Higher education student engagement conference

ACER and the LH Martin Institute are co-hosting the 2012 National Student Engagement Conference, on the topic ‘Enhancing retention and outcomes in a competitive environment’.  The conference will bring together stakeholders from across the sector to discuss how Australian tertiary education can assure and enhance students’ engagement in effective educational practices to boost quality and productivity.

The conference takes place in Melbourne on 30-31 October. Further information, including a list of speakers and registration details, is available from www.acer.edu.au/highereducation/courses-and-conferences/

LLEAP and student engagement

According to LLEAP (Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy) 2011, there’s a large gap between those in schools who know how to engage with philanthropy and those who do not, with nine out of 10 schools in Australia having ‘never’ or ‘only once’ connected with philanthropy.

Drawing on data from the second national LLEAP study, Drs Michelle Anderson and Emma Curtin say student engagement is a key focus for schools, not-for-profits working in education and philanthropic foundations and trusts. The second LLEAP Report will be released in November.

Further information on LLEAP is available from http://www.acer.edu.au/lleap

Creative arts

Creative Arts in the Lives of Young People by Robyn Ewing, Foreword by Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett, Artistic Directors of the Sydney Theatre Company, will be launched on 13 November at the Sydney Story Factory, Redfern, by Cath Keenan, former journalist and co-founder of the Sydney Story Factory.

Further information on Creative Arts in the Lives of Young People is available from https://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/A5262BK

International assessment reports

The 2011 reports for the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) will be released in December.

Further information on TIMSS and PIRLS is available from http://www.acer.edu.au/timss/overview

Excellence in Professional Practice Conference

ACER invites you to share and learn with the best in the profession at the inaugural Excellence in Professional Practice Conference for teachers.

The conference to be held in March addresses the theme, ‘Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Excellence and innovation in the classroom’ by drawing together teachers from across Australia to share their professional practice and expertise, and learn from one another about best practice in teaching the Australian Curriculum from classrooms across the country.

The Excellence in Professional Practice Conference takes place on the Gold Coast on 17 and 18 March, 2013. Further information is available from http://www.acer.edu.au/eppc

Vocational and workplace education and training: Building on evidence to improve skills

The second National Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Conference 2013, addressing the theme, ‘Building on evidence to improve skills,’ to be held in May will bring together evidence-based research with industry and training perspectives in order to share and discuss issues around the assessment of language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) and implications for effective vocational and workplace education and training (VET).

Speakers at the conference will include researchers, managers and coordinators with local and international expertise in LLN skills and adult learning, from industry and the VET sector, along with policy makers from industry, industry skills councils and government.

The second National Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Conference 2013 will take place at Ultimo College, Sydney Institute, on 9 and 10 May, 2013. Further information is available from http://www.acer.edu.au/nallnac

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