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Article
How ready is your school for change? Considerations when introducing new initiatives, programs and models to your school community
This article explores some of the factors shown to impact school staff’s readiness for change and recommends 4 promising approaches.
Research report
Readiness for change in education: Implementing new approaches in schools
AERO is collaborating with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) to examine readiness for change. This is the first research snapshot in a series of 3 that summarise learnings from readiness for change research undertaken as part of the Getting it Right from the Start (GIRFTS) project.
Article
Why AERO is working to support a whole-school approach to writing
Christine Jackson and Annie Fisher discuss the need to support teachers to teach writing in all subject areas.
Article
One in five secondary students has not mastered basic skills: How do schools help them to catch up?
New research from the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) and Monash University has identified a potential solution that could dramatically improve learning for those students who are significantly behind their peers.
Article
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.
Research report
Use of evidence-based practices in schools: National snapshot
Using evidence-based practices (EBPs), and using them well, is a critical way to improve student outcomes. Evidence-based practices are educational approaches that are backed up by research evidence.
Practice guide
Working with external organisations to use evidence: Case study
A case study of schools that have worked with external organisations to improve students’ reading and literacy skills.
Practice resource
Family engagement audit tool - secondary
These tools can be used to examine your school’s approaches for engaging with families to support student learning.
Practice resource
Explicit instruction rubric
This rubric outlines a set of capabilities to do with the evidence-based practice of explicit instruction.
Practice resource
Family engagement implementation checklists – secondary
These checklists can be used to plan the implementation of your school’s approaches for engaging with families to support student learning.
Practice guide
Sentence combining
This practice guide provides evidence-based, practical advice for teachers on how to teach sentence combining in the context of their classrooms.
Research report
Evidence use in schools – how do teachers say they are supported?
Our national survey has found that Australian schools often have cultures of sharing and discussing evidence, but less support is available for teachers to actively change their practice based on evidence.