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Practical guides for educators

Here you will find practical guides and tools to use in the classroom or at your school.  

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Managing cognitive load through effective presentations

Managing cognitive load through effective presentations

This resource has practical tips on how to consider cognitive load when creating teaching presentations.

Best practices creating a positive learning environment

Best practices creating a positive learning environment

The modern classroom is ever-changing. The following evidence-based teaching strategies can assist teachers as they support students’ education continuity, in an online and/or remote learning environment.

Classroom management discussion guide

Classroom management discussion guide

This professional learning discussion guide is designed to help teachers and school leaders engage with CESE’s literature review, Classroom management: Creating and maintaining positive learning environments.

Cognitive load theory in practice

Cognitive load theory in practice

This practical resource uses examples from the NSW syllabuses to illustrate how teachers can use cognitive load theory in the classroom.

Curriculum implementation discussion guide

Curriculum implementation discussion guide

This discussion guide supports K-12 school leaders and teachers to unpack CESE’s curriculum implementation case studies and reflect on strategies relevant to their school context.

Data collection and analysis for evaluation reference guides

Data collection and analysis for evaluation reference guides

This guide provides practical tips on data collection in the context of evaluation. It covers good survey design, running effective focus groups, conducting effective interviews and the process of document analysis.

English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) effective school practices - school resource

English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) effective school practices - school resource

This resource provides practical strategies and reflection questions to help teachers and school leaders implement the findings from the English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) effective school practices research report.

Everyday resilience

Everyday resilience

This resource is a practical guide for school leaders and teachers on how to support students’ everyday resilience – or ‘academic buoyancy’.

General capabilities professional learning discussion guide

General capabilities professional learning discussion guide

General capabilities: A perspective from cognitive science uses insights from cognitive science to explore the most effective ways of supporting students to develop key capabilities such as critical and creative thinking.

Growth goal setting

Growth goal setting

This paper provides a synthesis of research, including new research from NSW high schools using Tell Them From Me data. It explains why growth goal setting is important and provides practical suggestions for schools and teachers to support their students.

How high expectations and engagement drive student learning reflection guides

How high expectations and engagement drive student learning reflection guides

These reflection guides explores the role of student engagement and classroom practices for improving student learning.

Inclusive education case studies discussion guide

Inclusive education case studies discussion guide

The discussion guide has been created to support principals, executive and teachers to unpack and reflect on CESE's case studies on inclusive education in NSW schools and to consider how the content is relevant to their own school contexts.

Supporting advocacy at school reflection guide

Supporting advocacy at school reflection guide

These resources are part of a series that summarise the research on student wellbeing and engagement. They support the department's strategic goal of ensuring every student is known, valued and cared for.

Supporting high academic expectations reflection guide

Supporting high academic expectations reflection guide

These resources are part of a series that summarise the research on student wellbeing and engagement. They support the department's strategic goal of ensuring every student is known, valued and cared for.

Supporting students from low socioeconomic backgrounds to flourish

Supporting students from low socioeconomic backgrounds to flourish

This resource is a practical guide for schools on how to support low-SES students’ personal academic agency using quality teaching practices.

Supporting students sense of belonging reflection guide

Supporting students sense of belonging reflection guide

These resources are part of a series that summarise the research on student wellbeing and engagement. They support the department's strategic goal of ensuring every student is known, valued and cared for.

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