Education Leadership
Centre for Strategic Education
CSE is a not for profit organisation addressing the interests of education by promoting and enhancing the status and interests of the teaching profession. It provides a range of services, activities and resources to meet professional needs including professional resources and publications nationally and internationally.
Visible Learning
This website brings together the freely available online resources related to John Hattie’s Visible Learning research (videos, research papers, books and news articles) and to enable a deeper understanding of the underlying concepts.
ACARA - Australian Curriculum & Assessment Authority
ACARA is responsible for the development of the Australian Curriculum from Foundation* to Year 12. The development of the Australian Curriculum will occur over three broad timeframes and is guided by two key documents; the Melbourne Declaration on Education Goals for Young Australians and the Shape of the Australian Curriculum. Adoption of an Australian curriculum is proposed to commence in 2014.
Education in Finland
Links to selected materials and information about education in Finland gathered by Pasi Sahlberg.
Australian Education Associations and Organisations
This is a growing list of subject associations and education organisations, mostly Australian with some international links.
George Lucas Education Foundation - Edutopia
One of the organisations leading education reform in the US. They have a vision for changed based on rigourous project-based learning, social-emotional learning, and access to new technologies; where innovation is the rule, not the exception; and where students become lifelong learners and develop 21st-century skills.
OFSTED
UK - Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. They regulate and inspect to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. OFSTED issues regular statistics and reports that are used by school leaders worldwide for policy development and school improvement.
ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education
The premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving learning and teaching by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education. It it collaborates closely with teacher-librarian organisations and includes a Library stream in the annual national conference. ISTE has an active community of special interest groups and reaches world wide through publications and webinars. It's a valuable personal professional membership.
WISE - World Innovation Summit for Education
Established by Qatar Foundation in 2009. WISE is an international, multi-sectoral platform for creative thinking, debate and purposeful action in order to build the future of education through innovation. Provides a non-USA centric perspective on education innovation.
