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Guides & resources (10+)

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Practice resource

Early childhood learning trajectories

This collection of AERO’s Early Childhood Learning Trajectories is designed for teachers and educators working in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services for children in the years before school. It can support ongoing professional learning for individuals and entire ECEC services and teams.

Practice resource

Classroom management professional learning resources

These resources are designed to help school leaders lead staff in professional learning to support a whole-school approach to classroom management.

Introduction to Early Childhood Learning Trajectories

This video introduces AERO's Early Childhood Learning Trajectories, freely available evidence-based resources for use alongside the EYLF 2.0 assessment and planning cycle. Early childhood education and care service teams can use these resources to support children’s learning, development and wellbeing.

Research (6)

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Research report

Sustaining professional learning outcomes: Evaluating the effectiveness of ‘booster’ interventions

This report presents the findings of a study AERO conducted in partnership with AISWA on how teachers can implement and maintain practice changes after professional learning.

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Research report

National professional practice network for educators and teachers

This report considers the appropriateness of a national professional practice network for teachers and educators working in early childhood education and care and outside school hours care.

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Research report

National early career teacher mentoring and induction support

This report considers the appropriateness of national early career mentoring and induction support for early childhood education and care (ECEC) teachers.

Summaries & explainers (4)

Research summary

Professional learning research insight: Motivations for schools participating in external professional learning

Professional learning is a common strategy for influencing and supporting the use of evidence-based practices in schools and early childhood education and care (ECEC) services and enhancing learning outcomes for children and young people. The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) is exploring how best to deliver professional learning in the Australian education context. This research summary outlines early evidence from one of our research projects on coaching.

Research summary

Professional learning research insight: Building professional coaching relationships

This research summary provides an overview of how professional learning can influence and support the use of evidence-based practices in schools and early childhood education and care (ECEC) services, to enhance learning outcomes. It outlines early evidence from one of our research projects on coaching.

Research summary

Sharing professional learning via peer mentoring

This research summary provides an overview of a study on peer mentoring for professional learning conducted by AERO in partnership with ALNF.

Other (5)

Professional learning under the spotlight

Collaborative research project provides insights into what works to enhance teacher professionalism

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The value of participating in education research: How participation benefits schools

When teachers and school leaders participate in research studies, they experience benefits that extend well beyond their classroom walls. At the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO), we’ve recently had the privilege of fostering research partnerships focused on understanding how to enhance evidence-based practices in classrooms.

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Comparing learning models: Peer mentoring in early childhood education and care

Ongoing professional learning is an important part of ECEC, and quality outcomes for children depend on a highly skilled workforce. AERO and ALNF have conducted an experimental study in the ECEC sector, comparing the effectiveness of a peer mentoring approach to a direct participation approach for professional learning.