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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published April 2012 3134 subscribers Subscribe Now In this issue: Investigating computer and information literacy New resource to help grow educational ideas Comparing school learning outcomes internationally Tracking demand in higher education ACER Update Investigating computer and information literacy Sound assessments of computer and information literacy depend on a uniform framework and empirically based set of outcome standards, and these are at the core of the International Study of Computer and Information Literacy (ICILS). The ICILS project, conducted by ACER and others for the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), currently involves the education systems of 21 countries. Continue reading » New resource to help grow educational ideas A new resource designed to help grow ideas in education for maximum impact was launched in April. Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy (LLEAP) is a three-year study of the impact of philanthropy in education. The findings from the first year of LLEAP were released in December 2011 and informed the development of the LLEAP Dialogue Series, a practical guide on grant making and grant seeking in education, co-authored by LLEAP Project Director and ACER Senior Research Fellow, Dr Michelle Anderson, and ACER Research Fellow, Dr Emma Curtin. Continue reading » Comparing school learning outcomes internationally The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) has launched an initiative to track student achievement and its measurement worldwide. Known as the UIS Observatory of Learning Outcomes, the project will compile indicators of achievement among primary and secondary students in more than 200 countries. Continue reading » Tracking demand in higher education In 2012, Australian universities entered a new era of student selection and enrolment. Australia’s universities are now able to enrol as many students as they choose (or to be more precise, as choose them) under a funding system driven by student demand. ACER’s Joining the Dots Research Briefing, 'Tracking demand: An early audit of Australia's new student demand driven system', by ACER Senior Research Fellow Dr Daniel Edwards and ACER Research Fellow Ms Eva van der Brugge, explores the changes that have occurred in the system over the few years since this funding arrangement was announced. Continue reading » ACER Update ACER Institute Leading Thinkers ACER Institute’s Leading Thinkers is a national series that brings inspirational speakers to educators at all levels of policy and practice. This year, speakers and topics include: Dr Alison Davis, ‘Whole school improvement in literacy: Key questions to guide leadership’, Sydney 13 June / Melbourne 14 June / Brisbane 31 October Professor Helen Timperley, ‘Realising the power of professional learning: Whole school improvement’, Melbourne 7 August / Adelaide 8 August / Sydney 23 August / Brisbane 24 August Associate Professor Erica Frydenberg, ‘Coping skill development in the context of the social emotional curriculum: Skills to build resilience in adolescents’, Melbourne 11 September Full details on all seminars and presenters are available from www.acerinstitute.edu.au/leading-thinkers Research Conference 2012 School Improvement: What does the research tell us about effective strategies? ACER’s annual research conference will take place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, from 26-28 August 2012. Further information including registration details, the conference program and a list of speakers is available from www.acer.edu.au/research-conference. Enquiries may be directed to Margaret Taylor by phone to 03 9277 5403 or by email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) NAB Schools First applications open NAB Schools First enters its fourth year in 2012 with $3 million in funding available to 130 outstanding school-community partnerships across three award categories. This year there will be 55 Impact Awards, 65 Seed Funding Awards and 10 Student Awards. Applications for each of these awards are open now and close on 29 June. The winners will be announced in August. NAB Schools First is a strong partnership between NAB, ACER and the Foundation for Young Australians. It is Australia’s largest corporate initiative of its kind and is open to all schools around the country. To date, 305 Australian schools have shared in over $15 million award money to support their school-community partnership. To find out more and to download application forms, awards criteria, guidelines, and Terms and Conditions visit www.schoolsfirst.edu.au
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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published April 2012
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In this issue:

Investigating computer and information literacy

Sound assessments of computer and information literacy depend on a uniform framework and empirically based set of outcome standards, and these are at the core of the International Study of Computer and Information Literacy (ICILS). The ICILS project, conducted by ACER and others for the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), currently involves the education systems of 21 countries.

New resource to help grow educational ideas

A new resource designed to help grow ideas in education for maximum impact was launched in April. Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy (LLEAP) is a three-year study of the impact of philanthropy in education. The findings from the first year of LLEAP were released in December 2011 and informed the development of the LLEAP Dialogue Series, a practical guide on grant making and grant seeking in education, co-authored by LLEAP Project Director and ACER Senior Research Fellow, Dr Michelle Anderson, and ACER Research Fellow, Dr Emma Curtin.

Comparing school learning outcomes internationally

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) has launched an initiative to track student achievement and its measurement worldwide. Known as the UIS Observatory of Learning Outcomes, the project will compile indicators of achievement among primary and secondary students in more than 200 countries.

Tracking demand in higher education

In 2012, Australian universities entered a new era of student selection and enrolment. Australia’s universities are now able to enrol as many students as they choose (or to be more precise, as choose them) under a funding system driven by student demand. ACER’s Joining the Dots Research Briefing, 'Tracking demand: An early audit of Australia's new student demand driven system', by ACER Senior Research Fellow Dr Daniel Edwards and ACER Research Fellow Ms Eva van der Brugge, explores the changes that have occurred in the system over the few years since this funding arrangement was announced.

ACER Update

ACER Institute Leading Thinkers

ACER Institute’s Leading Thinkers is a national series that brings inspirational speakers to educators at all levels of policy and practice. This year, speakers and topics include:

Dr Alison Davis, ‘Whole school improvement in literacy: Key questions to guide leadership’, Sydney 13 June / Melbourne 14 June / Brisbane 31 October
Professor Helen Timperley, ‘Realising the power of professional learning: Whole school improvement’, Melbourne 7 August / Adelaide 8 August / Sydney 23 August / Brisbane 24 August
Associate Professor Erica Frydenberg, ‘Coping skill development in the context of the social emotional curriculum: Skills to build resilience in adolescents’, Melbourne 11 September

Full details on all seminars and presenters are available from www.acerinstitute.edu.au/leading-thinkers

Research Conference 2012
School Improvement: What does the research tell us about effective strategies?

ACER’s annual research conference will take place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, from 26-28 August 2012. Further information including registration details, the conference program and a list of speakers is available from www.acer.edu.au/research-conference. Enquiries may be directed to Margaret Taylor by phone to 03 9277 5403 or by email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

NAB Schools First applications open

NAB Schools First enters its fourth year in 2012 with $3 million in funding available to 130 outstanding school-community partnerships across three award categories. This year there will be 55 Impact Awards, 65 Seed Funding Awards and 10 Student Awards. Applications for each of these awards are open now and close on 29 June. The winners will be announced in August.

NAB Schools First is a strong partnership between NAB, ACER and the Foundation for Young Australians. It is Australia’s largest corporate initiative of its kind and is open to all schools around the country. To date, 305 Australian schools have shared in over $15 million award money to support their school-community partnership. To find out more and to download application forms, awards criteria, guidelines, and Terms and Conditions visit www.schoolsfirst.edu.au

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