Science squad unite: Five tips to kickstart collaboration

As the new school year calls, teachers will begin laying the foundation for a year of discovery and growth. One key to success centers on nurturing collaborative skills. Research has shown that instilling these practices from the outset not only enhances academic success but also cultivates vital life skills in

Mindful colouring to support student wellbeing

Sharpen your pencils and your mind! Mindfulness is something we’ve heard a lot about during the last few years. It’s all about focusing attention on your current activity (Brown & Ryan, 2003) and is shown to be positively related to psychological health and emotional well-being (Keng, Smoski, & Robins, 2011)

Save time on marking Stile X

It may be tempting to collect Stile X booklets and closely mark each page, providing feedback on every question. Not only is this time-consuming, it’s also unnecessary. Stile X is most effective when students use it as their tool for learning. By completing the revision notes, glossary and practice

Variety is the spice of classroom life!

Should I use Stile for every lesson? Teachers often ask “Should I use Stile for every lesson? Surely students will tire of doing the same thing in every science class!” Of course, doing the same thing in every lesson would be boring. That’s why we intentionally craft each Stile

New: Stile Teaching Plans

As a teacher, you’ve never got time up your sleeve. There’s always something you could be doing, like planning or marking in between multiple meetings, yard duty, report writing and extracurricular activities. It’s our job to take as much off your plate as we can, so you

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Introducing: Stile's 2023 Science Week Escape Room

Learn all about Stile's National Science Week Escape Room themed around hydrogen power and artificial intelligence!

Preparing for Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum

No doubt you are already busy preparing and beginning to implement Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum. It’s an enormous amount of work on top of an already enormous workload. Since Version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum was released last year, we've tried to be at least one

New and improved: Updates to assessment in Stile

Assessment is an essential part of the teaching process. Recently, our team sat tests and check-ins across the Stile collection and reflected on how we could make them even better. This review has given us an opportunity to make a number of improvements, bringing all of our assessment tasks up

Our approach to assessment

Assessment is a core part of what we do as teachers. It allows us to measure student progress, informs our reporting and helps us to reflect on how successful our teaching has been. To gain accurate information and keep students engaged in the process, we need assessment tasks that are

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Five tips for building background knowledge in the science classroom

I am guessing you’ve heard of the achievement gap and maybe even the opportunity gap – but what about the knowledge gap? My schools were filled with a diverse range of learners from all walks of life. English is often their second or even third language. It was tough to

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Women in STEM - no lab coat needed

Celebrate women in STEM this International Women's Day in Stile!

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Hands-on Science

This year, we're taking our labs in for a major service. Learn more about our approach to labs and what we have in store!

Introducing: Pop-up definitions to support literacy

We want to make science more accessible to every student. To make this a reality, we've created a handy new feature: Pop-up definitions! While we start rolling this out, read on to find out more about how pop-up definitions work. For a first look at pop-up definitions, check out our

Leveraging ChatGPT to Support Teacher Planning

Three ways teachers can use ChatGPT to elevate their planning process Yes, you read it right – This is a post about some of the benefits of ChatGPT for teachers. Over the past few months, as I scrolled through my teacher groups on various social media platforms, there was a massive

Driving Questions Boards in Stile

The Driving Questions Board is an instructional tool used to facilitate students' questions, organise them and connect them to their learning. You'll notice that Driving Questions Boards feature in a number of our newest units, including The Nervous System and Waves. This article is your go-to guide for using a

Scaffolding student understanding of climate change

At Stile, we know how important it is that students leave school with the confidence to tackle tomorrow's problems. Climate change, artificial intelligence and vaccination are just some of the key scientific challenges facing this generation. They'll need the skills and knowledge to participate in public discourse about these issues

Classification and Biodiversity: Do we need to save the bees?

Learn more about Stile's bee-utiful new unit on Classification and Biodiversity that aligns to Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum.

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Survival of species: A dating guide for animals

Learn more about Stile's new unit sexual reproduction that aligns to Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum.

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Exploring electricity and magnetism in sustainable transport

Learn more about Stile's electrifying new unit on Non-Contact Forces and Electricity that aligns to Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum.

The 5E Instructional Model

The BSCS 5E Instructional Model is a popular, evidence-based teaching framework that is applied extensively in Stile’s science program. So, what is it? Where did it come from? How can you use it in the classroom? Read on to find out.

Study skills for lifelong learning

The progression of study skills in Stile X from Year 7 to Year 10

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The Science of Stile X

Five evidence-based learning strategies embedded into the design and content of Stile X

The Science of Stile X: Retrieval practice

Retrieval practice is the first of five evidence-based learning strategies we’re exploring in the Science of Stile X blog series!

The Science of Stile X: Metacognition

Metacognition is the second evidence-based learning strategy we’re exploring in the Science of Stile X blog series!

The Science of Stile X: Spaced repetition

Spaced repetition is the third evidence-based learning strategy we’re exploring in the Science of Stile X blog series!