Summit Blog

For young people in Australia, digital literacy is no longer just an advantage – it’s a necessity. Children are entering online spaces earlier in life than ever before, and risks in the digital world evolve quickly. As a result, the fast-moving world of digital literacy education is often left on the backburner.

Permission granted. Just as teachers were breaking for the holidays in December 2023, the Australian Framework for Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Schools [1] was released, lifting the blanket ban of ChatGPT in public schools to give way to an enabling policy that empowers educators to bring AI into their classrooms. 

Technology can be used to expand opportunities for students to participate in deep learning and inspire creative reimagining of what learning looks like – but there’s no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach.

Essay grading is a daunting task, and for most teachers, it can take up a significant chunk of the day. But with online essay grading software becoming more advanced, Remboint director Dr Robert Williams says that teachers can potentially save hours of their time, leaving them free to focus on more individual areas of improvement.

Every day in Australian schools, overflowing bins hold the remnants of uneaten lunches and food scraps. This wasted food represents not just a financial burden, but a missed opportunity to equip our future generation with the knowledge and values to create a more sustainable future.

Essay grading is a daunting task, and for most teachers, it can take up a significant chunk of the day. But with online essay grading software becoming more advanced, Remboint director Dr Robert Williams says that teachers can potentially save hours of their time, leaving them free to focus on more individual areas of improvement.

In classrooms across the world, educators are at a crossroads where technology, learning methodologies, and culture intersect. Classrooms of the past stand in stark contrast to today’s dynamic environments.

With 72.4 percent of Australian educators planning their early departure from the field according to Monash University research, the time to tackle the education burnout crisis is far overdue.

Now more than ever it’s important that we encourage and promote truth-telling in our classrooms. The Healing Foundation, together with Stolen Generations survivors and curriculum specialists, have done a lot of the work for you, with the updated, expanded and curriculum v9 aligned, ‘Stolen Generations Resource Kit for Teacher and Students’ ready to be used by educators across the country.

As the biggest K-12 curriculum-focused education event on the annual calendar, the National Education Summit (taking place at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from 14 to 15 June 2024) offers educators an exciting platform for professional development, skills enhancement and networking.

Rapidly changing technology and expectations continue to shape how students learn and educators teach. Within this transformation, digital resource curation has emerged as one of the most powerful tools to enrich K-12 education.

Being a school admin means being MANY things. Every day, you call, coordinate, communicate, order, organise, file, budget, laminate, print and distribute (that’s for starters). We see you, admins!

Have you been asked to teach Digital Technologies (DT) but have limited background knowledge? This is a fairly common occurrence…

I have very fond memories of my early days in teaching. Despite the relentlessness of the marking, the challenge of the behaviour management of teenage students, getting on top of challenging content….

When pondering crucial skills for the future, computer or internet-related competencies are undeniably among the top 5 or 10 essentials for students.

Our brain structure, concentration, memory, and mood all improve when we spend more time outdoors (Kühn, et al., 2021).

In a world where millions go hungry every day, where food systems are strained by climate change and inefficiencies, and where sustainability is paramount….

In an era where technology and education are increasingly intertwined, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom is not just inevitable, it’s already happening. AI’s role in education is multifaceted, promising to….

Our education system faces significant challenges. We focus on immediate issues instead of strategising for the disruption that is shaping our future. Beliefs about schooling, rooted in an industrial and colonialist society, limit our vision of what is possible.

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, a groundbreaking tool is redefining the way we approach student development. This revolutionary approach utilizes…

When the World Economic Forum’s first Future of Jobs Survey was published in 2016, it was predicted that 35% of workers’ skills would be disrupted in the following five years. The latest 2023 Survey finds that this share has risen to 44%, driven by rapid advancement in technology (including AI and robotics).

Ask a student what classrooms of the future will look like and they’ll immediately teleport you into a world of robot teachers, hovering learning zones, multi-touch moving furniture and hologram principals. Sound familiar?

In this framework, the 3 skills that students will develop to be prepared for the jobs of the future are: problem-solving, collaboration and adaptability. Resilience is a key skill and it became particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic, when isolation, remote learning and upended routines were thrust upon teachers and students. 

Not long ago, the very idea of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) teaching tools in the classroom would have been the stuff of science fiction. In recent years, however, these tools are becoming commonplace, with educators, students, parents and stakeholders of all kinds seeing the benefits of VR and AR teaching tools in the classroom.

A new study has revealed barriers such as a lack of resources, training, funding and workload is hindering school professionals from delivering eating disorder prevention in Australian school settings.

The greatest wellbeing challenge students are currently facing is increasing levels of anxiety and decreasing levels of engagement. These challenges are amplified for students with diverse needs, such as those with ADHD, autism, or dyslexia, as the way they engage with learning is different. 

Bruce Fuda is the Project Lead on the Schools Cyber Security Challenges Project and the Chief of Education (Curriculum) at Grok Academy.