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John DeCourcy

@John3999
 Sydney
datastrategy.com.au
Joined June 2009
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smh.com.au/world/europe/as-i…. A great tribute to the power of good teaching.
As I cover the world’s biggest stories, my mind always returns to that Australian classroom

As I cover the world’s biggest stories, my mind always returns to that Australian classroom

So often during my time in Europe, I have been struck by deja vu – only to realise that Ms Needham had brought me here once before, through the pages of a history book.

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I'm pleased to advise users that the 2022 Analysis is now available in the portal.
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Australia's teacher shortage won't be solved until we treat teaching as a profession, not a trade theconversation.com/australi… via @ConversationEDU
Australia’s teacher shortage won’t be solved until we treat teaching as a profession, not a trade

Australia’s teacher shortage won’t be solved until we treat teaching as a profession, not a trade

Today, state and federal education ministers will meet in Canberra to discuss the teacher shortage. It will be their first in-person meeting for more than a year.

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If you get a chance, see “Them”. A viscerally powerful piece of new Australian theatre now touring. Re-imagining what it is to be a refugee, before you were a refugee. apt.org.au/product/them/
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No wonder teacher recruitment is hard. A 25-year study of teacher-bashing in the Australian media. Tell us something we didn’t know! theconversation.com/no-wonde…
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smh.com.au/national/teachers… Jenny Gore telling it as it is. What she said!
Teachers the fall guys for a failing system

Teachers the fall guys for a failing system

Proposed changes to education policy - like performance pay for teachers - are unlikely to work if systemic problems and societal factors continue to be ignored.

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I'm pleased to advise users that the 2021 Analysis is now available.
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COVID and schools: Australia is about to feel the full brunt of its teacher shortage theconversation.com/covid-an… via @ConversationEDU
COVID and schools: Australia is about to feel the full brunt of its teacher shortage

COVID and schools: Australia is about to feel the full brunt of its teacher shortage

With decreasing teacher degree completion rates and low teacher retention, Australia was already facing a growing teacher shortage before the pandemic. But it’s about to get much worse.

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Teaching is a relational game. @bjmurrayauthor nails it in this searing account of lives and students in Australian secondary school. The School. Wow.
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In all of the debate about Climate Change, there's just one main driver: CO2 in the atmostphere. Nothing we have done so far as a species has slowed it down.
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Lockdown brings some benefits. Time to read! Just finished a great read... "Look deeper and ask questions"!! timharford.com/books/datadet…
The Data Detective

The Data Detective

Visit the post for more.

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Interesting article from Atlassian on meeting the challenges of virtual teams. atlassian.com/blog/teamwork/…
5 data-driven ways to tackle the challenges of virtual teams - Inside Atlassian

5 data-driven ways to tackle the challenges of virtual teams - Inside Atlassian

Our senior researcher shares the latest scientific findings on how to overcome the challenges of virtual teams.

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Some excellent advice from The Conversation on helping parents (and teachers!) navigate online searching with students at home. theconversation.com/learning…
Learning from home is testing students’ online search skills. Here are 3 ways to improve them

Learning from home is testing students’ online search skills. Here are 3 ways to improve them

If you think the ‘digital natives’ have better online search skills than their parents, you’d be wrong. But simply telling students what to do isn’t the best way to improve their skills.

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Finally, some good educational news for Australia from the international testing program. theconversation.com/australi…
Australia lifts to be among top ten countries in maths and science

Australia lifts to be among top ten countries in maths and science

Results from the world’s longest running large-scale international assessment of maths and science show Australia has significantly improved in Year 8 maths and science, and Year 4 science.

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In a week of political speeches full of twaddle, this is a powerful one straight from the heart. Well done Jacqui Lamborghini
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Moving on from "Do we really need the ATAR?", these researchers ask "Do we really need the HSC?" theconversation.com/we-know-…
We know by Year 11 what mark students will get in Year 12. Do we still need a stressful exam?

We know by Year 11 what mark students will get in Year 12. Do we still need a stressful exam?

A new study and its methods provides a way to replace the current Year 12 structure with one that will help prepare senior school students for their journey into the future – whatever that may be.

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Best explanation I’ve read on how a coronavirus vaccine would work. apple.news/Af4aJw5JaSxmQK7Ad…
Another great idea from the Kiwis: "Government spends $4m to boost creative learning programme and hire 300 art teachers" nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic…
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I’ve installed the COVIDSafe app. I get the security and privacy concerns. But the potential benefit outweighs these.
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