ACER Institute

About ACER Institute

The ACER Institute is committed to providing research-based professional learning that is relevant to educators across a range of contexts. ACER Institute professional learning is designed to improve learning of practitioners and students at all levels of educational endeavour.

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Graduate programs

New in 2011: Graduate Program in the Assessment of Student Learning

Graduate Program in the Teaching of Reading
Graduate Program in the Assessment of Student Learning

Workshops & Seminars

Below are some of the upcoming workshops and seminars.
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Date	Date	Workshop
Aug 7, 2012	7 Aug 2012	Realising the Power of Professional Learning: Whole School Improvement Leading Thinkers
Aug 8, 2012	8 Aug 2012	Realising the Power of Professional Learning: Whole School Improvement Leading Thinkers
Aug 23, 2012	23 Aug 2012	Realising the Power of Professional Learning: Whole School Improvement Leading Thinkers
Aug 24, 2012	24 Aug 2012	Realising the Power of Professional Learning: Whole School Improvement Leading Thinkers
Jul 27, 2012	27 Jul 2012	Digital Age Literacy A New Paradigm for Secondary English and Literature Education (1 Day Workshop) Workshop
Aug 24, 2012	24 Aug 2012	Digital Age Literacy A New Paradigm for Secondary English and Literature Education (1 Day Workshop) Workshop
Oct 12, 2012	12 Oct 2012	Digital Age Literacy A New Paradigm for Secondary English and Literature Education (1 Day Workshop) Workshop
Aug 6, 2012	6 Aug 2012	Digital Age Literacy A New Paradigm for Secondary English and Literature Education (2 Day Workshop ) Workshop
Sep 7, 2012	7 Sep 2012	Digital Age Literacy A New Paradigm for Secondary English and Literature Education (2 Day Workshop ) Workshop
Mar 7, 2012	7 Mar 2012	Gifted Education: Identifying and Catering for Gifted Students Workshop
Jun 6, 2012	6 Jun 2012	Gifted Education: Identifying and Catering for Gifted Students Workshop
Jul 25, 2012	25 Jul 2012	Gifted Education: Identifying and Catering for Gifted Students Workshop
May 11, 2012	11 May 2012	Positive Behaviour Strategies to use with Students with ASD or ADHD Workshop
Oct 16, 2012	16 Oct 2012	Positive Behaviour Strategies to use with Students with ASD or ADHD Workshop
Feb 28, 2012	28 Feb 2012	Maximising Learning Outcomes for Students with Special Needs Workshop
Mar 15, 2012	15 Mar 2012	Maximising Learning Outcomes for Students with Special Needs Workshop
Jul 24, 2012	24 Jul 2012	Maximising Learning Outcomes for Students with Special Needs Workshop
Mar 16, 2012	16 Mar 2012	Making Sense of the Behav that We See: Understanding behaviour & learning style of students with ASD Workshop
Aug 1, 2012	1 Aug 2012	Making Sense of the Behav that We See: Understanding behaviour & learning style of students with ASD Workshop
Mar 8, 2012	8 Mar 2012	Philosophy for Physics Teachers Workshop
Aug 13, 2012	13 Aug 2012	Philosophy for Physics Teachers Workshop
Mar 27, 2012	27 Mar 2012	Writing Effective Mathematical Problems Workshop
Aug 7, 2012	7 Aug 2012	Writing Effective Mathematical Problems Workshop
Feb 28, 2012	28 Feb 2012	Understanding NAPLAN Numeracy: Finding and fixing student reasoning errors in large scale tests Workshop
Mar 6, 2012	6 Mar 2012	Understanding NAPLAN Numeracy: Finding and fixing student reasoning errors in large scale tests Workshop
Oct 11, 2012	11 Oct 2012	Understanding NAPLAN Numeracy: Finding and fixing student reasoning errors in large scale tests Workshop
Oct 22, 2012	22 Oct 2012	Understanding NAPLAN Numeracy: Finding and fixing student reasoning errors in large scale tests Workshop
Oct 30, 2012	30 Oct 2012	Understanding NAPLAN Numeracy: Finding and fixing student reasoning errors in large scale tests Workshop
Apr 30, 2012	30 Apr 2012	Mathematical Experiences: Make them engaging, authentic, meaningful and challenging! Workshop
May 16, 2012	16 May 2012	Mathematical Experiences: Make them engaging, authentic, meaningful and challenging! Workshop
May 28, 2012	28 May 2012	Mathematical Experiences: Make them engaging, authentic, meaningful and challenging! Workshop
Jul 26, 2012	26 Jul 2012	Mathematical Experiences: Make them engaging, authentic, meaningful and challenging! Workshop
