Last month, Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge launched a six month review into teacher education. The review aims to attract and select high quality candidates into teaching and prepare graduates to be more effective teachers.
The announcement was met with criticism from many in the sector. Some education experts have said the review’s focus on teacher education is too limited. Others found it offensive of the minister to suggest Australia’s teachers are not already effective.
But the review is necessary. Its focus complements and adds to the previous review into teacher education in 2014.
What’s happened since the previous review?
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Taylor Berry was one of a dozen students who won a Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities grant to conduct research. Berry is a sophomore from Villa Rica, Georgia, pursuing a degree in chemistry with a concentration in biochemistry.
University of North Georgia (UNG) students conducting research are trained to solve problems. Faced with delays and other obstacles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, students searched for another way to continue research.
More than a dozen UNG students found the answer through the Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (CURCA) at UNG. Its mission is to promote learning through students active engagement in undergraduate research and creative activities during their collegiate career.