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John Dewey

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Christa McAuliffe

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Helen Keller

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Shanaka Fernando

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Albert Einstein

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“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”

Benjamin Franklin

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Aristotle

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Dr Jan Deans receives 2016 Early Childhood Australia Doctoral Thesis Award

Congratulations to Dr Jan Deans, Director of the University’s Early Learning Centre in Abbotsford, on receiving the Early Childhood Australia (ECA) Doctoral Thesis Award.

Presented at the 2016 ECA National Conference, 5-8 October, this award aims to encourage early childhood research and recognises the excellence of early childhood research undertaken by doctoral students.

Jan’s colleague, Dr Jane Page congratulated her on this outstanding achievement.

“It’s such an achievement to be recognised on the national stage in this way and it goes without saying that we are very proud of Jan and her achievements,” she said.

Congratulations Jan!

Learning respect starts at school

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Monday 7 Nov 2016 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Reconceptualising Mathematics and Science Teacher Education Programs Conference

Join us for the Reconceptualising Mathematics and Science Teacher Education Programs (ReMSTEP) conference and learn about the impacts, outcomes and findings of the ReMSTEP project.

ReMSTEP is part of a larger agenda to make STEM teaching and learning more relevant and engaging with an aim to better promote the thinking needed for effective participation in 21st century Australia.

The key innovation underpinning ReMSTEP is the exploration of ways to link pre-service teachers to practising scientists and mathematicians, in order to represent the creativity and drive of scientific and mathematical thinking for these future teachers.

By attending the conference, you will have the opportunity to engage with case studies of innovative practice, and activities that translate contemporary science and mathematics into teacher education.

Tuesday 29 Nov 2016 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Breaking bad: Regulating the responses of teachers to students' "behaviours of concern"

Professor Bernadette McSherry

Foundation Director
Melbourne Social Equity Institute
The University of Melbourne

Professor Bernadette McSherry is the Foundation Director of the Melbourne Social Equity Institute at the University of Melbourne. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and the Australian Academy of Law, the President of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law and a legal member of the Victorian Mental Health Tribunal.

Professor McSherry has authored numerous books and articles on criminal law and mental health law, and is currently conducting research on an Australian Research Council Discovery project entitled Regulating the Use of Restraint on Persons with Disabilities: Model Laws and Guidelines.

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Current research projects

1 Teaching Australia

The Teaching Australia project seeks to support the teaching of Australian texts in primary and secondary schools. The project is designed to enhance Australian teachers’ knowledge of, and readiness to teach, Australian literature in the twenty-first century global context.

2 Investigating literary knowledge in the making of English teachers

This project explores the literary education of Early Career English Teachers in order to understand the role that literary knowledge plays in their teaching.

3 Secondary and university mathematics: Do they speak the same language?

This project will examine symbol use, a key aspect of students’ mathematical experience at school and university, and measure its impact on progression rates.

4 Realising the potential of Australia’s high capacity students

This project, known as REAP, involves exploration of the trend of students in the upper quartile of student achievement not showing learning gains at the same rate as their peers.

5 Assessment and Teaching of Foundational Skills for Diverse Learners: The Students with Additional Needs Program

This program of research commenced in 2007 at the Assessment Research Centre under the leadership of Professor Patrick Griffin, and since then has drawn on the collaborative work of many educators, researchers, and administrators who share a commitment to supporting every student's right to learn.

6 International Baccalaureate Programs: Longer Term Outcomes

A qualitative study investigating the influence of International Baccalaureate programs on the lives of alumni.

7 Peace building and language

Professor Joseph Lo Bianco has been appointed by UNICEF under its Peace Building and Education international project to conduct a research and intervention project on language, social cohesion and peace building in three SE Asian countries.

8 Evaluation of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers

The Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) has engaged the University of Melbourne and our partner, the Australian College of Educators, to design, develop and deliver the process and impact evaluation of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

9 Arts Education

Teachers’ application of arts rich practice: teaching in and through the arts

10 Focusing on the learner: Charting a way forward for Australian education

Australia’s current education policies will not address its slipping international rankings, according to a paper from the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education.

