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Practice resource

Early childhood learning trajectories

This collection of AERO’s Early Childhood Learning Trajectories is designed for teachers and educators working in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services for children in the years before school. It can support ongoing professional learning for individuals and entire ECEC services and teams.

Discussion paper

Insights into implementation

AERO is working with a small number of schools to learn about a deliberate and structured approach to implementing evidence-based practices in different school contexts. This discussion paper shares our early insights from this work.

Latest guides & resources

Scaffold practice

This practice guide will help teachers select and use scaffolds to support each phase of the learning process as students retain, consolidate and apply their learning.

Vary practice

This practice guide will help teachers provide varied and spaced opportunities for students to practice their learning.

Revisit and review

This practice guide will help teachers provide regular opportunities for students to revisit and review their learning.

Latest education research

Research report

School attendance: New insights from AERO

This report discusses the findings of an investigation AERO conducted into student attendance in Australian schools for Education Ministers.

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School attendance

AERO was commissioned by the Education Ministers to investigate student attendance in Australian schools.

Research report

Barriers to school attendance and reasons for student absence

This report presents the findings from a rapid literature review of the barriers to school attendance and the reasons for student absence.

Latest articles

Comparing learning models: Peer mentoring in early childhood education and care

Ongoing professional learning is an important part of ECEC, and quality outcomes for children depend on a highly skilled workforce. AERO and ALNF have conducted an experimental study in the ECEC sector, comparing the effectiveness of a peer mentoring approach to a direct participation approach for professional learning.

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Teacher interview: Improving classroom management with AERO resources

The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) has developed a suite of classroom management resources that are helping schools across the country. Natalie Polak, Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction at Dubbo South Public School (NSW), shares her insights on implementing these evidence-based approaches.

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Six things about how students learn

Knowing how students learn helps you apply teaching practices well, by understanding why some practices are more effective than others. This article focuses on techniques and strategies that improve outcomes for students.