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Educational Transformations

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9595 3852

Address: PO Box 217 3186 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.educationaltransformations.com.au

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24.01.2022 Brian Caldwell has written a sequel to The Autonomy Premium entitled, The Alignment Premium - it is now available to pre-order from ACER Press. "Benchmarking Australias student achievement, professional autonomy and system adaptivity... It is time for a new narrative on schools in Australia. Lifting Australias performance on international assessments depends on top-class teaching and learning that meets the needs of all students in all settings. The Alignment Premium focuses on how high-performing countries achieve strategic policy alignment; and how school leaders are professionally prepared to play their part."

24.01.2022 Australia has been ranked 39 out of 41 high- and middle-income countries in achieving quality education, in the latest international report to find that the country is falling behind in basic measures of teaching and learning...

23.01.2022 Professor Brian Caldwell's recent interview with Jo Earp at Teacher Magazine on the topic of Professional Autonomy

23.01.2022 Professor Brian Caldwell spoke with Nadia Mitsopoulos on ABC Radio Perth recently about NAPLAN and the question, "are Australian students being overtested?" You can listen to the podcast here... http://www.abc.net.au//programs/focus/overtesting/10303440

22.01.2022 This morning Professor Caldwell was interviewed by Cassie McCullagh on ABC RN Radio National on the topic of school autonomy.

21.01.2022 Professor Caldwell was interviewed on 2BH radio recently on the topic of student achievement and professional autonomy in regional areas of Australia.

20.01.2022 The potential insights into student learning is exciting!

20.01.2022 The Autonomy Premium Brian Caldwells forthcoming release In his latest release, Brian Caldwell explains the connection between high levels of student achievement and school autonomy. Professional autonomy trumps structural autonomy. There is perhaps no greater sign of ground-breaking accomplishments when ones work becomes accepted wisdom even more so when that work pushes thinking in new directions. DR BEN JENSEN, CEO of Learning First Pre order your copy today...

19.01.2022 Professor Brian Caldwell's recent presentation at the ACER conference is now available online... http://educationaltransformations.com.au/leadership-that-tr

19.01.2022 The Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders in marine science (ATSIMS) program has been reconnecting Indigenous children to the Great Barrier Reef, with a world that is central to their traditional culture and which could form part of their future.

18.01.2022 Beauty in the form of music brought to an unofficial town at the edge of Paraguays largest landfill...

18.01.2022 Brian Caldwell spoke with Leigh Kenworthy on 7BU radio recently about Australian students' performance in national education tests...

17.01.2022 Professor Caldwell was recently interviewed by Murray Jones from 4CA radio regarding his work on professional autonomy.

16.01.2022 Mindfulness relaxation trial records 'overwhelming benefits' at Canberra school... Mindfulness relaxation undertaken by a Canberra school has seen "overwhelming benefits" for its young students, teachers say. Each morning students in Year 3 at Giralang Primary School go for a short run before heading inside and settling on the ground for a 10-minute guided relaxation. The program allows for students to become aware of their breathing and focused for the day ahead. Education and wellbeing expert from the University of Canberra, Thomas Neilson, said schools nationwide need to look at implementing similar models to defuse rising stress levels in their students.

16.01.2022 In this month's edition of Connected Leader... Brian Caldwell's upcoming new release, The Autonomy Premium explains the connection between high levels of student achievement and school autonomy. Professional autonomy trumps structural autonomy. Pre-order your copy today.

14.01.2022 Professor Caldwell presented on the topic of Professional Autonomy at the NSW Primary Principals Association Principal Credential Program yesterday. The presentation drew on themes from his recently published book The Autonomy Premium. You can view the presentation online now...

13.01.2022 Professor Caldwell was recently interviewed by Tara Alford on 2AD radio on the topic of school autonomy and student achievement

12.01.2022 How school leaders can empower their students... Empowering students in their learning is an idea that has received significant attention in recent times. And now many schools and networks run programs to enhance student agency and student voice.

11.01.2022 Brian Caldwell made the Keynote address at the National Conference of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) in Melbourne on September 29, 2016. The paper on Professional Autonomy, School Innovation and Student Achievement in the 21st Century is available (for a limited time) to download from our website...

11.01.2022 During the recent ACEL conference, Minister Birmingham referred to Professor Caldwell's ideas on school autonomy from his recent release, The Autonomy Premium... "An innovative nation calls for an innovative profession in innovative schools"

10.01.2022 Is homework a waste of time?

08.01.2022 Brian Caldwell's latest publication, The Alignment Premium is now available to purchase via ACER Press. "Brian Caldwell has forged a highly credible, cutting-edge international reputation for his ability to translate innovative thinking and theory into grounded practice that actually make a difference..." Dr Jim Watterston, Dean of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education

06.01.2022 Professor Brian Caldwell's recent interview with Jasmin Midgely from ABC Sunshine Coast radio... Does our education system need an overhaul? Can Australia be in the top education rankings internationally?

06.01.2022 Resources in Action, is a fortnightly leadership and teaching companion providing succinct, contemporary and focused tips and strategies. Authors in the series include our own Professor Brian Caldwell, Tanya Vaughan and Fiona Longmuir. Delivered both online and to your inbox, the series is aimed at supporting everyone from beginning teachers to established educational leaders.

04.01.2022 NOVA new issue now available

04.01.2022 Great to see an Aussie start-up expanding to support the US education system. Mathspace is a web-based, adaptive learning program, developed in Australia and it's being introduced to thousands of colleges in the United States...

03.01.2022 Perth mum pushes for better space education in Australia... It may seem out of this world, but by 2020 Australian students could be attending space school. If your child dreams of becoming an astronaut or being involved with the likes of NASA or Virgin Galactic, Brenda van Rensburg may hold the key to making that dream a reality. The Perth mum is working to convince Australia that space is a subject that should be on the national school curriculum.

02.01.2022 The Autonomy Premium... Order your copy today Brian Caldwells latest publication on the topic of autonomy, describes and illustrates what successful schools with a higher level of autonomy do with their new authority and responsibility to achieve improved outcomes for their students. Drawing on national and international research, with illustrations from case studies in Australia, Brian Caldwell shows how the links to learning can be made. The focus is on building the capaci...ty of schools to make the best decisions in the interests of all students in every setting. It is not enough to provide more autonomy; schools must have a capacity to take it up. Professional autonomy trumps structural autonomy. The evidence base is growing stronger by the day and schools are becoming increasingly adept in delivery. Guidelines for schools and school systems can now be offered with certainty of success, making this book essential reading at a time of rising expectations for the profession. See more