Education 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
Stileblog 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
Stilepedagogy 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,
Stileblog 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
Education 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
Stileblog 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
Stilepedagogy 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
Science 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
Science Education 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
Stileblog 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.
Education 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
Edutech 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
Stileblog 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
Stileblog 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
Education 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
Stileblog 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
Science Education Remote learning resources and strategies Stile is designed to be your ultimate sidekick helping you achieve a seamless blended learning experience in the classroom. But, Stile is also very well-suited to remote blended learning. In
Education 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
Stileblog Remote learning with Stile We’ve designed Stile to complement and enhance your teaching practices as a blended learning tool. Blended learning is basically education jargon that describes what you’ve probably been doing
Education 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
Education 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
Education 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
Education 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
Edtech 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
Science Education 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
