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Rapid Review Of Effective Practice Principles In The Design And Delivery Of Digital Resources For Teachers, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Pru Mitchell, Jenny Trevitt
Rapid Review Of Effective Practice Principles In The Design And Delivery Of Digital Resources For Teachers, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Pru Mitchell, Jenny Trevitt
Wellbeing
This rapid review, commissioned by Life Education Australia (LEA), gathered evidence about effective practice in the design and delivery of digital professional learning for teachers. Its goal was to inform development of principles to guide the design and delivery of LEA’s own digital resources for teachers. The key research question for the review was: What does the research evidence say about the design and delivery of digital / online resources for teachers and what practice implications and recommendations could be made based on this research evidence?
Professional Learning Modes. Literature Review, Anna Dabrowski, Pru Mitchell
Professional Learning Modes. Literature Review, Anna Dabrowski, Pru Mitchell
Professional learning for teachers and school leaders
This literature review summarises evidence from education research to describe and compare different modes of professional learning. It applies the findings to the question: ‘what works best, and for whom’ in terms of modes of professional learning for Australian teachers, with particular focus on early childhood teachers, casual relief teachers and teachers in rural and remote teaching contexts. A key professional learning challenge common to these teachers is isolation – which can be physical, pedagogical, technological and/or social isolation. The review sought to identify research on modes of professional learning and in particular any studies that compared different modes of …
Teaching And Learning International Survey, Australian Council For Educational Research
Teaching And Learning International Survey, Australian Council For Educational Research
Assessment GEMS
The Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) gathers data about school teaching environments from teachers and school leaders, in close to 50 countries in its most recent cycle. TALIS is a tool to assist educational reformers to improve the quality of teaching. TALIS data is based on the opinions, perceptions, beliefs and accounts of teachers and school leaders, as reported by them in a self-completion questionnaire. This publication, presents an overview of TALIS and covers its origins and context, purpose, measurement objectives, background information collection, target population and sampling methodology, assessment administration, reporting and dissemination and influence.
Developing Strategic Plans For An Aligned Approach To 21st Century Skills Integration, Claire Scoular, Ian Teo
Developing Strategic Plans For An Aligned Approach To 21st Century Skills Integration, Claire Scoular, Ian Teo
Assessment and Reporting
This report describes an online course developed to support education systems to build an aligned and sustainable approach to integration of 21st Century Skills (21CS). 21CS are those skills that are considered particularly important to succeed in today’s knowledge-based society in which innovation and technology are predominant. Prominent examples include critical thinking, creative thinking, and collaboration, and such skills need to be better understood in order for them to be integrated. While different countries may have their own frameworks or priorities surrounding 21CS, a consistent approach to integration can still be achieved with a shared understanding from all stakeholders within …
Teacher Development Multi-Year Study Series. Vanuatu: Interim Report 1, Elizabeth Cassity, Jacqueline Cheng, Debbie Wong
Teacher Development Multi-Year Study Series. Vanuatu: Interim Report 1, Elizabeth Cassity, Jacqueline Cheng, Debbie Wong
Education Analytics Service
The Government of Vanuatu is undertaking significant primary education reforms, including major curriculum changes, to improve equitable access to and the quality of education. Since 2016, a new primary education curriculum has been introduced by stages, accompanied by a suite of in-service teacher training. The new curriculum promotes teaching practices that support new pedagogies focused on student-centred learning and community support, language transition and class-based assessment practices. These reforms are being supported by the Australian Government, through its Vanuatu Education Support Program (VESP). The Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has commissioned a study to investigate how …
Teacher Development Multi-Year Studies. Emerging Themes: Challenges And Enablers, Debbie Wong, Elizabeth Cassity
Teacher Development Multi-Year Studies. Emerging Themes: Challenges And Enablers, Debbie Wong, Elizabeth Cassity
Education Analytics Service
The global learning crisis has highlighted the urgent need to improve the quality of education. COVID-19 disruptions have placed even greater focus on the learning improvement agenda, and the need to ensure disadvantaged children are not further left behind. Teacher development, and improving teaching quality, therefore is at the heart of many education systems’ policies and programs. This paper presents some of the key considerations for improving teaching across three countries which are being investigated as part of a multi-year teacher development study series. This study series, commissioned by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), involves …
Peer Observation: A Collaborative And Mutually Rewarding Activity, Deepali Dharmaraj
Peer Observation: A Collaborative And Mutually Rewarding Activity, Deepali Dharmaraj
Teacher India
Peer observation is an effective tool for improving teaching instructions and career development, says Deepali Dharmaraj.
