For everyone Dancing into the future If we follow the ‘education map’ too rigidly, and stop trusting our instincts, we might find ourselves a long way from our destination, argues TRAVIS MCKENZIE.
For everyone The art of navigation: why teaching is more art than science TRAVIS MCKENZIE: Convinced the science of teaching has made a perfect map of education, we have taken our eyes off the road, certain that if we just follow the guidebooks we will get to our destination.
For everyone Learning to love AI TRAVIS MACKENZIE: Unless we ban electricity in schools (think of the savings!) there is no way to keep AI out of our classrooms. So, instead of worrying, I suggest we learn to love the way it can work for us.
For everyone Extra work Teachers are so overloaded with bureaucratic bloat that burnout is almost inevitable. But TRAVIS MACKENZIE thinks there’s another way.
For everyone Play school It took a student going unscored in a subject that TRAVIS MACKENZIE thought was inherently fun to remind him that the high-stakes game of VCE can take the fun out of anything.
For everyone Fight or flight: safety at school We all want to work in respectful schools, but first and foremost we must be safe – staff and students alike, writes TRAVIS McKENZIE.
For everyone The leadership paradox From politics to education, why do we so often end up with leaders who seem unsuited to the job?
For everyone True stories: Fostering critical thinking one tale at a time TRAVIS MCKENZIE: What single resource provides the perfect means for ensuring every student graduates with the compassion and understanding needed to live in a functioning democracy?
For everyone FUNdamentals TRAVIS MCKENZIE: Teaching can be fun again when school leaders reduce the meaningless meetings, boring bureaucracy and prescriptive pedagogy that get in the way of sharing a love of learning.
For everyone Don’t get mad; change the system! Don’t mistake the in-house bickering in your workplace as a fault in the system. On the contrary, it’s a feature, says teacher and columnist TRAVIS MCKENZIE.
For everyone In the classroom, size matters TRAVIS McKENZIE: Will the 2021 school tutors program finally force the government to recognise the benefits of lower class sizes?
For everyone My mindful meltdown The mental health of teachers and students has never been more serious, so why are current wellbeing strategies making me laugh, asks teacher and columnist TRAVIS MCKENZIE.
For everyone Breaking the models Remote learning gives teachers a chance to rethink classroom practice, writes TRAVIS MCKENZIE.
For everyone Keeping it together, remotely Teachers are the professionals responsible for building communities, writes TRAVIS MCKENZIE.
For everyone Kicking goals TRAVIS MCKENZIE: What if goal-setting is all meaningless and we are focusing on the wrong thing entirely?
Schools Thinking on your feet TRAVIS MCKENZIE: Our ancestral teachers, from Aristotle and Socrates to the Elders of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Island nations, knew how important it is to move while learning. It’s time we remembered.
Schools Keeping it together TRAVIS MCKENZIE: Teachers are the frontline of community construction. This doesn’t just mean creating young people ready to work, but citizens who can participate in the discovery of knowledge for its own sake.