New publicationsNational Institute for Quality Teaching and School Leadership: Business Plan Overview 2005-2007The National Institute for Quality Teaching and School Leadership has been established with funding from the Australian Government to act by and for the teaching profession. It has four core functions: professional standards and accreditation, professional learning and course accreditation, research and communication, and promotion of the profession. The Business Plan sets out the program of work to advance these functions and includes a mission statement, operating principles, objectives and progress measures.
KLA Subject HeadingsLeadershipTeacher training Teacher evaluation Teaching profession School leadership Homework Literature Review
Department of Education Queensland,
November 2004
This paper presents a summary of research findings associated with homework for school-aged children. The study was undertaken in response to community concerns about the amount of homework being issued in Queensland schools. The review sought to identify evidence of the impacts of homework on students and families, and to provide advice on whether guidelines for homework would be of benefit to state schools. Using online databases and websites with homework-related content, the review examined national and international studies.
KLA Subject HeadingsHomeworkStudents Queensland Family Parent and child Curriculum planning Classroom management Child development Case studies A Profile of the American High School Sophomore in 2002
National Center for Educational Statistics,
March 2005
This report presents findings from the base year of the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002, a longitudinal study of American high school students. The report provides descriptive information about the experiences and characteristics of a representative sample of 10th-graders who were studied in the spring term of the 2001–02 American school year. It examines the cohort’s sociodemographic characteristics, school experiences, participation in extracurricular activities, time use, tested achievement in reading and mathematics, and educational expectations and plans. The key audience is educators and policy-makers. (Adapted from publisher's description).
KLA Subject HeadingsSecondary educationUnited States of America (USA) Educational evaluation Students DfES e-Strategy Harnessing Technology: Transforming Learning and Children's Services
Department for education and skills (UK),
March 2005
This report describes the use of digital and interactive technologies to achieve a more personalised approach within all areas of education and children's services. It aims to cover all sectors for the next five years and beyond. The long-term goal is to build all British education and children's services to the point of being able to use the technology effectively. The strategy sets out to achieve four overarching objectives: transforming teaching, learning and child development; connecting with hard to reach groups; opening up education to partnerships with other organisations; and moving to a new level of efficiency and effectiveness in delivery. The e-Strategy has the following six priorities: an integrated online information service for all citizens; integrated online personal support for children and learners; a collaborative approach to transforming teaching and learning; a good quality training and support package for practitioners; a leadership and development package for organisational capability in ICT; and a common digital infrastructure to support transformation and reform. (Adapted from publisher's description). Key Learning AreasTechnologySubject HeadingsSchool partnershipsComputers in society Computer-based training Information and Communications Technology (ICT) School equipment Teaching and learning Professional development Curriculum planning Great Britain I Had a Teacher: Twenty-Three Stories About Successful MentorsThis book is a collection of 20 stories about real teachers who have made a positive difference in the lives of individual students. These accounts show how one day at a time, student by student, year after year, a good teacher makes a change in students' lives. Discussion questions are provided for each story. The book is aimed at future teachers, preservice and inservice teachers, as well as teacher educators. (Adapted from publisher's description)
KLA Subject HeadingsLearning abilityTeaching and learning Teacher-student relationships Teacher training Students Mentors Classroom management Development and Management of Virtual Schools: Issues and Trends
Information Science Publishing,
September 2003
Development and Management of Virtual Schools is a reference source for scholars and other groups involved in this form of schooling. The chapters review best practice from concept and development, through implementation and evaluation. Topics include instructional design for virtual schools, assessment of student learning in virtual schools, administering a virtual school, and measuring quality of virtual schools. (Available from DA Information) KLA Subject HeadingsElearningInformation and Communications Technology (ICT) Technology Schools School culture Internet |