School practices | Australian Education Research Organisation

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Two students playing with blocks in classroom

Classroom management

Managing the classroom to maximise learning

Teacher showing students a diagram sitting at a table in a classroom

Explicit instruction

Clearly explaining and effectively demonstrating what students need to learn

Teacher and three students looking at the computer screen

Formative assessment

Gathering and interpreting information to progress student learning

Female teacher talking to father and son

Family engagement for learning

Engage with families to support children’s learning and development

Group of five smiling primary school students

Mastery learning

Planning and sequencing units to progress student learning

Friendly teacher helping student

Spacing and retrieval

Practices that improve long-term retention of learning

Australian female primary school teacher working with children offering support and guidance

Writing

Practical strategies to support the teaching of writing in classrooms

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