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Cognitive verbs in Stile

At Stile, we’re constantly reflecting on ways to improve the lessons and resources we provide to science teachers around Australia and the world. Every question in Stile now includes a cognitive verb to clearly inform students of the level of thinking required to answer the question. We’ve also

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Preparing your students for senior science in Queensland

With the overhaul to the Queensland senior science syllabi, we know that a lot of you are looking for resources to prepare your students for the new requirements. We’ve put together this collection of resources to assist you in preparing your Y7–10 students for senior science with Stile.

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Making feedback more effective through key and challenge questions

Specific, timely and effective feedback is considered to have one of the “most positive influences on student achievement”. Indeed it is the most effective approach documented by Evidence for Learning, and considered one of the Victorian Government’s ten High Impact Teaching Strategies. Providing effective feedback can be challenging and

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Our approach to scientific numeracy skills

The use of data, tables, graphs and figures is becoming increasingly prevalent in the media. This year we’ve seen countless graphs of COVID-19 case numbers and measures that could be taken to “flatten” the curve. Developing students’ abilities to use evidence-based reasoning and interpret data has never been more

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Indigenous Perspectives in Science Education: Webinar and Resources

BackgroundIndigenous Peoples have been practising science for thousands of years and have deep, rich knowledge about the world. That’s why it’s so important that their significant contributions to the field of science are meaningfully embedded and celebrated in our science classrooms. And, although it can be challenging, it’

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Why we use ‘-ize’ instead of ‘-ise’

At Stile, our goal is to ensure that students leave school prepared to tackle tomorrow’s problems. They need to be confident to participate in public discourse around the ethics of scientific issues such as artificial intelligence, vaccination or genetically modified food. Much of the scientific discourse on these global

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World-class science education in a COVID world

One of the many realities of our “new normal” is the constant threat of school being closed tomorrow. Closed not for term-long bouts of remote learning — those days will pass soon enough — but rather immediate closures for tactical “deep cleaning” triggered by a cautious, omnipresent test-and-trace program. Such rapid and

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Science news and the art of science; relevant, engaging, important science education

Stile’s mission is to make science interesting and accessible but still challenging for every student. We aim to do this by creating lessons that contextualise learning with real-world, socio-scientific issues that engage students in science. We want students to leave school with the confidence to tackle tomorrow’s problems

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Incorporating Squiz into remote learning

Squiz’s spaced repetition is the best way to master the learning of core scientific vocabulary, which helps ensure effective higher-order learning during class time.What is Squiz?Squiz is a free flashcard app available on smartphones and tablets that explicitly teaches definitions of scientific terms required for a particular

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Tips and tricks for remote learning with Stile

By Fiona Boneham I am in a unique situation as I teach for a secondary school in rural and remote NSW and I also teach for a virtual secondary school. I am a science teacher who is passionate about creating future scientists and engaging students in the amazing world that

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Key insights from our Q&A panel discussion with experienced distance educators

On April 1st, we hosted a live Q&A-style session with three experienced Distance Education Stile-ists: Geoff Goldrick (Aurora College, AU), Fiona Moore (Te Kura, NZ) and Jordan Anderson (Virtual School of Victoria, AU). You can watch the Q&A session here, but we know you’re busier

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Remote learning success: Communication is key

By Sharyn Baddeley, Principal at Beijing International Bilingual Academy. 29th March, 2020 Our school community is now about to commence our 8th week of on-line teaching and learning. During this period of time I have not had the chance to sit down and reflect on our journey thus far. There

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The experience at Lauriston Girls’ School of remote learning implementation during COVID-19

We’re incredibly privileged to work with thousands of schools and teachers here at Stile. Through our work, we get a rare insight into what is and isn’t working in the classroom and beyond. Lauriston Girls’ School in Melbourne, Australia, responded early and decisively to the COVID-19 outbreak, implementing

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Resources for school principals and leadership

During this pandemic, we’ve supported many schools transition to remote learning. This resource hub is designed to share school leaders’ insights from their experiences in the hope it will support your own school. Communicating about Stile to parentsWe’ve designed an email template to introduce parents to the Stile

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Experience success teaching your first remote lesson

The resources below are designed to assist you in making your very first remote lesson a success. A practical guide to running a smooth online lessonJordan Anderson, an experienced distance-education teacher from the Virtual School Victoria, has put together an in-depth collection of practical tips for running a smooth online

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COVID-19 teaching resources

The COVID-19 outbreak is not just a global science story, it is having a profound impact on our day-to-day lives. It is likely that students have many questions about what they’re seeing and hearing in the media. We’ve created two science news lessons on COVID-19 to support teachers

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Remote learning resources and strategies

Stile is designed to be your ultimate sidekick in the classroom, helping you achieve a seamless blended learning experience. The same features that make Stile a powerful classroom tool make it equally well-suited to remote learning. In fact, distance educators have been using Stile remotely for years! By transitioning seamlessly

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Remote learning tips from experienced distance education teachers

Below are a collection of remote learning resources from experienced distance education teachers. Q&A panel discussion with experienced distance education Stile-istsWith a large number of teachers trying to wrap their heads around remote learning in preparation for COVID-19 related school closures, three expert distance education teachers from Australia

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Remote learning with Stile

Since early 2020, we've been supporting teachers to provide continuity of learning for their students during school closures. Over time, we've refined our recommendations for teaching remotely as we've learned more about using Stile in this setting. Below is a collection of helpful guidance for using Stile for remote learning.

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Why we include an “I’m not sure” option in all multiple-choice questions

Stile lessons are built based on best-practice pedagogies and teaching and learning strategies. Every decision we make for the lessons and the platform itself is thoroughly researched and considered for the impact that it will have on teaching and learning. One thing that we often get asked about is our

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How to prepare your students for depth studies in Stage 6 science

The major changes, of course, come in the form of depth studies, and the greater emphasis on developing students’ inquiry skills. We’re particularly passionate about this at Stile, and as such, have developed a range of resources to help students in Years 5–10 to develop science inquiry skills.

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Why we decided to make a flashcard app

You may have noticed that we recently announced a new mobile app for students called Squiz (Download for iPhone). In this post, I’ll try and explain our rationale behind making a separate app, how it fits in with your teaching and how it will help your students! Do we

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Better class brainstorms

We love brainstorming in class as a way to generate discussion around a new topic; it’s a time-tested favourite of many teachers. But there has always been a few drawbacks: Discussion is usually dominated by a few louder students in the room, and it’s often hard for us

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Reducing education to vanity metrics

Why does so much educational software measure “number of questions answered”? I’m ashamed to admit it, but we’ve done it before too. It is a classic ‘quality over quantity’ vanity metric. “Your students have answered 5000 questions this week” sounds impressive… like students are doing some serious learning.

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Embracing the new revolution: How to effectively teach with technology

The iPad was invented in 2010 which seems incredibly recent (I would have guessed much earlier), yet only in the last few years has the impact of technology really been felt in education. Early adopters of technology in education started with computer rooms, and the overhead projector was quickly phased