Evidence Exchange 2016

This October join national and international experts for Evidence for Learning's Evidence Exchange 2016

On Thursday 27 October 2016, learn from world-renowned international research evidence authority Dr Jonathan Sharples, Senior Researcher, Education Endowment Foundation, Australian experts and peers who will share their experience and knowledge on the interaction between research, policy and practice.

The Evidence Exchange 2016 is an immersion program designed to help education professionals be guided, and equipped to use evidence in their practice to generate and cultivate practical classroom and school solutions that can have a significant impact on the achievement gap in Australian education.

We look forward to you joining us in Sydney at the Evidence Exchange 2016 on 27 October 2016.

Speakers

Anthony Mackay AM, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Strategic Education (CSE)
Cath Apanah, Assistant Principal, Montrose Bay High School (TAS)
Jason Borton, Principal, Richardson Primary School (ACT)
Dr Jonathan Sharples, Senior Researcher, Education Endowment Foundation
Jordana Hunter, Fellow, School Education Program, Grattan Institute
Kevin Mackay, Principal, Dandenong North Primary School (VIC)
Matt Deeble, Director, Evidence for Learning
Robert Randall, Chief Executive Officer, the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
Dr Tanya Vaughan, Associate Director, Evidence for Learning

Panelists

Ed Roper, Deputy Headmaster, Brisbane Grammar School (QLD)
Helen Johnston, Dean ‑ Teaching Development, Brisbane Grammar School (QLD)
Helen McCullough, Principal, East Ayr State School (QLD)
Dr Jonathan Sharples, Education Endowment Foundation
Jordana Hunter, Fellow, School Education Program, Grattan Institute
Dr Lee-Anne Perry AM, Executive Director, Queensland Catholic Education Commission
Renee Cowpe, Deputy Principal, Hilltop Road Public School (NSW)
Ryan Dunn, Lecturer, Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Practical Session Resources

Program Logic Template (Word, 229KB)

Biographies

Click on the link above for our speakers' biographies (PDF, 576 KB).