11 Teacher Artmaker Project

TAP is an international first for Visual Art Education, providing for the first time, longitudinal data on teacher’s participation in art production, perceptions of quality of teaching, and expectations of retention in the profession.

12 Specific Mathematics Assessments that Reveal Thinking

A 'smart-test' is an assessment that reveals thinking about a specific topic in mathematics.

13 NAPLAN

Launched on 26 November 2012, The Experience of Education: The impacts of high stakes testing on school students and their families: An Educator’s Perspective is a major study into the impact of NAPLAN testing.

14 Women in the Scientific Research Workforce

This project, anchored in the strategically important fields of biomedical research and chemistry related industries, will use longitudinal data analysis and industry case studies to extend knowledge of gender differences in scientific career paths and critical career transitions.

15 Assessment, Curriculum and Technology Research Centre (ACTRC)

The Philippines is facing a rapidly changing education system, associated changes in assessment and curriculum systems at national, regional and local levels, and a need for empirical data on curriculum innovation and implementation.

16 Abilities Based Learning and Education Support (ABLES) Research

The aim of the Abilities Based Learning and Education Support (ABLES) research is to inform the development of an integrated program of assessment, reporting, and teaching advice for children and young people whose learning is supported by the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s (DEECD) Program for Students with Disabilities.

17 Knowledge Building Project

This project aims to shed new light on Australian strategies of knowledge-building and on agendas for future policies and practice.

18 Teachers’ professional statistical literacy

This project is examining principals’ and teachers’ attitudes to, and perceptions of, statistical reports as well as their skills in interpreting such quantitative information.

19 Exploring teacher professional learning in a virtual environment

This project will establish a virtual classroom where participants can observe and explore teacher and student thinking.

20 Learning Mathematics with Technology

In multi-facetted projects, we are investigating the new opportunities to improve the teaching and learning of difficult topics, particularly algebra, through changed curriculum, assessment and teaching.

21 Researching ArtPlay and Signal

ArtPlay (2004) and Signal (2009) are unique community arts spaces managed by the City of Melbourne (CoM). They cater for children and youth aged from three to their early twenties. The primary foci of this research is participant engagement.

22 Educating the Australian Adolescent

An historical study of Australian secondary education in the middle decades of the twentieth century.

23 E4Kids

E4Kids is a 5-year study that will follow a large group of three and four year olds as they participate in childcare, kindergarten and preschool programs.

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Great teachers aren’t born. They’re taught.

Start your teaching career three years before you graduate

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Start your teaching career three years before you graduate

While you’re learning you’ll teach. While you’re teaching, you’ll learn.

News and events

Dr Jan Deans receives 2016 Early Childhood Australia Doctoral Thesis Award

Learning respect starts at school

Reconceptualising Mathematics and Science Teacher Education Programs Conference

Breaking bad: Regulating the responses of teachers to students' "behaviours of concern"

Professor Bernadette McSherry

Current research projects

1 Teaching Australia

2 Investigating literary knowledge in the making of English teachers

3 Secondary and university mathematics: Do they speak the same language?

4 Realising the potential of Australia’s high capacity students

5 Assessment and Teaching of Foundational Skills for Diverse Learners: The Students with Additional Needs Program

6 International Baccalaureate Programs: Longer Term Outcomes

7 Peace building and language

8 Evaluation of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers

9 Arts Education

10 Focusing on the learner: Charting a way forward for Australian education

11 Teacher Artmaker Project

12 Specific Mathematics Assessments that Reveal Thinking

13 NAPLAN

14 Women in the Scientific Research Workforce

15 Assessment, Curriculum and Technology Research Centre (ACTRC)

16 Abilities Based Learning and Education Support (ABLES) Research

17 Knowledge Building Project

18 Teachers’ professional statistical literacy

19 Exploring teacher professional learning in a virtual environment

20 Learning Mathematics with Technology

21 Researching ArtPlay and Signal

22 Educating the Australian Adolescent

23 E4Kids

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