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Engaging with families to support student learning in primary school
There is a great deal of evidence that families play a critical role in their child’s learning. So how can primary school teachers and leaders best work with families to support student learning?
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Evidence and the real world
There is a growing appetite in Australia for more evidence-based policymaking in education. Jordana Hunter, School Education Program Director at the Grattan Institute, explores evidence-based policymaking in the real world.
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Evidence-based teaching strategies: How often are Australian teachers using them?
The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) recently surveyed teachers across Australia about how often they used specific teaching strategies.
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Evidence-informed practice – ‘What works’ for continuous quality improvement in early childhood education and care
Gabrielle Sinclair, CEO of the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA), provides insight into 'what works' for continuous quality improvement in early childhood education and care.
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Evidence matters for quality early childhood education and care
Our experiences in the early years shape the developing brain, laying foundations for lifelong learning and resilience.
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Evidence use in Australian education
Findings from AERO’s recent survey help us to understand how early childhood teachers, early childhood directors, school teachers and school leaders use evidence in their work.
Practice guide
Explicit instruction practice guide
This guide describes a set of teaching practices that have been found to improve student achievement by making instruction explicit.
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Explicit instruction: Example of practice
Examples of practice demonstrate effective practice in different education settings. You can use them to think about how to apply the practice in your own context.
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Explicit instruction: Implementation checklist
Implementation checklists are a list of practical steps you can take to support the implementation of an evidence-based practice in your setting.
Practice guide
Focused classrooms practice guide
Maximise students’ on-task learning time by minimising disruptive behaviour and disengagement.
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Hidden gems: Investigating the way research is used in schools
Danielle Toon, Co-Director of Evidence for Learning (E4L), shares insights and learnings from the Getting Evidence Moving in Schools (GEMS) project to help improve the use of research evidence in schools.
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I’ve read the evidence. So, now what?
It is almost impossible to imagine anyone doing anything in education without assuring us first that it is ‘evidence-based’. Yet, many practitioners have told AERO that they are confused about the nature and quality of the evidence that exists and what it tells us.