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Ten approaches to supporting evidence use across Australian school systems

We identified 10 approaches to evidence-use commonly used by Australian school systems and sectors.

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What is education evidence and how can we use it more effectively in schools and early childhood services?

There are many research reports, articles, ideas and resources designed to help teachers and education systems. How, though, can teachers be sure what they choose to do will work? The answer is evidence.

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We asked 900 Australian teachers if evidence informs how they teach

Article in The Conversation revealing how much use teachers make of education research evidence when teaching students.

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Intentional teaching leads to purposeful play-based learning

Evidence-based intentional teaching can help educators and teachers progress and support children’s learning. It is also important for educators and teachers to incorporate the intentionality of children and their families into their planning for children’s learning.

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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.

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'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?

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Shape national education research and resources

The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) is looking for educators, teachers and leaders from Australian schools and early childhood education and care (ECEC) services to prioritise and shape its research and resources.

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How the National Outside School Hours Services Alliance and AERO are working together to improve transitions

AERO has partnered with the National Outside School Hours Services Alliance (NOSHSA) to support continuity of learning and development for school-aged children as they move between out of school hours care (OSHC) services and school.

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It takes a village: The importance of family engagement for supporting learning

Building on family engagement practice guides for early childhood, primary and secondary school levels, AERO has released a new suite of promising approaches audit tools, family engagement implementation checklists and case studies.

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What we don’t know (but want to learn) about professional learning

We’re yet to fully understand the critical features that make professional learning effective.

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Improving use of evidence-based practices to better support students

There is broad consensus in the research community that certain practices such as formative assessment and explicit instruction improve student outcomes. But these practices are often complex and hard to implement, involving many different elements.

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There is no such thing as an ‘average’ school

We might associate ‘top schools’ with having the lion's share of academic high-achievers. However, when we look at the distribution of achievement across all students within schools and compare it to average differences between schools, the story is not so straightforward.