ACER UPDATE
Masters appointed College president
ACER chief executive Geoff Masters has commenced a 2-year term as President of the Australian College of Educators (ACE). During his term Professor Masters says he intends to place special emphasis on advancing the five objectives of the College, which are to provide a voice for the profession; to promote professional standards; to recognise and encourage excellence in practice; to support professional learning; and to raise the status of the profession) and on building the College membership.
iAchieve at home now available
During January ACER launched a new online assessment service for parents and students to use in the home. The iAchieve at home website currently provides assessment materials in English and mathematics suitable for children in Years 3 to 10. These materials can be used to evaluate a child's progress and to identify areas of strength and weakness: information that complements teachers' reports. It is recommended that students participating in the iAchieve at home program complete a test at the beginning and towards the end of the school year. The first test is available now at www.iachieveathome.com.au
Future teachers project
ACER's Teaching and Leadership research program has a new project entitled Future Teachers Project - Phase 1. The Victorian Institute of Teaching has asked ACER to:
- design an instrument for surveying the perceptions of beginning teachers and their employers about the effectiveness of current teacher education models in Victoria;
- analyse the findings;
- report on changes that stakeholders believe should be made to teacher education programs to better prepare future teachers; and
- report on practical steps that could be taken to ensure that future teaching graduations have the desired knowledge and skill.
ACER staff will working closely with the VIT's Accreditation team. The project is due to be complete in April.
VicRoads Consultancy
As part of the ongoing monitoring of the novice driver tests in Victoria, Vic Roads has requested ACER to review the test data from the last 12 months.
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