Peer Observation: Enhancing The Experience Of Giving And Receiving Feedback, Deepali Dharmaraj
Peer Observation: Enhancing The Experience Of Giving And Receiving Feedback, Deepali Dharmaraj
Teacher India
In this article, Deepali Dharmaraj explores the role of feedback in the context of peer observation and identifies key principles and practices that enable the experience to be mutually beneficial for both the observer and observed.
Designing A Bottom-Up Professional Development Programme, Ashok Pandey
Designing A Bottom-Up Professional Development Programme, Ashok Pandey
Teacher India
Ashok Pandey describes a recent professional development activity undertaken at his school.
Inquiry-Based Science Education In India: Prospects And Challenges, Garima Bansal
Inquiry-Based Science Education In India: Prospects And Challenges, Garima Bansal
Teacher India
Dr Garima Bansal discusses the historical development of science education in India, the emergence of inquiry-based education, the current state of science education at the school level, and the role of school leaders in making inquiry-based learning a reality.
Teacher Resources On Numeracy, Anannya Chakraborty
Teacher Resources On Numeracy, Anannya Chakraborty
Teacher India
Teachers have to persistently orient mathematics teaching towards building a strong foundation and improving achievements of students. This article provides a list of short topical online readings on teaching and learning mathematics published by ACER.
Covid-19: The Need For Teacher Development In Critical Thinking Pedagogy, Maya Menon
Covid-19: The Need For Teacher Development In Critical Thinking Pedagogy, Maya Menon
Teacher India
The pandemic has intensified the learning crisis and highlighted several educational challenges. Maya Menon describes why it is important to invest in teacher development so that teachers are empowered to deliver the skills required by NEP 2020.
Lao Pdr: Policy Insights From A Multi-Year Teaching And Learning Study Series, Debbie Wong, Hilary Hollingsworth
Lao Pdr: Policy Insights From A Multi-Year Teaching And Learning Study Series, Debbie Wong, Hilary Hollingsworth
Education Analytics Service
The Australian Government is supporting significant education reforms in Lao PDR. This policy note summarises baseline findings on primary school teacher practice and student learning outcomes, at a point just prior to major curriculum changes. Key findings include the need for intensive action on Lao language literacy, targeted teacher training on the new curriculum with a special emphasis on second language learners, and deepened engagement with school communities to reduce student absenteeism and improve student readiness for school. Part of a multi-year study series, the Education Analytics Service is investigating how the Basic Education Quality and Access in Laos program …
Survey Of Teachers In Pre-Primary Education (Stepp): Lessons From The Implementation Of The Pilot Study And Field Trial Of International Survey Instruments, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Maurice Walker, Yoshie Kaga
Survey Of Teachers In Pre-Primary Education (Stepp): Lessons From The Implementation Of The Pilot Study And Field Trial Of International Survey Instruments, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Maurice Walker, Yoshie Kaga
Early Childhood Education
The present publication documents the achievements and lessons learned from the first phase of the Survey of Teachers in Pre-primary Education (STEPP) project, implemented by UNESCO from 2016 to 2019, with the participation of seven countries, namely, the Dominican Republic, Ghana, Indonesia, Namibia, the Philippines, Togo, and Viet Nam. It is the first international survey for low-and-middle-income countries designed to collect information that is known to affect the quality of pre-primary education from pre-primary teachers and centre heads. The collected information concerns training and professional development, pedagogical and professional practices, working conditions and job satisfaction, and characteristics of pre-primary personnel …
Teacher Wellbeing During A Pandemic: Surviving Or Thriving?, Anna Dabrowski
Teacher Wellbeing During A Pandemic: Surviving Or Thriving?, Anna Dabrowski
Teacher workforce and careers
As cases of COVID-19 surge across the world, research has begun to emerge which considers the implications of school lockdowns on student learning, engagement, and achievement. Yet as face-to-face teaching and learning recommences, it is not only students who will need help adjusting to "the new normal". While 2020 has seen a dramatic increase in the workload of teachers, many of whom have negotiated a continuity of learning in adverse circumstances, we must remember that long before COVID-19 disrupted schools, teachers were already at risk of burnout. The novel coronavirus has further exacerbated the stresses facing teachers, and as countries …
Validation Of The Myanmar Teacher Competency Standards Framework (Tcsf) Final Report, Anna Dabrowski, Jeaniene Spink
Validation Of The Myanmar Teacher Competency Standards Framework (Tcsf) Final Report, Anna Dabrowski, Jeaniene Spink
Teacher education
This final report provides background to the four domains of the Myanmar Teacher Competency Standards Framework (TCSF), and the validation study design, stages and methods which sought to answer the focus question: Does the TCSF describe effective teaching in Myanmar? The study included expert review, a teacher survey and case studies of teaching practice in a sample of effective teachers. The report presents key findings and next steps from validation of the TCSF to implementation.
