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News • 27 Jul 2023
One thousand new teachers set to benefit from Quality Teaching Rounds
More than a thousand beginning teachers are set to benefit from a $5 million four-year agreement between the Australian Government and the University of Newcastle to expand the award-winning Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR) program.
News • 7 Mar 2023
Beginning teachers deliver same quality of teaching as experienced teachers
Early career teachers deliver the same quality of teaching as their more experienced colleagues, new research from the University of Newcastle’s Teachers and Teaching Research Centre (TTRC) reveals.
News • 9 Jun 2022
A New Dreaming: The Dunggiirr Brothers and the Caring Song of the Whale
A collaboration between the Yandaarra Collective and the University of Newcastle (UoN) has resulted in the March 2022 publication of a stunning children’s picture book with strong messages about caring for country and each other.
News • 4 Aug 2020
Study links teacher development program to increase in student achievement
As schools continue to grapple with major upheaval, a new study reveals that teacher professional development initiative, Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR), dramatically accelerates student learning outcomes, potentially reversing disruption caused by COVID-19.
News • 23 Jun 2020
Two-thirds of NSW students grouped out of STEM degrees
Students in Year 9 are being funnelled into mathematics pathways that limit their opportunities for STEM degrees and careers, according to a new paper published by University of Newcastle researchers.
News • 3 Dec 2019
‘Being first’ thesis wins prestigious award
Dr Sally Patfield from the University of Newcastle’s Teachers and Teaching Research Centre has received the prestigious Ray Debus Award for Doctoral Research in Education at the 2019 Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference.
News • 19 Sep 2018
Floor Talk: Caroline Scheider with Dr Hans Lukas Kieser
Tuesday 9 October at 6pm historians Caroline Schneider and Dr Hans Lukas Kieser will present an expansion of the research contained within the Long Shadows exhibition concerning the Yazidi and the modern Middle East.
News • 4 Oct 2017
Laureate Professorship honours quality teaching
In a significant acknowledgement of outstanding career achievements and impact, the University of Newcastle (UON) has named Professor Jennifer Gore its first female Laureate Professor.
News • 1 Dec 2016
Accolades for UON Education at AARE conference
UON’s School of Education has been honoured for its outstanding work with numerous accolades at the Australian Association for Research in Education conference.
News • 25 Oct 2016
Helping our Central Coast kids achieve their educational goals
A forum aimed at helping to bridge the regional skills gap by increasing equity in education will be held on the Central Coast at the end of October.
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