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Practice guides compile the latest research on evidence-based teaching practices in a format that’s easy to understand.

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Teacher helping secondary school students with writing.

Punctuation: What’s the point?

This practice guide complements AERO’s simple, compound and complex sentence practice guides. It provides an overview of essential punctuation for writing in schools.

A teacher helping a student.

Students gaining teacher attention

This practice guide will support you in establishing methods for students to gain your attention to request assistance, ask a question or share information.

Three students in a science lab performing an experiment.

Setting behaviour expectations for completing learning tasks

This practice guide will support you in setting behaviour expectations for your students when completing learning tasks, to create a safe learning environment and minimise disruption.

A teacher sits and talks to a student

Responding to disengaged and disruptive behaviours

This practice guide will support you to respond to behaviours associated with disengagement and disruption to maintain a safe and supportive learning environment.

Two teachers sit at a table in conversation.

Planning for classroom management

This practice guide provides practical guidance on planning for classroom management and the creation of safe and supportive learning environments.

Two children look at their teacher

Gaining all students’ attention

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.

Four students leaving a classroom

Exit routine

This practice guide will support you to refine an effective exit routine, which is important for maintaining a safe and orderly classroom environment.

Students line up outside a classroom

Entrance routine

An effective entrance routine promotes safety, builds positive connections with students and maximises instructional time.

A teacher sits crouched in front of three students.

Building positive connections with all students

This practice guide provides practical suggestions to build positive connections with your students leading to positive teacher–student relationships.

teacher in class with three boys

Writing in subject English: Simple, compound and complex sentences in student writing

This practice guide was developed for secondary English teachers, and is one in a series of 3 focusing on types of sentences in English, Science, and Health and Physical Education writing.

three girls in class

Writing in Science: Simple, compound and complex sentences in student writing

This practice guide was developed for secondary Science teachers, and is one in a series of 3 focusing on types of sentences in English, Science, and Health and Physical Education writing.

three boys in class

Writing in Health and Physical Education: Simple, compound and complex sentences in student writing

This practice guide was developed for secondary Health and Physical Education teachers, and is one in a series of 3 focusing on types of sentences in English, Science, and Health and Physical Education writing.