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The PISA 2012 Results Infographic How OECD countries scored at the PISA's 2012 results? How does your country compare for reading, maths, and science? http://elearninginfographics.com/the-pisa-2012-results-infographic/ #pisa #oecd #education #results #reading #math #science #infographic

Learn how innovation can close the gap between education, learning and life and brought worldwide policy lessons on 21st century learning.

Innovation is very much on the agenda in Australian and globally. The OECD publishes lists of nations most likely to succeed through innovation and nations seek to encourage increased innovation to maintain their competitive edge. The result of this in Australia is the recent launch of a new 'Innovation Australia' policy with wide reaching measures to encourage and foster a culture of innovation.

I am wanting to take a slightly different approach to this weeks post. The past week has seen the latest round of PISA results and the media has had a field day. Headlines have routinely attacked students, educators and education systems in equal measure. The Canberra Times reported that "Australian school scores plummet on world stage", the Sydney Morning Herald led with "Alarm bells': Australian students record worst result in global tests" and The Weekend Australian went with "PISA global educational rankings: Schools fail on maths, science".