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Research Conference 2012
School Improvement: What does the research tell us about effective strategies?
26–28 August 2012
Sydney Convention Centre
Sydney, NSW
School Improvement is a key objective of all educational systems and school leaders who share a common drive to deliver improved outcomes for students. Research Conference 2012 will highlight recent research and practice that identifies not only WHAT schools can do to improve outcomes for students but also HOW they can do it most effectively.
Research is revealing particular practices that have a powerful effect on school improvement endeavours. High-impact practices that will be discussed at this conference include:
- School leadership and its role in shaping effective teaching practices and building an expert teaching team,
- School-wide analysis and discussion of systematically collected data on student outcomes, including academic, attendance and behavioural outcomes,
- The creation of a culture that promotes a deep belief that every student is capable of successful learning and that gives a high priority to building and maintaining positive and caring relationships between staff, students and parents,
- The use of ICT as a resource to drive school improvement through curriculum delivery strategies,
- The targeted use of resources (staff time, expertise, funds, facilities, materials, community partnerships) to meet the learning needs of all students,
- Effective teaching practices that extend from school-wide policies, practices and programs to assist in identifying student learning needs to a range of teaching approaches and monitoring strategies to effectively address the diversity of student needs,
- The encouragement of a school-wide, shared responsibility for student learning and the development of a culture of continuous professional improvement that includes classroom-based learning, mentoring and coaching arrangements.
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