Tag Archive for: teaching

Education Has Changed. Here’s How Teachers Can Move With the Tides

By: Michael McQueen

In a world that is becoming more and more futuristic by the minute, there are few places that need our attention as urgently as education. Read more

Why Experience Really Is the Best Teacher for Today’s Students

By: Michael McQueen

‘Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.’[1] We have all heard the adage, so much so that it is often dismissed as a cliché. Read more

Hillsong’s Robert Fergusson on How to Let God Speak Through Your Life Story

By: Laura Bennett

Storytelling is one the oldest forms of communication there is. From ancient oral histories that inform cultural identities to the narratives of the Bible that form the backbone to our Christian faith, stories are a powerful conduit for meaning and belief. Read more

Why Critical Thinking is More Critical Than Ever

By: Michael McQueen

This year, more than any, we have seen the power of fake news. Politics, climate change, public scandals and the virus which has overwhelmed our year, have revealed a vulnerability in society’s ways of consuming news and information. Read more

TV Host Eddie Woo’s Top Study Tip for Year 12s

By: Clare Bruce

For star Youtuber and maths teacher extraordinaire Eddie Woo, teaching in lockdown has come naturally. Read more

Why Women Need to Learn in Quietness and Submission

By: Tania Harris | God Conversations

Not every Christian believes that I should be leading a ministry or that I should even be an ordained pastor. The church I grew up in believed that church leadership should always be male. The reason I am in ministry today was due to a number of God Conversations that called me to revisit on the interpretation of Scripture I’d grown up with. Read more

Teaching the Little Things, Like Swallowing Peas?

By: Jenny Baxter

Unsurprisingly, it’s the little things that take you by surprise. Too late you discover the things you didn’t teach your kids.

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Student Wellbeing and Academic Results Linked to Positive Student-Teacher Relationship

By: McCrindle

Teaching is the single-most influential factor within the schooling system for student academic growth. What then, are the facets that lead to effective, influential and impactful teachers?
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SRE – How to Answer Life’s Everyday Questions

By: Laura Bennett

What happens when I die? Who’s God? Both questions your child may ask, but more often than not kids want answers on handling tricky situations, and navigating life’s everyday complexities. In their language it might come down to what makes a good friend? And, can I say what I think? Read more

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A Teacher's Survival Guide to Dealing with Parents

By: Michael McQueen

Once upon a time, it was a student who got nervous in the lead-up to parent-teacher interviews. Nowadays, the person often getting most anxious is the teacher! Read more