Aug 24, 2012	24 Aug 2012	Mathematical Experiences: Make them engaging, authentic, meaningful and challenging! Workshop
Oct 12, 2012	12 Oct 2012	Mathematical Experiences: Make them engaging, authentic, meaningful and challenging! Workshop
Mar 21, 2012	21 Mar 2012	Smarter Reading Assessment for Guided Reading Workshop
Jul 17, 2012	17 Jul 2012	Smarter Reading Assessment for Guided Reading Workshop
Oct 12, 2012	12 Oct 2012	Smarter Reading Assessment for Guided Reading Workshop
Jul 26, 2012	26 Jul 2012	Powerful Literacy Practices in the Early Years Workshop
Sep 12, 2012	12 Sep 2012	Powerful Literacy Practices in the Early Years Workshop
Mar 22, 2012	22 Mar 2012	Literacy Success in the Early Years: Phonological Awareness Workshop
Jul 26, 2012	26 Jul 2012	Literacy Success in the Early Years: Phonological Awareness Workshop
Oct 11, 2012	11 Oct 2012	Literacy Success in the Early Years: Phonological Awareness Workshop
Mar 28, 2012	28 Mar 2012	English as a Second Language: Assisting the ESL Learner to Make Sense of Complex Text – Yrs 5 – 8 Workshop
Jun 19, 2012	19 Jun 2012	English as a Second Language: Assisting the ESL Learner to Make Sense of Complex Text – Yrs 5 – 8 Workshop
Sep 4, 2012	4 Sep 2012	English as a Second Language: Assisting the ESL Learner to Make Sense of Complex Text – Yrs 5 – 8 Workshop
Apr 20, 2012	20 Apr 2012	Engagement to Learn in the Secondary Literacy Classroom Workshop
Jul 27, 2012	27 Jul 2012	Engagement to Learn in the Secondary Literacy Classroom Workshop
Oct 26, 2012	26 Oct 2012	Engagement to Learn in the Secondary Literacy Classroom Workshop
Jul 25, 2012	25 Jul 2012	Building Reading Fluency: Essential Instruction for Successful Readers Workshop
Aug 1, 2012	1 Aug 2012	Building Reading Fluency: Essential Instruction for Successful Readers Workshop
Apr 27, 2012	27 Apr 2012	Gifted Education: Implementing School-wide Change Workshop
Jun 20, 2012	20 Jun 2012	Gifted Education: Implementing School-wide Change Workshop
Mar 22, 2012	22 Mar 2012	The ‘Quirks and Perks’ of Differentiation: Strategies that work (Secondary) Workshop
Jun 13, 2012	13 Jun 2012	The ‘Quirks and Perks’ of Differentiation: Strategies that work (Secondary) Workshop
Aug 20, 2012	20 Aug 2012	The ‘Quirks and Perks’ of Differentiation: Strategies that work (Secondary) Workshop
Oct 30, 2012	30 Oct 2012	The ‘Quirks and Perks’ of Differentiation: Strategies that work (Secondary) Workshop
Apr 23, 2012	23 Apr 2012	Saying ‘No’ to Underachievement Workshop
Jun 27, 2012	27 Jun 2012	Saying ‘No’ to Underachievement Workshop
Jul 17, 2012	17 Jul 2012	Saying ‘No’ to Underachievement Workshop
Jul 31, 2012	31 Jul 2012	Saying ‘No’ to Underachievement Workshop
Sep 12, 2012	12 Sep 2012	Saying ‘No’ to Underachievement Workshop
Aug 2, 2012	2 Aug 2012	Personalised Learning: Individualised Learning Plans for all students Workshop
Mar 20, 2012	20 Mar 2012	Embedding Formative Assessment Strategies into the Learning Process Workshop
Jul 30, 2012	30 Jul 2012	Embedding Formative Assessment Strategies into the Learning Process Workshop
Mar 14, 2012	14 Mar 2012	English as a Second Language: Guiding ESL learners to deeper levels of comprehension Workshop
Jun 5, 2012	5 Jun 2012	English as a Second Language: Guiding ESL learners to deeper levels of comprehension Workshop
Aug 8, 2012	8 Aug 2012	English as a Second Language: Guiding ESL learners to deeper levels of comprehension Workshop
Oct 23, 2012	23 Oct 2012	English as a Second Language: Guiding ESL learners to deeper levels of comprehension Workshop
Mar 14, 2012	14 Mar 2012	Engaging all Students in Maths and Numeracy Workshop
Jun 1, 2012	1 Jun 2012	Engaging all Students in Maths and Numeracy Workshop
Sep 14, 2012	14 Sep 2012	Engaging all Students in Maths and Numeracy Workshop
Mar 28, 2012	28 Mar 2012	Improving Student Literacy in Mathematics Workshop
May 30, 2012	30 May 2012	Improving Student Literacy in Mathematics Workshop
Aug 22, 2012	22 Aug 2012	Improving Student Literacy in Mathematics Workshop
Mar 9, 2012	9 Mar 2012	Teaching Problem Solving in Mathematics Workshop
Jul 19, 2012	19 Jul 2012	Teaching Problem Solving in Mathematics Workshop
May 9, 2012	9 May 2012	What to do with Students Mathematically ‘at Risk’ Workshop
Jun 18, 2012	18 Jun 2012	What to do with Students Mathematically ‘at Risk’ Workshop
