What's newChief Scientist warns that too few students are studying advanced mathsAustralia's future economic prosperity is threatened by the small number of students studying advanced mathematics subjects at senior secondary level, according to the Chief Scientist, Ian Chubb, and other experts. See video and transcript of report on ABC News 24 January 2014. Adrian Piccoli calls for stronger links between test data, curriculum, unis, teachers and schoolsThe NSW Minister for Education, Adrian Piccoli, has noted swift improvement in the education systems of developing countries, and new concerns raised by leading countries such as Finland about their own educational performance. He argues that NSW should respond to these trends through 'a strong and immediate feedback loop between assessment data, curriculum changes, universities, teachers and schools.' See his opinion piece in The Canberra Times 28 January 2014. Education World Forum 2014The Education World Forum 2014 was held in Britain 19–22 January. The Forum is 'the largest gathering of education and skills ministers in the world and is the internationally recognised ministerial forum for debating future practice in education' (from EWF2014 website). See press releases from major education stakeholders, available on the site. The 2014 Education World Forum film, A Global Education Conversation, will also be available on the site in the near future. AITSL Teacher Toolkit now onlineThe Teacher Toolkit is the 'one place where AITSL’s online tools and resources for teachers can be found. All resources are freely available, aligned to the Standards and organised by category for easy access.' See media release from the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership. ACARA CEO reviews research achievements 2013ACARA'S achievements in curriculum, assessment and reporting in the past year have been highlighted in a video presentation 19 December 2013 from ACARA CEO Rob Randall. Top ten education research publications 2013Australian Policy Online has published a ranked list of the top ten research publications promoted on its website in 2013. Review of education trends 2013Trends in digital education over the course of the last year have been summarised in a research review 19 December 2013, from the Digital Education Research Network. Follow Curriculum and Leadership Journal on TwitterFor news updates between editions of the journal, follow Curriculum and Leadership Journal on Twitter. |