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Preparing teenagers for their future careers

The largest ever study on the job ambitions of 15-year-olds has revealed a stark mismatch between teenagers’ career expectations, education choices and labour market demands. In particular, the newly released OECD data show more needs to be done to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Expert Q&A: Meaningful integration of Indigenous perspectives

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Q&A: Integrating Indigenous perspectives

How can teachers meaningfully integrate Indigenous perspectives? In this expert Q&A, Indigenous curriculum specialist Melissa Serrurier discusses culturally responsive teaching, making the shift from tokenism, using authentic resources, and the ways schools can respectfully build and sustain genuine partnerships with local communities.

Teacher Staffroom: New monthly themes

It has been an exciting month here at Teacher magazine because we launched our new monthly themes. In this Teacher Staffroom podcast, I’ll take you through our theme for May. I’ll also run you through some of the highlights from our editorial, including 2 pieces on the topic of AI, and chat about a new report by the Australian Council for Educational Research that explores teacher self-efficacy in classroom management.

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Supporting student agency in the curriculum

At ACER’s Research Conference 2025, poster presenter Peter Axford – a Senior Teacher at Malanda State High School and PhD candidate at James Cook University – showcased his research exploring an agency approach to student engagement with the curriculum. Here he shares the impetus for this research and how the findings influenced his own classroom practice.

feedback, student engagement, curriculum planning, curriculum implementation, action research, short articles

Bring the forest to your classroom

With growing time pressures, rising transport costs, difficulty securing relief teachers – not to mention the hours of paperwork, risk assessments, budgeting, and logistics – excursions can feel almost impossible to organise. For many teachers, the scale of planning means getting out of the classroom regularly just isn’t feasible. That's where ForestVR comes in.

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Research Files Ep99: High-quality teaching

In this episode of The Research Files podcast, Teacher editor Jo Earp chats to Jenni Ingram, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, about the OECD’s Unlocking High-Quality Teaching report. Alongside insights from 150 schools in 50 countries, it explores 20 practices that teachers draw on to achieve 5 key teaching goals.

effective teaching methods, evidence-based practice, expertise, research news, school leaders, international, audio

Using animal trails to teach science and maths

New research from academics at the University of the Sunshine Coast shows that maths and science educators can use visual cues in nature like animal trails and patterns to explore both simple and complex mathematical concepts with students.

science, mathematics, English, the arts, curriculum planning, learning activities, outdoor education, research news, short articles

Infographic: Music teaching support needs

New findings from a survey of over 700 teachers across 95 primary schools in New South Wales shine a light on their current understanding and own experience of music education. Here are some of the survey results on teacher confidence and professional learning.

music, professional learning, research news, infographics

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No bus? No worries! Explore Australia’s forests and wood processing facilities virtually

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Bring the forest to your classroom

Bringing the wild to school: real lessons, real impact

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Wildlife that sparks curiosity

At Reptile Encounters, we bring Australia’s incredible wildlife directly into classrooms. Our mobile zoo of native animals like reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and birds gives students the rare opportunity to experience real, living creatures, right where they learn. Through interactive, curriculum-aligned presentations, students engage their senses, deepen their scientific understanding, and build lasting emotional connections with nature.

Learning through challenge and adventure

Emu Gully Adventure Education offers a unique and transformative approach to education that takes students out of the classroom and into the great outdoors, using adventure and challenge as powerful tools for growth and development. Whether you’re a teacher seeking a one-day experience or a multi-day adventure camp, Emu Gully offers options that can be customised to fit the specific goals and objectives of your class.

outdoor education, excursions, StoryBoard

Hands-on history at Old Government House

As you plan your enriching excursions for the rest of the year, you and your students are invited to take a step back in time and experience colonial history and First Nations culture with a visit to Old Government House and Experiment Farm Cottage.

history, excursions, StoryBoard

Artificial Intelligence

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Megatrends and their impact on education

‘By focusing on future-orientated education, we can find innovative solutions to the megatrends our planet faces.’ In his first Teacher column for 2025, OECD Director for Education and Skills Andreas Schleicher shares finding from the latest Trends Shaping Education report, and the implications for teachers, school leaders, students and policymakers.

Research update – teachers’ use of generative AI

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Research update – teachers’ use of AI

In our latest reader submission Rebecca J Collie, Andrew J Martin and Dragan Gasevic share an update from their work into teachers’ use of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek. They discuss the findings of a new Australian study, and the implications for schools.

Will schools of the future be different?

In his first Teacher column for 2025, Professor Geoff Masters AO poses these questions: will schooling be different for children born this year, and if so, how? He then offers 3 suggestions for how learning at school might evolve by 2040.

measurement, testing, assessment, critical thinking, education resources, student engagement, curriculum implementation, curriculum design, artificial intelligence, long reads

A method of ongoing reflection for teachers

Steven Kolber is an experienced teacher and has been reflecting on his own practice in relation to the widespread usage of AI. In this reader submission, he explores the importance of human knowledge in the face of generative AI and shares some reflection techniques and tools he has to be found useful not only in this area, but also throughout his 12-year teaching career more broadly.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an increasingly popular and useful tool for teachers and students alike. But what do our copyright laws say about using AI to generate new, or alter existing, work? Teacher spoke to Delia Browne, National Copyright Director at the National Copyright Unit, to find out more about the legal obligations of using AI in schools.

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Teacher’s Bookshelf: Practical AI strategies

We know teachers are interested in how they could incorporate the use of generative AI to support them with managing their workload in general. In this edition of Teacher’s Bookshelf, we share an exclusive extract from Leon Furze’s new book Practical AI Strategies: Engaging with Generative AI in Education which focuses on ways to use generative AI to assist with lesson planning.

digital technology, educational planning, curriculum implementation, artificial intelligence, long reads