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From whiteboard work to random groups, these simple fixes could get students thinking more in maths lessons

Tracey Muir, Australian Catholic University and Peter Liljedahl, Simon Fraser University Australian students’ performance and engagement in mathematics is an ongoing issue. International studies show Australian students’ mean performance in maths has steadily declined since 2003. The latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018 showed only 10% of Australian teenagers scored in the [...]

By |2023-07-12T12:13:04+10:00July 12th, 2023|Categories: Learning|Tags: |0 Comments
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Is it anxiety or ADHD, or both? How to tell the difference and why it matters

Alison Poulton, University of Sydney “Cassie” is an anxious adult. She stresses and puts off tasks that should be simple. Seeing others succeed makes her feel inadequate. It’s easier to avoid challenges than risk failing again. She has taken anxiety medication but it didn’t help much. This hypothetical example illustrates a situation many people have [...]

By |2023-07-12T11:41:39+10:00July 12th, 2023|Categories: Disability, Mental Illness|Tags: |0 Comments
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How to navigate difficult conversations with your teenager

Netta Weinstein, University of Reading Important conversations with teenagers are among the biggest challenges of parenting. They can feel like walking a tightrope. Lean too much – or too little – into commands and restrictions and you’re likely to tip over. In preparation for writing this article, I asked my daughter for her advice to [...]

By |2023-06-22T10:43:02+10:00June 20th, 2023|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Mental Illness|Tags: |0 Comments
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How to get your kids to talk about their feelings

Elizabeth Westrupp, Deakin University and Christiane Kehoe, The University of Melbourne Emotions are core to our human experience, but seeing “negative” emotions in our children – anger, fear, jealousy, envy, sadness, resentment – can make us uncomfortable. Strong emotions in our kids may trigger our own emotional reactions, and we may feel lost about the [...]

By |2023-06-22T10:42:54+10:00June 20th, 2023|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments
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How can I help my teen quit vaping?

Michelle Jongenelis, The University of Melbourne You’re driving your teen home from school when they open up to you about their vaping. What started off as an occasional puff of an e-cigarette has turned into something more serious. “I was curious and just wanted to try it,” they say. “All my friends were doing it [...]

By |2023-06-22T10:42:45+10:00June 19th, 2023|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol, Society & Culture|Tags: |0 Comments
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10 ways to help the boys in your life read for enjoyment (not just for school)

Margaret Kristin Merga, University of Newcastle Reading is a critical skill for school and life beyond it. Young people need strong reading skills to learn and demonstrate their learning. Reading skills are not just about performing well in subjects such as English. They are related to performance in subjects like science and maths. When [...]

By |2023-07-28T11:29:45+10:00May 29th, 2023|Categories: Education, Learning|Tags: |0 Comments
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is preventable, why is it so common in kids with newly diagnosed diabetes?

  Spot the warning signs that could save your child's life... Every week, paediatric endocrinologist Dr Gary Leong sees children who have been hospitalised in intensive care with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a serious and life-threatening complication of diabetes. DKA can cause difficulty breathing, swelling in the brain and loss of consciousness—not to mention the stress [...]

By |2023-06-06T09:40:13+10:00May 29th, 2023|Categories: Diet & Nutrition|Tags: |0 Comments
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TikTok promotes vaping as a fun, safe and socially accepted pastime – and omits the harms

Renee Carey, Curtin University and Jonine Jancey, Curtin University Social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and Facebook overwhelmingly show vaping in a positive light. This messaging makes it seem that e-cigarette use is common and socially accepted. Traditional tobacco advertising has been banned in Australia for decades. However, e-cigarettes are widely promoted on social [...]

By |2023-06-06T09:40:00+10:00May 29th, 2023|Categories: Cybersafety, Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments
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A pandemic silver lining: how kids in some disadvantaged schools improved their results during COVID

Andrew Miller, University of Newcastle; Jenny Gore, University of Newcastle, and Leanne Fray, University of Newcastle Students from schools in low-income communities did not suffer significant “learning loss” during the pandemic years of 2020-2021, but instead improved in certain areas of study. That’s one key finding from our research, published recently in the journal The [...]

By |2023-10-06T09:22:35+11:00May 26th, 2023|Categories: COVID, Education, Learning|Tags: |0 Comments
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Mapping COVID in the classroom

The experiment began – pre-COVID-19 – as a way for Monash researchers to study the way kids and teachers move around open-plan classrooms. It was hoped the findings would add to the research on education in modern school rooms with no walls and large groups. But then the pandemic suddenly intervened, as it did [...]

By |2023-06-06T09:40:07+10:00May 26th, 2023|Categories: COVID, Learning, Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments
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