Integrated curriculum has been around since the 1930’s and research has shown that this type of curriculum aids in student engagement, leads to a deeper learning and in-depth understanding, enhances academic performance, is an effective way to teach 21st century skills, and leads to an increase in student self-confidence, creates positive relationships, allows students to […]
First Nations learners who are they? In Australia our First Nations learners are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. To successfully teach Indigenous students it is important to learn a little about their culture, to not inadvertently disrespect them or their culture. This map of Australia attempts to depict the language, social/nation groups of the […]
I attended school from 1974, and our learning consisted of rote learning of dates, times, special events and being segregated during lunch breaks. The rote learning of information was how it was as technology was not to the point that it was accessible by everyone, so we learnt using books which had to be updated […]
Cynthia Luna Scott (2015) challenges traditional notions of education by emphasizing that in today’s world students need to be innovative, creative thinkers who can use higher-order thinking skills to overcome and adapt. Long gone are the days of rote learning, in this day and age students need tounderstand how to manipulate technology, find answers to […]