The Teaching And Learning International Survey 2018. Australian Report Volume 2: Teachers And School Leaders As Valued Professionals, Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman
The Teaching And Learning International Survey 2018. Australian Report Volume 2: Teachers And School Leaders As Valued Professionals, Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman
OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)
The OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) collects internationally comparable data on the learning environment and the working conditions of teachers and principals in schools across the world. TALIS 2018 is the third cycle of TALIS, and Australia has participated in each cycle. In Australia, a nationally representative sample of 4,000 teachers and principals from 200 lower secondary schools was randomly selected to participate in the study. Findings from TALIS 2018 in Australia are reported in two volumes. The first volume, Teachers and School Leaders as Lifelong Learners, published in November 2019, explored teaching practices, the changing contexts for …
Assessment Of Children As Connected With And Contributing To Their World In Early Childhood Education And Care: Literature Review, Kate Noble, Jen Jackson, Pru Mitchell
Assessment Of Children As Connected With And Contributing To Their World In Early Childhood Education And Care: Literature Review, Kate Noble, Jen Jackson, Pru Mitchell
Early Childhood Education
This literature review unpacks the concept of connection and contribution from the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF), which includes developing a sense of belonging to groups and communities, and an understanding of the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active civic participation; responding to diversity with respect; becoming aware of fairness; and becoming socially responsible and showing respect for the environment.
Validation Of The Myanmar Teacher Competency Standards Framework (Tcsf): Phase Iii Case Studies, Anna Dabrowski, Rachel Parker, Amy Berry, Jeaniene Spink
Validation Of The Myanmar Teacher Competency Standards Framework (Tcsf): Phase Iii Case Studies, Anna Dabrowski, Rachel Parker, Amy Berry, Jeaniene Spink
Teacher education
Case studies form the third phase of the validation study for the Myanmar Teacher Competency Standards Framework (TCSF) in advance of its implementation in 2020. As the purpose of the case studies is to ensure that the TCSF is culturally and contextually appropriate, this paper outlines the results of data analysis on the Case Study component. This report focuses on responding to four key research questions: Which standards, minimum requirements and indicators were easiest and hardest to demonstrate? How is effective teaching demonstrated by the selected teachers in Myanmar? How does the evidence of effective teaching differ in different contexts? …
Teacher Development Multi-Year Study Series: Timor-Leste: Interim Report 2, Elizabeth Cassity, Jennie Chainey
Teacher Development Multi-Year Study Series: Timor-Leste: Interim Report 2, Elizabeth Cassity, Jennie Chainey
Teacher education
The interim reports present the findings from the first and second years of a multi-year study on Timor-Leste's Apoiu Lideransa liuhosi Mentoria no Aprendizajen (ALMA). The study focuses on understanding the extent to which education stakeholders, including school leaders and teachers, develop teaching knowledge and change teaching practice over time. It also explores the extent to which participation in the program leads to improvements in learning outcomes for students. This study is framed within the context of Timor-Leste's introduction of a new National Basic Education Curriculum.
Mother Tongue, Please!, Anannya Chakraborty
Mother Tongue, Please!, Anannya Chakraborty
Teacher India
There is sufficient research to show that mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTB-MLE) can help improve learning levels of students. Anannya Chakraborty discusses the key role of teachers in driving MTB-MLE and the systemic challenges of successfully engaging teachers in such programmes.
Digital Development: What It Means For Teachers, Amy Lightfoot
Digital Development: What It Means For Teachers, Amy Lightfoot
Teacher India
Technology can be leveraged for teachers’ professional development. Amy Lightfoot explains how.
