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ACER Update NAB Schools First applications closing soon Only one week remains to apply for a share in $5 million in funding available to outstanding school-community partnerships. Applications for the 2011 NAB Schools First Seed Funding and Impact Awards close at 5:00pm (AEST) on Friday 29 July 2011. This year, 60 established partnerships will each win a $50 000 Impact Award and 50 new or developing partnerships will each win a $25 000 Seed Funding Award. The winners will be announced on 15 September, followed by the announcement of State and National Awards in October and November. To find out more about NAB Schools First visit www.schoolsfirst.edu.au or call 1800 649 141. Principal for a Day Time still remains for business and community leaders to register to become a Principal for a Day on Tuesday 23 August 2011. Principal for a Day is a collaboration between schools and their communities that aims to increase and strengthen relationships, based on knowledge and understanding, between the private sector and education. It is a unique opportunity for business and community leaders to shadow a school principal to gain a first hand behind-the-scenes experience of the strengths and challenges facing our schools every day. The program is a joint partnership between ACER and the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) and has been running in Victoria since 2001. Schools and community and business leaders interested in participating can obtain more information from www.acer.edu.au/pfad or by contacting Ms Viv Acker on 03 9277 5617 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy Schools are being invited to give their feedback on their experiences of grant seeking from philanthropic Foundations / Trusts by completing the Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy (LLEAP) survey. The first national study of its kind, LLEAP aims to build knowledge and improve outcomes for schools and philanthropic supporters. The project will deliver a practical LLEAP toolkit to improve the way education and philanthropy work together for maximum impact. LLEAP is an initiative of Tender Bridge (an ACER research and development service) and The Ian Potter Foundation. Anyone wishing to learn more about this project can visit www.acer.edu.au/lleap or contact the Project Director Dr Michelle Anderson via email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Research Conference 2011 The ACER Research Conference 2011 Indigenous Education: Pathways to success will be held in Darwin on 7-9 August. Presenters will highlight the conditions, contexts, curriculum, pedagogy and practices that establish pathways to success for Indigenous students. Further information including the full conference program is available from http://www.acer.edu.au/conference A new book, Two Way Teaching and Learning: Towards culturally reflective and relevant education by Hannah Rachel Bell, ACER Principal Research Fellow Dr Nola Purdie and ACER Indigenous Liaison Officer Gina Milgate, will be launched at the conference. The book focuses on policy issues, strategies to improve outcomes for Indigenous students, and ways in which people of different cultures can learn from each other. Two Way Teaching and Learning is available for purchase from the ACER Press online shop. « Back to eNews
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NAB Schools First applications closing soon

Only one week remains to apply for a share in $5 million in funding available to outstanding school-community partnerships. Applications for the 2011 NAB Schools First Seed Funding and Impact Awards close at 5:00pm (AEST) on Friday 29 July 2011. This year, 60 established partnerships will each win a $50 000 Impact Award and 50 new or developing partnerships will each win a $25 000 Seed Funding Award. The winners will be announced on 15 September, followed by the announcement of State and National Awards in October and November. To find out more about NAB Schools First visit www.schoolsfirst.edu.au or call 1800 649 141.

Principal for a Day

Time still remains for business and community leaders to register to become a Principal for a Day on Tuesday 23 August 2011. Principal for a Day is a collaboration between schools and their communities that aims to increase and strengthen relationships, based on knowledge and understanding, between the private sector and education. It is a unique opportunity for business and community leaders to shadow a school principal to gain a first hand behind-the-scenes experience of the strengths and challenges facing our schools every day. The program is a joint partnership between ACER and the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) and has been running in Victoria since 2001. Schools and community and business leaders interested in participating can obtain more information from www.acer.edu.au/pfad or by contacting Ms Viv Acker on 03 9277 5617 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy

Schools are being invited to give their feedback on their experiences of grant seeking from philanthropic Foundations / Trusts by completing the Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy (LLEAP) survey. The first national study of its kind, LLEAP aims to build knowledge and improve outcomes for schools and philanthropic supporters. The project will deliver a practical LLEAP toolkit to improve the way education and philanthropy work together for maximum impact. LLEAP is an initiative of Tender Bridge (an ACER research and development service) and The Ian Potter Foundation. Anyone wishing to learn more about this project can visit www.acer.edu.au/lleap or contact the Project Director Dr Michelle Anderson via email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Research Conference 2011

The ACER Research Conference 2011 Indigenous Education: Pathways to success will be held in Darwin on 7-9 August. Presenters will highlight the conditions, contexts, curriculum, pedagogy and practices that establish pathways to success for Indigenous students. Further information including the full conference program is available from http://www.acer.edu.au/conference

A new book, Two Way Teaching and Learning: Towards culturally reflective and relevant education by Hannah Rachel Bell, ACER Principal Research Fellow Dr Nola Purdie and ACER Indigenous Liaison Officer Gina Milgate, will be launched at the conference. The book focuses on policy issues, strategies to improve outcomes for Indigenous students, and ways in which people of different cultures can learn from each other. Two Way Teaching and Learning is available for purchase from the ACER Press online shop.

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