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Research report
A knowledge-rich approach to curriculum design: Commissioned report
This commissioned report provides an overview of the evidence underpinning a knowledge-rich curriculum and outlines the key design features and enablers to effectively enact a knowledge-rich curriculum in schools.
Submission
Submission to the Inquiry into Literacy and Numeracy in ACT Public Schools
AERO’s submission identifies 3 evidence-based teaching practices that should form the core content basis of the ACT’s support to schools. It recommends the ACT Education Directorate work with schools to implement these practices and outlines principles and support mechanisms for this.
Explainer
Knowledge is central to learning
This explainer provides an introduction to the role of knowledge in learning, implications for effective teaching, and describes how building background knowledge facilitates higher-order thinking and learning outcomes.
Explainer
Managing cognitive load optimises learning
This explainer gives a brief introduction to cognitive load, focusing on ways to manage it for effective and efficient learning.
Submission
Submission to the Review to Inform a Better and Fairer Education System
AERO's submission included an overview of how student wellbeing is measured in Australia and highlighted opportunities to improve data collection and use of data in decision-making.
Practice guide
Effective strategic plans: Setting goals and targets for student learning
This practice guide is the first in a series of 4 on developing and applying effective strategic plans and provides practical steps for setting goals and targets for student learning.
Project
Supporting continuous school improvement
A project to provide practical guidance for school leaders to improve student learning outcomes through effective school strategic plans
Practice guide
Effective strategic plans: Prioritising approaches to achieve each goal
This practice guide is the second in a series of 4 on developing and applying effective strategic plans and provides practical steps for prioritising approaches to achieve each goal.
Research report
The features of an effective school strategic plan: Literature review
School strategic plans are multi-year and annual plans produced through regular school review cycles to communicate a school’s intentions for improvement. AERO conducted a literature review to understand the features of effective school strategic plans.
Practice guide
Effective strategic plans: Selecting practices to deliver improvement
This practice guide is the third in a series of 4 and focuses on selecting practices to deliver improvement.
Practice guide
Effective strategic plans: Evaluating for continuous school improvement
This practice guide is the fourth and final in the series and focuses on evaluating the processes and outcomes in the strategic plan.
Article
How ready is your school for change? Considerations when introducing new initiatives, programs and models to your school community
This article explores some of the factors shown to impact school staff’s readiness for change and recommends 4 promising approaches.