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The Evolution of Classroom Facilities
The set-up of a typical Australia classroom has changed considerably over time. Below is a picture of a classic Australian classroom in the 1930’s. This standard classroom arrangement has stayed much the same over the years, until very recently…
A teacher and students in a primary classroom at Ayr State School, 1937.
Today, the set-up of classrooms enables links to ICT (Information Communication Technologies) such as the Internet and interactive-whiteboards. Through the use of new technologies, the modern-day classroom is able to cater to students as individual learners, as well as encouraging collaborative practice through the use of learning pods, rather than the traditional lining up of desks facing the front of the room as seen above.
e-Learning classroom.
Teachers Industrial Action
After 18 months of industrial action and 3 stop work days across 2012 and 2013, the AEU (Australian Education Union) have been successful in negotiating a deal with the Napthine government that will make Victorian teachers the second highest paid in Australia.