2016 Agenda

8:30am - 9:00am	REGISTRATION	Learning Intention & supporting materials
9:00am - 9:05am	Welcome: Commonwealth Bank
9:05am - 9:15am	Setting the agenda in the context of education policy in Australia Anthony Mackay AM, CEO, Centre for Strategic Education (CSE)
9:15am - 9:25am	Introduction: Matt Deeble, Director, Evidence for Learning	Understanding of the conceptual models involved within the Evidence Ecosystem (the Impact Evaluation Cycle and the Wider Evidence Chain).
9:25am - 9:45am	Impetus: A policy maker's perspective Robert Randall, CEO, the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)	Understanding how to use NAPLAN data to generate evidence to identify and frame a specific improvement challenge. The session will provide an outline of the development and implementation of NAPLAN online, the links between Literacy and Numeracy as represented in the NAPLAN tests, as well as student growth as measured through the Literacy/Numeracy continuum's of the Australian Curriculum.
9:45am - 10:05am	Impetus: A school leader's perspective Cath Apanah, Assistant Principal, Montrose Bay High School, TAS	Cath Apanah will highlight the practical use of the NAPLAN data to generate evidence and identify and frame a specific improvement challenge. This session will draw on the Persuasive Writing Marking Guide by ACARA.
10:05am - 10:25am	Impetus data analysis: Practical session Robert Randall, CEO, the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)	Using NAPLAN data, this session looks at how to determine an effect size to generate evidence to identify and frame a specific improvement challenge. Attendees will be asked to identify a specific improvement challenge within their school. Download the Effect Size Calculator spreadsheet (Excel, 24KB).
10:25am - 10:35am	Impetus: Question time
10:35am - 11:00am	MORNING TEA
11:00am - 11:10am	Awareness and analysis: A researcher's perspective Dr Tanya Vaughan, Associate Director, Evidence for Learning	Understanding of how to: consult various sources of information to determine one possible approach to the challenge; assess approaches for relative strengths and limitations relevance to context.
11:10am - 11:30am	Awareness and analysis: A school leader's perspective Kevin Mackay, Principal, Dandenong North Primary School (VIC)	Kevin Mackay will highlight the practical use of the Teaching & Learning Toolkit, looking at the awareness and analysis stage in the Impact Evaluation Cycle with a particular focus on the Mastery Learning approach.
11:30am - 11:45am	Awareness and analysis: Practical session with the Teaching & Learning Toolkit Dr Tanya Vaughan, Associate Director, Evidence for Learning	How are educators using the Teaching & Learning Toolkit? This session will explore one approach in depth that is of relevance to your school. The choice of the approach is to be linked to the specific improvement challenge as identified by you.
11:45am - 12:00pm	Awareness and analysis: Question time
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Adopt and adapt: A researcher's perspective Dr Jonathan Sharples, Senior Researcher, Education Endowment Foundation	How do others adopt and adapt? Dr Jonathan Sharples will explain and give an understanding of guidance reports and their usefulness to school leaders during the adoption and adaption phase. This session will provide an understanding of engagement with the profession through: Campaigns (Teaching Assistants and Literacy); Research champions; Research schools and; Research learning communities.
1:00pm - 1:15pm	Adopt and adapt: Question time
1:15pm - 2:00pm	LUNCH
2:00pm - 2:20pm	Implementation: A researcher's perspective Jordana Hunter, Fellow, School Education Program, Grattan Institute	This session will work focus on Grattan Institute's report 'Targeted Teaching: how better use of data can improve student learning.' It will look closely at how to: act, evaluate and adjust; implement an approach as outlined in a specific plan; collect data on effectiveness and efficiency of the approach to substantiate hypotheses and; use data to fine tune elements of the intervention.
2:20pm - 2:45pm	Implementation: A school leader's perspective on how to act, evaluate and adjust Jason Borton – Principal, Richardson Primary School (ACT)	Jason Borton will show the implementation of a model used at Richardson Primary School for providing feedback to students.
2:45pm - 2:55pm	Implementation: Question time
2:55pm - 3:10pm	Implementation: Practical session Dr Tanya Vaughan	A practical session where attendees will map out a program logic for implementation for a chosen approach in the Teaching & Learning Toolkit that is applicable to their school.
3:10pm - 3:30pm	AFTERNOON TEA
3:30pm - 4:30pm	Forum: A panel of speakers including school leaders, researchers and policy makers, facilitated by Anthony Mackay AM - Ed Roper, Deputy Headmaster, Brisbane Grammar School, QLD - Helen Johnston, Dean ‑ Teaching Development, Brisbane Grammar School, QLD - Helen McCullough, Principal, East Ayr State School (QLD) - Dr Jonathan Sharples, Education Endowment Foundation - Jordana Hunter, Fellow, School Education Program, Grattan Institute - Dr Lee-Anne Perry AM, Executive Director, Queensland Catholic Education Commission - Renee Cowpe, Deputy Principal, Hilltop Road Public School, NSW - Ryan Dunn, Lecturer, Melbourne Graduate School of Education	Our panelists will discuss the topic: 'Understanding the importance of collective effort to ensure growth within the Evidence Ecosystem'.
4:30pm - 4:45pm	Q&A Facilitated by Anthony Mackay AM
4:45pm - 5:00pm	Closing remarks Anthony Mackay AM and Matt Deeble

Resource Materials

Impact Evaluation Cycle: An evidence-informed cycle of selecting, implementing and evaluating an intervention to create an intentional improvement within schools.

The Teaching & Learning Toolkit: A free, online summary of global research into educational approaches. The Toolkit is a valuable resource to support evidence-informed decision-making in Australian schools.

Evidence for the Frontline, a report by Dr Jonathan Sharples, published by the Alliance for Useful Evidence that outlines the elements of a functioning evidence system.

Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants: The best available evidence on teaching assistants is presented in a new report, Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants, published in Spring 2015.

Reflections by Dr Jonathan Sharples on the evidence system in Australia

Video

This is a highlights video of the Evidence Exchange 2016. (Time 2.26)

Podcasts

This is a series of podcasts recorded live from the Evidence Exchange, capturing each of the speakers’ sessions as well and the panel forum.

The Evidence for Learning Evidence Exchange 2016 is an invitation-only event hosted by the Commonwealth Bank.

This event has been developed for school leaders, teachers, researchers and academics to discuss practical implementation of evidence in a school and classroom setting.