The Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy (CYAAA) Gathering 2021 was held in January, bringing together school teams and GGSA over five days to consolidate a common vision for the year. GGSA Training Manager Troy Bullock, and Sheri Wilkins, our Teaching Coach, introduced participants to the new...
Program trainings, Reading Mastery Signature Edition Language Arts Grade 1–2 and 3–5, are now complete and live on the Mastery Teaching Pathway portal. Modules are for any teachers or teaching assistants teaching those programs. ...
Good to Great Schools Australia's Term 2 Oz-e-science release is all about Chemistry. GGSA has just released Version 2 of Year 4, 5 and 6 Chemistry with exciting new updates. Teachers delivering the program will be able to see how their feedback has led to...
This article by Good to Great Schools Australia founder and co-chair Noel Pearson appeared in The Australian newspaper on 12 March 2021. Rather than letting teachers teach, states and territories are delivering social constructivist pedagogies that leave students behind. ...
Good to Great Schools Australia (GGSA) continues to introduce innovative and engaging tools to support science programs in remote aboriginal schools. Following the successful launch of its first interactive Periodic Table in the community of Hope Vale, GGSA will be unveiling one in Coen next week. The...
Good to Great Schools Australia (GGSA) implements its innovative and engaging science program in remote aboriginal schools. Coinciding with National Science Week, Hope Vale Mayor Jason Woibo will unveil their interactive Periodic Table display at the Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council on Thursday 20 August. The event...
In this interview, Business Services Manager at Good to Great Schools Australia Justin Reeves describes the innovative projects he works on and what makes his job so exciting. [embed]https://youtu.be/Cp5EoDG_pM0[/embed] ...
The revitalisation of an Australian Aboriginal language in Cape York is at the heart of a series of videos launched on YouTube in March. The video tutorials are a powerful and timely tool for teachers who have recently had to adapt to catering for online...
In this interview, Professional Development Coordinator Sheri Wilkins talks about the innovative projects and effective teaching pedagogy she is involved with in her role at Good to Great Schools Australia. [embed]https://youtu.be/B5PM68Hwx8U[/embed] Innovative projects Primarily I've been working on the mastery-teaching pathway, which is a system of professional development choices that...
Members of the Guugu Yimithirr community are revitalising their ancient language by making tutorial videos on YouTube. The videos feature native speakers of Guugu Yimithirr, such as former schoolteachers Nanny Pearl Deemal, Cheryl Cannon and Dora Gibson. There are three types of video tutorials: storytelling, situational or...