Jun 26, 2012	26 Jun 2012	What to do with Students Mathematically ‘at Risk’ Workshop
Jul 16, 2012	16 Jul 2012	What to do with Students Mathematically ‘at Risk’ Workshop
Oct 19, 2012	19 Oct 2012	What to do with Students Mathematically ‘at Risk’ Workshop
May 2, 2012	2 May 2012	Identifying Students Mathematically ‘at risk’ Workshop
May 23, 2012	23 May 2012	Identifying Students Mathematically ‘at risk’ Workshop
Sep 3, 2012	3 Sep 2012	Identifying Students Mathematically ‘at risk’ Workshop
Jun 27, 2012	27 Jun 2012	Students with Special Education Needs Workshop
Mar 1, 2012	1 Mar 2012	The ‘Quirks and Perks’ of Differentiation: Strategies that work (Primary) Workshop
May 22, 2012	22 May 2012	The ‘Quirks and Perks’ of Differentiation: Strategies that work (Primary) Workshop
Jun 4, 2012	4 Jun 2012	The ‘Quirks and Perks’ of Differentiation: Strategies that work (Primary) Workshop
Aug 9, 2012	9 Aug 2012	The ‘Quirks and Perks’ of Differentiation: Strategies that work (Primary) Workshop
Oct 11, 2012	11 Oct 2012	The ‘Quirks and Perks’ of Differentiation: Strategies that work (Primary) Workshop
Mar 2, 2012	2 Mar 2012	Moving the Hard to Move: Catering for Students at Risk Workshop
May 8, 2012	8 May 2012	Moving the Hard to Move: Catering for Students at Risk Workshop
Aug 14, 2012	14 Aug 2012	Moving the Hard to Move: Catering for Students at Risk Workshop
May 22, 2012	22 May 2012	Powerful Literacy Blocks: Working smarter to achieve results in the differentiated classroom Workshop
Oct 25, 2012	25 Oct 2012	Powerful Literacy Blocks: Working smarter to achieve results in the differentiated classroom Workshop
Mar 6, 2012	6 Mar 2012	Magic Words Literacy Workshop Workshop
May 8, 2012	8 May 2012	Magic Words Literacy Workshop Workshop
Aug 14, 2012	14 Aug 2012	Magic Words Literacy Workshop Workshop
Oct 24, 2012	24 Oct 2012	Magic Words Literacy Workshop Workshop
Mar 26, 2012	26 Mar 2012	Phonemic Awareness and Phonics: Are they the same? Workshop
Sep 5, 2012	5 Sep 2012	Phonemic Awareness and Phonics: Are they the same? Workshop
Mar 8, 2012	8 Mar 2012	Teaching Literacy: Phonemic awareness, phonics and fluency Workshop
May 9, 2012	9 May 2012	Teaching Literacy: Phonemic awareness, phonics and fluency Workshop
Aug 17, 2012	17 Aug 2012	Teaching Literacy: Phonemic awareness, phonics and fluency Workshop
Oct 18, 2012	18 Oct 2012	Teaching Literacy: Phonemic awareness, phonics and fluency Workshop
Feb 24, 2012	24 Feb 2012	Cued Articulation – Vowels Workshop
Aug 3, 2012	3 Aug 2012	Cued Articulation – Vowels Workshop
May 4, 2012	4 May 2012	Cued Articulation –Handful of Sounds Workshop
May 10, 2012	10 May 2012	Cued Articulation –Handful of Sounds Workshop
Jun 26, 2012	26 Jun 2012	Cued Articulation –Handful of Sounds Workshop
Jul 20, 2012	20 Jul 2012	Cued Articulation –Handful of Sounds Workshop
Oct 12, 2012	12 Oct 2012	Cued Articulation –Handful of Sounds Workshop
Mar 27, 2012	27 Mar 2012	Excelling in your First Years of Teaching Workshop
May 14, 2012	14 May 2012	Excelling in your First Years of Teaching Workshop
Aug 15, 2012	15 Aug 2012	Excelling in your First Years of Teaching Workshop
Mar 20, 2012	20 Mar 2012	Reading Comprehension: Instruction that Works Workshop
May 9, 2012	9 May 2012	Reading Comprehension: Instruction that Works Workshop
May 23, 2012	23 May 2012	Reading Comprehension: Instruction that Works Workshop
Aug 2, 2012	2 Aug 2012	Reading Comprehension: Instruction that Works Workshop

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Research Conference 2012

Research Conference 2012 - School Improvement, 26-28 August, Sydney
Research Conference 2012
School Improvement:What does the research tell us about effective strategies?
26-28 August 2012, Sydney Convention Centre, Sydney
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Testimonials

‘It was a nice mixture between sitting down, hearing new information and then getting to apply that information.’
Annie Taylor - Classroom Teacher

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ACER Institute is a NSW Institute of Teachers’ endorsed provider of Institute Registered professional development for the maintenance of accreditation at Professional Competence. Scope of Endorsement – for all Elements of the Professional Teaching Standards at Professional Competence.