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ACER UPDATE Principal for a Day 2008 The Principal for a Day event was held in Victoria on 2 September. The program, which is delivered by the ACER Leadership Centre in partnership with the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, provides an opportunity to showcase the successes of state education, and opens doors for principals into business and community networks. For business and community leaders, the program provides insight into and better understanding of the young people who represent the future of Victoria. This year’s program involved more than 100 “Principals for a Day” matched with school leaders in primary, secondary and special schools in metropolitan and regional Victoria. The Principal for a Day key was followed by a Forum, on 16 September, in which guest panelists discussed the issues arising from the Principal for a Day program, around the theme “Leadership: Finding the common ground”. Further information on the Principal for a Day program is available from the PFAD website. ACER International Institute hosts Indian educators A group of four Indian educators will visit the ACER International Institute in September and October under the Australian Endeavour Scholarship program. The scholarships, funded by the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, were awarded through the Australian High Commission in Delhi. The Indian educators will work with ACER International Institute staff to study school-based and system-wide student assessment practices in Australia. The group will be in Australia for six weeks. Four weeks will be based at the ACER offices in Melbourne, and two weeks will be spent in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane. The educators will visit schools and talk with leaders and teachers about the administration and use of student assessment. « Back to eNews
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Principal for a Day 2008

The Principal for a Day event was held in Victoria on 2 September. The program, which is delivered by the ACER Leadership Centre in partnership with the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, provides an opportunity to showcase the successes of state education, and opens doors for principals into business and community networks. For business and community leaders, the program provides insight into and better understanding of the young people who represent the future of Victoria. This year’s program involved more than 100 “Principals for a Day” matched with school leaders in primary, secondary and special schools in metropolitan and regional Victoria. The Principal for a Day key was followed by a Forum, on 16 September, in which guest panelists discussed the issues arising from the Principal for a Day program, around the theme “Leadership: Finding the common ground”. Further information on the Principal for a Day program is available from the PFAD website.

ACER International Institute hosts Indian educators

A group of four Indian educators will visit the ACER International Institute in September and October under the Australian Endeavour Scholarship program. The scholarships, funded by the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, were awarded through the Australian High Commission in Delhi.
The Indian educators will work with ACER International Institute staff to study school-based and system-wide student assessment practices in Australia. The group will be in Australia for six weeks. Four weeks will be based at the ACER offices in Melbourne, and two weeks will be spent in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane. The educators will visit schools and talk with leaders and teachers about the administration and use of student assessment.

ACER UPDATE

Principal for a Day 2008

ACER International Institute hosts Indian educators