MGSE media

December 2018/January 2019

Melbourne Graduate School of Education in 'Literacy and numeracy skills are declining as students are taught to be more politically active', Daily Telegraph, 5 December 2018.

LH Martin Institute in ‘Uni staff gender gap narrows’, Campus Morning Mail, 10 December 2018.

Associate Professor Hernan Cuervo in ‘What do different generations want from work?’, The Mandarin, 12 December 2018.

Professor Lea Waters in:

• ‘Simply expressing gratitude will help you build an empire’, Entrepreneur Asia Pacific, 12 December 2018.
• ‘Happiness is contagious. Let’s spread some joy germs’, Care2 Healthy Living, 10 January 2018.
• ‘Teenagers with mental illnesses could slip into relapse’, Khaleej Times, 12 January 2019.
• ‘Studies show that kids need more downtime than you might think’, Babygaga, 25 January 2019.

Professor John Polesel in

• Scholarships for rural students can help break down university cost barrier, The Weekly Times, 12 December 2018.
• Rosy picture for girls’ achievement is not as it seems, The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 December 2018.
• Girls don’t score an easy ride , Sun Herald Sydney, 16 December 2018.
• Girls rule in school , not in the workforce, Sunday Age, 16 December 2018.

Dr Chelsea Hyde on ‘What to do when students don’t get the ATAR score they want’, ABC Radio Melbourne, 14 December 2018.

Universities hit with another wave of funding cuts, The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 December 2018.

We need to talk about the actual threats to academic freedom on Australian campuses, The Conversation, 17 December 2018.

Honorary Fellow Julie Hare in ‘Doing away with essays won’t necessarily stop students cheating’, The Conversation, 20 December 2018.

Latest ACECQA report shows a rise in law breaches and decline in Diploma enrolments, The Sector, 19 December 2018.

Laureate Professor John Hattie in:

• 'Hattie: teachers, take credit for your expertise', Education HQ, 6 December 2018.
• ‘How to spot a teacher that will give your child a learning edge’ (subscription required), 2 January 2019.
• ‘Labor policy to cap university places will lead to teacher shortage: Dan Tehan’, Financial Review, 7 January 2019.
• ‘The pros and cons of split classrooms’, The Educator, 1 February 2019.

Associate Professor Terry Bowles, Daniela Russo in ‘Why is school connectedness so important?’, Pursuit, 4 January 2019.

Labor threatens cap on teaching degree numbers to address low ATAR entry scores, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 January 2019.

Labor to introduce minimum Atars for teaching degrees if unis don’t lift their standards, The Guardian, 6 January 2019.

‘They should try me’: Universities reject Labor call on raising ATAR, The Age, 6 January 2019.

Why we need to take food education in Australian schools more seriously, The Conversation, 7 January 2019.

Teachers need support, not a government lecture,(subscription required) The Courier Mail, 8 January 2019.

Dr Jon Quach in ‘Getting strict about early bedtime has scientific benefits, and saves your sanity’, Mommish, 12 January 2019.

I know why teachers are afraid of raising the profession’s ATAR level, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 January 2019.

Professor Stephen Dinham in ‘Bullying of teachers out of control’ (subscription required), The Australian, 15 January 2019.

Who is responsible for what when it comes to the classroom?, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 January 2019.

Dr Jared Cooney Horvath in an interview about unpredictable sounds are difficult to tune out, ABC Radio Sydney, 15 January 2019.

Associate Professor Erica Frydenberg with Meshel Laurie discussing how students heading off to high school should be seen as a positive challenge, Melbourne Mornings ABC Radio, 16 January 2019.

Viewpoints, should teaching students who fail a literacy and numeracy test be barred from teaching?, The Conversation, 17 January 2019.

Govt announces new test for aspiring teachers, The Educator, 17 January 2019.

Teaching: How to attract bright and inspiring teachers (subscription required), The Age, 17 January 2019.

Push to raise teaching standards adds up (subscription required), The Age, 18 January 2019.

Do we have behavioural crisis in our schools?, SBS, 18 January 2018.

Should teaching students who fail a literacy and numeracy test be barred from teaching?, SBS, 19 January 2018.

Laureate Professor John Hattie in ‘Split classrooms still causing education divide, debate hampered by a lack of student data’, ABC online, 20 January 2019.

Associate Professor Terry Bowles in:

• ‘Chore wars: should children be paid for household tasks?’ (subscription required), The Age, 20 January
• ‘Chore wars: should children be paid for household tasks?’, Essential Kids, 24 January

Why are teachers mostly female? Because men get better pay in other professions, The Conversation, 21 January 2019.

How to identify, understand and teach gifted children, The Conversation, 22 January 2019.

Why choose a private school? (subscription required), Herald Sun, 22 January 2019.

Premier intervenes as international students’ English fails to make the grade, The Age, 22 January 2019.

Associate Professor Terry Bowles and Daniela Russo in ‘Why connected schools mean engaged students’, The Educator, 24 January 2019.

LH Martin Institute in ‘Foreigners dominating growth in doctorates Down under’, Times Higher Education, 23 January 2019.

Melbourne start-up LoopLearn scores $470k for school roll facial recognition technology (subscription required), Herald Sun, 24 January 2019

Calls for tougher English language requirements for international students, SBS, 24 January 2019.

TAFE should no longer be the poor cousin to university (subscription required), The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 January 2019.

Dr Gavin Slemp in an interview with Libbi Gorr about job satisfaction, ABC Radio Sundays, 27 January 2019.

Associate Professor Terry Bowles and Daniela Russo in ‘The importance of feeling connected at school’, Open Forum, 27 January 2019.

Megan O’Connell in ‘Lack of reading linked to hyperactivity in kids’, The Daily Telegraph, 30 January 2019. Also featured in:

• Brisbane Courier Mail
• Herald Sun
• Townsville Bulletin
• Geelong Advertiser

Dr Jane Page in ‘ECEC community recognised in 2019 Australia Day Honours List’, The Sector, 30 January 2019.

Centre for Study in Higher Education in ‘Universities relying on foreign students for PhD research’ (the subscription), The Australian, 30 January 2019.

Associate Professor Martin Davies in ‘Can software help people build better arguments?’, Forbes, 30 January 2019.

Experts cautions against excessive focus on NAPLAN prep, Education HQ Australia, 30 January 2019.

Five tips to help year 12 students set better goals in the final year of school, The Conversation, 31 January 2019.

Digitally tracking student behaviour in the classroom encourages compliance, not learning, The Conversation, 31 January 2019.

Keeping kids in their school uniforms makes everyone even equal, experts say,, The New Daily, 31 January 2019.

Five questions you should ask at parent-teacher interviews, ABC, 31 January 2019.