Environmental Scan: Topical Areas To Inform A Future Review Of The Australian Professional Standards For Teachers, Kerry Elliott, Pru Mitchell, Hilary Hollingsworth, Charlotte Waters, Jenny Trevitt
Environmental Scan: Topical Areas To Inform A Future Review Of The Australian Professional Standards For Teachers, Kerry Elliott, Pru Mitchell, Hilary Hollingsworth, Charlotte Waters, Jenny Trevitt
Teaching standards and teacher evaluation
The brief was to conduct a broad sweep of literature that has surfaced since the publication of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers in 2011, and to consider how this literature could inform any future review of the standards. This multi-pronged scan method identified eleven topics that have increasingly influenced teachers' work over the past decade. The environmental scan report provides a critical review of current educational research and policy literature for each of the 11 topics. Findings provide a description of the topic, key sources, an outline of the changing landscape as it relates to teaching, examples of how …
Compassion Is The Need Of The Hour, Anannya Chakraborty
Compassion Is The Need Of The Hour, Anannya Chakraborty
Teacher India
The pandemic reminds us of our duty to inculcate the values of empathy and compassion in every child so that they learn to become individuals who not only display sensitivity towards the situation of others but also support them in times of need.
Critical Thinking And Problem-Solving, Amy Lightfoot
Critical Thinking And Problem-Solving, Amy Lightfoot
Teacher India
How can teachers help learners become critical thinkers and problem solvers while ensuring that they acquire the necessary knowledge for each subject?
The Teaching And Learning International Survey 2018. Australian Report Volume 1: Teachers And School Leaders As Lifelong Learners, Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman
The Teaching And Learning International Survey 2018. Australian Report Volume 1: Teachers And School Leaders As Lifelong Learners, Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman
OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)
The OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) collects internationally comparable data on the learning environment and the working conditions of teachers and principals in schools across the world. The results of the survey continue to provide valid, timely and comparable information from the perspective of school practitioners to help countries review and define policies for developing a high-quality teaching profession. Australia’s participation in TALIS 2018 was managed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). A total of 6603 teachers and 453 principals from a representative sample of primary and secondary schools across Australia participated in TALIS 2018. This …
Assessment Of Children As Confident And Involved Learners In Early Childhood Education And Care: Literature Review, Dan Cloney, Jen Jackson, Pru Mitchell
Assessment Of Children As Confident And Involved Learners In Early Childhood Education And Care: Literature Review, Dan Cloney, Jen Jackson, Pru Mitchell
Early Childhood Education
This literature review is one of a series of reviews to support Victorian early childhood professionals to assess children’s learning and development in relation to the five Learning and Development Outcomes in the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF). This literature review documents the research that underpins and defines learning for children from birth to eight years, and outlines children’s trajectory as confident and involved learners. The resource aims to equip early childhood professionals with the knowledge to identify and assess children’s progress towards the VEYLDF Outcome: 'Children are confident and involved learners'.
Teacher Development Multi-Year Study Series: Timor-Leste: Interim Report 1, Elizabeth Cassity, Jennie Chainey, Sheldon Rothman
Teacher Development Multi-Year Study Series: Timor-Leste: Interim Report 1, Elizabeth Cassity, Jennie Chainey, Sheldon Rothman
Teacher education
The purpose of this Interim Report is to present the findings from the first year of a multi-year study of Timor-Leste’s Professional Learning and Mentoring Program (PLMP). The study focuses on understanding the extent to which education stakeholders, including school leaders and teachers, develop teaching knowledge and change teaching practice over time. It also explores the extent to which participation in the PLMP leads to improvements in learning outcomes for students. This study of the PLMP is framed within the context Timor-Leste’s introduction of a new National Basic Education Curriculum.
Education Sector Workforce Planning: Practitioner Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)
Education Sector Workforce Planning: Practitioner Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)
Education Analytics Service
This Practitioner level module is designed to ensure that Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) staff members who engage with and lead policy dialogue with international and domestic partners are informed about education workforce planning cycles, key challenges related to managing workforce supply and demand, as well as initiatives that can improve workforce quality. It is recommended that staff complete the Education Sector Workforce Planning: Foundation level module as background information to this Practitioner level module.
Education Sector Workforce Planning: Foundation Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)
Education Sector Workforce Planning: Foundation Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)
Education Analytics Service
The purpose of this module is to provide introductory information about the structure of the education sector workforce, critical roles and steps required for education sector workforce planning, and key challenges. It provides a foundation to engage in this topic and apply advice from staff with operational or expert levels of knowledge in education. On successful completion you will be able to be an informed participant in forums related to education sector workforce planning.