (EAL) students in NSW public schools over the course of nine years, found it took approximately 5 to 7 years for children to learn English from beginner levels. Researchers have said that until now, little was known about how long these students take to learn English in Australia, but the findings clearly indicate they need ongoing and targeted language support well beyond their initial schooling years.
Dogged ‘AI literacy’ push on schools another fruitless edtech mission, expert warns

1 week ago | educationhq.com | Sarah Duggan

Jason Lodge, Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Queensland (UQ), says he’s watched on with a degree of concern and bemusement as the seemingly urgent push for ‘AI literacy’ curriculum in schools rolls out. An enduring edtech cycleHe warns that teaching highly AI-specific skills is really a wasted effort, and that you only have to dwell on our blighted history with edtech to see why. “A lot of these things tend to go through a very similar cycle.
Rigorous schooling model for disengaged kids the ‘missing link’ for Australian education

2 weeks ago | educationhq.com | Sarah Duggan

Dr Mark Dowley, chair of Mastery Schools Victoria, says whether children experience learning difficulties, anxiety, school refusal or other challenges that prevent them from thriving at school, the approach relies on clear processes and structures that work to hook at-risk kids back into learning. Getting a taste of academic success is highly motivating for students who may not have believed they were capable, Dowley suggests.
Tutors using discredited methods paid to teach struggling readers: educator

2 weeks ago | educationhq.com | Sarah Duggan

Victorian school literacy leader Kylie Hoey says she’s been frustrated and angered by the seemingly ad-hoc and pricey tutoring scene, telling EducationHQ that children are being let down by often well-meaning, yet unqualified, people that are only doubling down on discredited instructional methods followed at some schools. The lack of regulation and oversight given to the industry is astounding, she argues.
Tier 1 ‘non-negotiables’ are what change outcomes for students with disability

3 weeks ago | educationhq.com | Sarah Duggan

According to leading teacher Charlotte Peverett, without the right whole-school support structures and solid Tier 1 instruction in place, individual teachers can easily get swamped by admin and planning duties in the charge to cater to students’ diverse needs. The experienced special educator from Lake Colac School says the student disability space demands a huge commitment from schools.
How seven school leaders transformed maths teaching across the board: new guide

3 weeks ago | educationhq.com | Sarah Duggan

The guide, released on Sunday, follows the researchers’ call for all state governments, and the Catholic and independent school sectors, to commit to a 10-year Maths Guarantee strategy to lift the nation’s maths achievement in primary schools. Nick Parkinson, senior associate at Grattan Institute, urges principals to not wait for governments to lead the charge here. The cost of inaction is too great, he suggests.