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Note: nominations for the First Nations Expert Reference Group closed as at 20 November 2023. The group will ensure AERO's contribution to education research, policy and practices meet the needs of First Nations communities.

This checklist focuses on implementing a focused classroom. 

Maximise students’ on-task learning time by minimising disruptive behaviour and disengagement.

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.

This example comes from a Year 7 English class where a formative assessment task was to gather data about students’ writing and interpretive skills.

This checklist focuses on formative assessment. It is a list of practical steps you can take to support the implementation of an evidence-based practice in your setting.

This guide outlines key practices for using formative assessment in the classroom.

This practice guide will help you to refine methods for gaining all students’ attention to create a learning environment that supports student engagement and minimises disruptive behaviours.

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.

This explainer describes how maintaining high expectations for all students can positively impact their behaviour and readiness to learn.

This article explores some of the factors shown to impact school staff’s readiness for change and recommends 4 promising approaches.