This article presents an overview of how interdisciplinary education agendas are being interpreted and enacted within three Australian states: New South Wales, Tasmania Victoria. A comparative discussion is offered to ascertain the common contrasting inhibitors enablers these agendas, specifically approaches STEM STEAM across states. Consideration given priorities espoused in current State Federal policy agendas. The explores disciplinary acronyms such as mobilised empower or exclude...

Teachers are increasingly being encouraged to embrace evidence-based practices. Learning analytics (LA) offer great promise in supporting these by providing evidence for teachers and learners make informed decisions transform the educational experience. However, LA limitations their uptake educators coming under critical scrutiny. This is part due lack of involvement design tools. In this paper, we propose a human-centred approach generate understanding teachers' data needs through lens...

Abstract During the final phase of their first year, preservice students in Master Teaching programme at University Sydney are required to write own case stories from experience. This process serves help them make individual and collective sense what has occurred course initial six week practicum, which was preceded by 20 weeks intensive coursework based on several forms methodology. Through a carefully constructed writing workshop, university teacher writes along with seminar group members,...

Data about learning can support teachers in their decision-making processes as they design tasks aimed at improving student educational outcomes. However, to achieve systemic impact, a deeper understanding of teachers’ perspectives on, and expectations for, data evidence is required. It critical understand how actions align with emerging analytics technologies, including the practices pre-service who are developing on use classroom initial teacher education programme. This may lead an...

The historical development of Reichert spirals is breifly reviewed prior to describing models developed specifically for the treatment coal fines. Results obtained from laboratory tests and field trials pre-production prototypes are presented. Comparisons provided both between different test results ideal performance defined by washability data using a graphical technique. Production model spiral partition curves variety types feed Possible application areas discussed, including tailings...

This paper discusses key questions of pedagogical hope and courage through non-formal educational activities such as football. We look beyond standard assumptions sports a vehicle to stimulate social cohesion prevent anti-social criminal behaviour among Aboriginal youth address core philosophical that underpin sporting promotion within underprivileged communities. During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, eight young top-footballers from town Borroloola in Australia's Northern Territory, went...

<span>This paper reports on the uses of interactive whiteboards in 'connected classrooms' rural New South Wales, Australia. The research specifically focuses e</span><sup>2</sup><span> program, a senior school initiative among five schools that seeks to extend range curriculum options available for students by connecting classrooms using video conference and whiteboard technology. Teachers working these environments have created specific sets pedagogical...

Wildfires are frequent, devastating events in Australia that regularly cause significant loss of life and widespread property damage.Fire weather indices a widely-adopted method for measuring fire danger they play role issuing bushfire warnings anticipating demand management resources.Existing systems calculate limited due to low spatial temporal resolution.Localized wireless sensor networks, on the other hand, gather continuous data variables such as air temperature, relative humidity,...

Understanding how well teachers integrate digital technology in learning is the subject of considerable debate education. High Possibility Classrooms (HPC) a pedagogical framework drawn from research on exemplary teachers' knowledge integration Australian school classrooms. The being used to support who teach various stages schooling take 'pedagogical steps' their practice with technology. This article focuses use HPC conceptual study seven and students at two secondary schools New South...

Abstract This article focuses upon two large concerns: ‘Can whole school inquiry be conceptualised as a powerful form of professional development leading to improvement?’ and ‘In what ways do the processes which have been adopted contribute wider discussions evidence-based practice?’ To illustrate our arguments, case study project currently being undertaken in large, metropolitan, independent, girls' Sydney (referred IGS) is presented. Teams teacher-researchers are working with...

Abstract Early Engineering Through Service-Learning: Adapting A University Model to High SchoolThe challenges of this next century require a new generation engineering talent. In the United States,interest in has remained flat and many groups within remain underrepresented relative theoverall population, specifically women ethnic minorities. Attracting diverseengineers requires diverse set pre-college experiences connect pathways leading anengineering degree. The report from National Academy...

This paper tells the history of Borroloola Tour to 2014 Brazil World Cup, when eight Aboriginal adolescent footballers from remote town in Australia’s Northern Territory were selected be part a tour Brazil. In they followed Australian team stands, socialized with football idols such as Tim Cahill, and visited Brazilian Indigenous tribe. John Moriarty, first national executed this excursion. Considering that race relations within sporting arena have historically, been tense contested, brings...