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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.
Project
Actionable insights into Australian education
This project identifies trends, challenges and opportunities in education datasets and generates actionable insights that can support improved outcomes in schools and ECEC services.
Article
AERO and Ochre Education announce new partnership and free resources for teachers
AERO and Ochre Education have entered into a new partnership agreement to provide Australian teachers with engaging, high-quality instructional resources that support effective evidence-based practices.
Article
An education rewrite is needed to change the narrative for student outcomes
Jenny Donovan discusses AERO's analysis of NAPLAN writing data and the importance of writing instruction. Originally published in The Mandarin.
Practice guide
Applying research evidence
This is the fourth in a series of 4 practice guides designed to help teachers, educators and leaders use research evidence to strengthen decisions about their practice. It provides advice for making decisions about implementing a new approach, as well as links to additional resources and information.
Practice guide
Assessing research evidence
This is the third in a series of 4 practice guides designed to help teachers, educators and leaders use research evidence to strengthen decisions about their practice. It provides advice on tools and strategies for assessing research evidence.
Practice resource
Assessing whether evidence is relevant to your context
This practice resource is designed to help teachers, educators and leaders reflect on and decide whether a piece of evidence is relevant to their context and whether the corresponding approach is likely to be effective in their school, service or learning environment.
Article
Busting myths about science in early childhood education and care practice
Dr Jen Jackson, Program Director at AERO, explains how simple and effective it is to integrate science into ECEC practice, debunking several myths about the science of early childhood pedagogy along the way.
Article
'But that would never work here' – Does context matter more than evidence?
Nobody knows more about students’ learning needs than their teachers and educators. So how should teachers and educators respond to research evidence about effective practice that is broad and does not appear to take account of contextual factors?
Article
Catching up: How to close equity gaps in education
How do we close equity gaps in learning and development, and best support children from disadvantaged backgrounds to catch up to their more advantaged peers?
Practice resource
Classroom exit slips for formative assessment
Exit slips are an easy way to gather formative assessment data after a lesson or sequence of learning.
Agency publication
Consultation report
We asked the educators, teachers, education leaders and policymakers across Australia about what Australia's education evidence body should focus on.