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ISSN 1838-8868 PUBLISHER Australian Council for Educational Research – ACER Press For Australasian <strong>Teacher</strong> Regulatory Authorities – ATRA EDITOR Dr Steve Holden 03 9277 5466 holden@acer.edu.au fEaTURES EDITOR Rebecca Leech 03 9277 5458 leech@acer.edu.au NaTIONaL aDVERTISING MaNaGER Carolynn Brown 03 9277 5468 brown@acer.edu.au PRODUCTION Craig Grose grose@acer.edu.au REGULaR CONTRIBUTORS Wendy Harmer David Rish Inside Teaching is the professional journal of the Australasian <strong>Teacher</strong> Regulatory Authorities (ATRA). ATRA facilitates the cooperative and collaborative work of Australian and New Zealand teacher registration and accreditation authorities in meeting the needs of a highly-qualified, proficient and reputable teaching profession. Inside Teaching, published online by the Australian Council for Educational Research – ACER Press – for ATRA, is funded, through ATRA, by: The New S<strong>out</strong>h Wales Institute of <strong>Teacher</strong>s The Queensland College of <strong>Teacher</strong>s The <strong>Teacher</strong> Registration Board of the Northern Territory The <strong>Teacher</strong>s Registration Board of S<strong>out</strong>h Australia The <strong>Teacher</strong>s Registration Board of Tasmania The Victorian Institute of Teaching The Western Australian College of Teaching LINKS: www.atra.edu.au Teaching THE PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALASIAN TEACHER REGULATORY AUTHORITIES ACER is a member of the Publishers Australia association CONTENTS Vol 2, Number 1 April 2011 FEATURE Y<strong>out</strong>h, technology and Oprah 06 SHARING INSIGHTS Multiculturalism, racism and religion 10 THE PROFESSION The practicum balancing act 14 MY BEST TEACHER Pauline Nguyen 22 10 THINGS I’VE LEARNED ABOUT TEACHING Debra Smith 26 TEACHING TIPS <strong>Five</strong> <strong>top</strong> <strong>tips</strong> for beginning teachers 28 20 QUESTIONS David Rish interviews Jane Caro 32 CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT Quite a feat: Action learning and literacy 36 Like broccoli: How to turn your students on to accounting – or any subject 40 RESEARCH Industry-school partnerships 44 REGULARS State of the nation 04 News 48 Reviews 50 Diary 54 See me afterwards 56 Behind the lines 58 The quiz 59 All reasonable attempts have been made to trace copyright holders of material published. Material contained in Inside Teaching is protected under the Commonwealth Copyright Act 1968. No material may be reproduced wholly or in part with<strong>out</strong> written consent <strong>from</strong> the copyright holders. The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Publisher or Editor, nor do they represent the views or policies of ATRA or the teacher registration and accreditation authorities that are party to it. The Editor reserves the right to edit, abridge or otherwise alter articles for publication. All photographs have been published on the understanding that appropriate compliance with privacy legislation has been obtained. The attention of advertisers is drawn to the Trade Practices Act 1974 and the provisions of the Act that apply to advertising. It is not possible for Inside Teaching to ensure that advertisements published herein comply in all respects with the Act and the responsibility must therefore lie with the person, company or advertising agency submitting the advertisement for publication.