S.P.I.C.E. of Learning – Our Edumazing Blog

Beyond Quantative Data

30 May

It was inspiring working with passionate educators at Maramba Primary School last week (also Education Week), and using holistic data to inform student success in Mathematics. Often in our schools, teachers use quantative data derived from school...
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Self Care Tips

16 May

Here are some self-care tips that can support you and your family at this unprecedented time. It is so important to place self care at the top of our list. During this time of uncertainty, what are...
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Indoor and Outdoor Holiday Fun

18 Mar

SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN Do you sometimes struggle to think of things to do with your kids? Here are some of our favourite activities to help keep them entertained over the break. Make an indoor obstacle course. Grab all...
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Expectation and its impact on Transforming Challenging Behaviours

19 Feb

Our expectations lead to creating the reality In schools, we talk about having high expectations of our students, but how often have we reflected on our actual expectations by comparing our thoughts, words and actions? These three factors are...
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Congratulations Edumazing: A message from Dr Anna Bortoli

20 Nov

It is a real privilege to have a connection to this amazing resource in our educational community. Georgina and her team show true commitment, dedication and professionalism when planning and delivering services to school teams and the...
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Happy 10th Birthday Edumazing: A message from Racheal Scales

20 Nov

“The most valuable and authentic part of education – Human Literacy. Without it, students are not as empowered to learn and become the best citizens of our future. Edumazing most eloquently brings to life wellbeing and education...
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Edumazing Leader: Margaret Hird, Principal Sandringham Primary School

8 Nov

Amongst the many great Principals in our education system, Margaret Hird is one of the stand-outs. With an educational career that spans two states and two education systems, in both primary and secondary schools, she exemplifies the...
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High-stakes testing: The top 10 realities

16 Mar

I have often voiced my never-ending concerns regarding high-stakes testing. In Australia we call our tests NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy And Numeracy). Countries throughout the world provide similar high-stakes tests with the shared vision that...
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Teachers Matter

16 Jan

Recently I came across the news article “The Most (and least) Popular University Courses Since 1989.” The most obvious feature for me was the ongoing popularity decline in Education as shown in this image. We also know...
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5 things you may not have known about NAPLAN

7 May

For many years I researched the effects of NAPLAN and high-stakes testing. The research I discovered from the pre-NAPLAN years, revealed an overwhelming amount of evidence that clearly demonstrated the adverse effects high-stakes testing has on students, their...
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