What's newNSW teaching students to face literacy, numeracy testsAll teaching students in NSW will have to pass a 'tough' literacy and numeracy test before they can graduate, amid concerns some new teachers struggle to explain maths and grammar concepts to their students. See article in the Sydney Morning Herald 4 June 2014. International experts address EduTECH conferenceA range of international education experts have presented at the EduTECH conference 4–6 June 2014. See article in The Conversation 4 June, article on Yahoo News 3 June, article in CIO 6 June, and a range of recent articles in The Australian Educator. Victorian Government ICT Strategy 2014-2015 focuses on cloud, mobility, community accessThe Victorian Government has released its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategy for years 2014 and 2015. Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips said that the updated strategy would focus on high-impact priorities such as a public cloud framework, mobility technologies and greater community access to government datasets. Getting student feedback to improve teachingA post on the Edutopia blog 28 May offers suggestions on how to solicit student feedback to improve the learning process. Apps for use on students' BYOD mobile devicesA blog post in Edutopia 22 May 2014 suggest apps, and categories of apps, for use on students' BYOD mobile devices. Follow Curriculum and Leadership Journal on TwitterFor news updates between editions of the journal, follow Curriculum and Leadership Journal on Twitter. |