Infographics from ACER's Teacher magazine.
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Infographic: Duration of initial teacher education in years
Zoe Kaskamanidis
The newly-released Education at a Glance 2022: OECD Indicators reports on the state of education in OECD and partner countries. In this infographic, we take a look at the duration (in years) of initial teacher education for teachers in public institutions around the world.
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Infographic: Most popular sports for children over time
Dominique Russell
What sports does your school offer? Is there an overlap with the sports and activities students participate in outside school? Since 2015, Sport Australia has conducted AusPlay, a large-scale national survey tracking involvement in sport across the population, on an annual basis. In this infographic we compare the data on the top 10 sports (by participation rate in %) for girls and boys aged 0-14 to see how habits have changed over a 5-year period.
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Infographic: Young people's mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19
Zoe Kaskamanidis
A new report from the Australian Human Rights Commission details the findings of a project exploring children and young people’s experiences of COVID-19. In this infographic, we explore some of the findings related to remote learning, wellbeing support from schools, and where children seek support for their mental health.
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Infographic: Digital copyright laws and online teaching
Zoe Kaskamanidis
A new report has assessed whether copyright limitations for educational purposes are unfit for remote education through a legal analysis of copyright laws in 40 countries. This infographic shows the number of countries in the report for which the following online teaching scenarios are not legal.
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Infographic: E-cigarette use among students in Australian schools
Zoe Kaskamanidis
New research assesses the nature and consequences of student vaping in primary and secondary schools in Australia. In this infographic, we explore the responses from a national sample of 196 school staff, surveyed about their perceptions of students’ e-cigarette use.
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Infographic: How well are Australian schools teaching students about menstrual health?
Zoe Kaskamanidis
Findings from a cross-sectional survey looking into young Australian women’s experiences of menstruation and dysmenorrhea indicate the need for better menstrual health education in Australian schools. Find out more about the survey responses in relation to menstrual health in Australian Health and Physical Education in today’s infographic.
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Infographic: Student perspectives – making schools a better place
Dominique Russell
Over 8300 children aged between 8 and 12 answered the question, 'what would make things better for kids in South Australia?' as part of an engagement project by the state’s Commissioner for Children and Young People. Here, we share some of their responses related to school.
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Infographic: Language and cognitive skills in the early years
Zoe Kaskamanidis
Results from the 2021 Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) collection cycle show that of all early childhood developmental domains, children’s language and cognitive skills have seen the most significant shift. Find out more in today’s infographic.
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Infographic: From one teacher to another – planning
Zoe Kaskamanidis
In our annual Teacher magazine reader survey, we ask you to share one piece of advice with a fellow educator. In this infographic, we share some of the responses we received about planning.
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Infographic: Four- and five-year-olds' achievement during the pandemic
Dominique Russell
A recent study has analysed the experience of over 3000 children aged four and five attending preschool in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children's achievement in prime learning areas, as well as their overall development, during September 2020 and July 2021, were compared to national pre-pandemic averages recorded in the 2018/19 school year.
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Infographic: My first Teacher India alphabet
Zoe Kaskamanidis
What do you need information on? Inclusivity? Engaging with parents? Virtual learning? The first Teacher India alphabet brings you quick links to popular content that you might find useful. Download the PDF for a hyperlinked version.
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Infographic: Leaving teaching
Zoe Kaskamanidis
A new study from Monash University draws upon a 2019 questionnaire of 2444 Australian primary and secondary school teachers, revealing that only 41% of respondents intended to remain in the profession. We look at some of the findings from the analysis in this infographic.
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Infographic: Science teaching – women physicists your students should know about
Jo Earp
A new study has found in the most recent New South Wales HSC Physics syllabus 10 individuals are mentioned and all are men, and in the last 25 years physicists have been mentioned 211 times in the subject examinations and, again, all were men. In today’s infographic we share just three (there are many more!) amazing women physicists to tell your students about.
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Infographic: Student reading in a digital age
Zoe Kaskamanidis
An OECD report 21st-Century Readers: Developing Literacy Skills in a Digital World analyses data from the 2018 PISA test and student survey to report on the reading habits of 15-year-olds in OECD countries. Find out more about how reading in digital and paper formats effects students' reading performance and enjoyment in today's infographic.
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Infographic: Supporting students with ADHD
Zoe Kaskamanidis
National charity ADHD Australia surveyed 1024 primary, secondary and tertiary educators in all Australian states and territories to identify their knowledge, training and experience to support students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Find out more in today’s infographic.
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Infographic: Schools in 2021
Dominique Russell
How many students were enrolled in how many schools across Australia throughout 2021? How many full-time equivalent staff members? What was the average student-teacher ratio? Find out what schools looked like in 2021 in today’s infographic.
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Infographic: Principal health and wellbeing
Dominique Russell
The annual Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey 2021 data show school leaders continue to experience negative health and wellbeing. In this infographic, we explore the survey results for various aspects of health and wellbeing.
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Infographic: The impact of COVID-19 on education – UNESCO REDS
Zoe Kaskamanidis
The Responses to Educational Disruption Survey (REDS) explores how the pandemic has impacted lower secondary education, investigating how 11 countries approached the challenge of ensuring continuity in teaching and learning during the disruption. Find out more about insights from the survey in today's infographic.
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Infographic: Financial education in schools
Jo Earp
An Australian survey has found that the vast majority of teachers value financial education, but only 52 per cent had taught it at school, and only 21 per cent in the last year. Find out more about their responses and the finance-related topics that students of different ages would like to learn about in today's infographic.
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Infographic: My tenth Teacher alphabet
Zoe Kaskamanidis
What do you need information on? High-impact school leadership? Data in action? Using quality mentor texts? Online safety? The tenth Teacher alphabet brings you quick links to popular content that you might find useful.
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Infographic: School funding – what are educators seeking support for?
Dominique Russell
Philanthropic funding is one way school leaders can access support to implement and enhance initiatives and projects. Australian charity Schools Plus recently published details of applications for its latest round of grants. The requests from schools provide a snapshot of the initiatives and projects educators are seeking funding for.
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Infographic: Measures taken during school closures
Dominique Russell
An OECD survey explored how 27 education systems across the globe responded during school closures in 2020. This infographic shows how widely nine different measures were used for at least one level of schooling to target students at risk of exclusion from distance education platforms.
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Student views on starting high school
Dominique Russell
Forums held with students in Years 6, 7 and 8 in Australia on the topic of starting high school have shed light on what concerns them the most about the transition process, and what has been helpful to them along the way. Here, we share some comments from the students.
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Infographic: From one teacher to another – switching off from work
Dominique Russell
In our annual Teacher magazine reader survey, we ask you to share one piece of advice with a fellow educator. As the school holidays approach, in this infographic, we share some of the responses we received about the importance of switching off from work.
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Infographic: Global status of teachers
Dominique Russell
A survey of education officials and union leaders from all levels of education in 94 countries has given insight into how the teacher profession is viewed at a global scale. In this infographic, we share some of the survey responses in relation to K-12 settings.