Rachael Whitney-Smith

NAPLAN Results Haven’t Collapsed – But Media Interpretations Have NAPLAN: for years we've read about a decline in results. Why are journalists and commentators getting it so very wrong?

NAPLAN Results Haven’t Collapsed – But Media Interpretations Have blog.aare.edu.au/naplan-resul...

How to Get Students Thinking About Their Own Learning When students begin to plan, monitor, and evaluate their learning, they develop self-regulation and can set more ambitious goals.

How to Get Students Thinking About Their Own Learning www.edutopia.org/article/how-... #eduSkyAU

New CEO of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority - Talking Teachers Stephen Gniel was appointed CEO of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) in July 2024. Previously, he has held senior leadership roles in both Victoria and the Australi...

Teaching is a profession, complex and multilayered. Oversimplification of the role of a teacher and teaching practices devalues the importance of flexibility, differentiation, accessibility, and the role of the student. Good discussion #EduSkyAU

Public Awareness of Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Activities Many Americans are aware of common ways they might encounter AI in daily life, though fewer are able to correctly identify each of the six common uses of AI in the survey. More broadly, the public rem...

I wonder what Australia's data might look like www.pewresearch.org/science/2023... #EduSkyAU

This is a complex with an easy answer. As a leader you can't force collegial relationships, but you can foster collaboration, encourage open communication and strong mentorship, allowing teachers time to talk, plan, play and collaborate without pressure of a measurable output #EDuSkyAU

Create an inclusive and safe environment where asking questions and being prepared to make mistakes without judgement, knowing that learning is the most important goal not performance and that includes you as the teacher learning from the students #EduSkyAU

In my experience trust doesn't come easy to some students, as a teacher you need to make the effort to earn trust. Follow up on things you say you will do, be consistent, actively listen be genuine as students especially in high school can see threw tokenism or falsehoods, be yourself ... #EduSkyAU

Connection to me in this context means feeling part of something, forging relationships, feeling seen, valued, supported. #EduSkyAU

Hello All,

I acknowledge that I am meeting you from the Gnaala Karla Booja region on the traditional lands of the noongar people.