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Research reviews

Working memory and neurodivergence

Why providing additional working memory support is so important for neurodivergent students.

Supporting neurodivergent students by developing the home-school partnership

Building supportive partnerships with families of neurodivergent students.

Understanding mental health and wellbeing in intermediate and lower secondary school students

Guidance on how to support the mental health and wellbeing of students aged 11-15.

Sample safety or de-escalation plan

An example of a de-escalation plan designed to support students to emotionally self-regulate at school.

Understanding and supporting emotional self-regulation at school

Understanding and supporting emotional self-regulation at school: Why some students may find it difficult to regulate their emotions at school, and what to do to support them.

An introduction to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

How OCD affects students, and what schools can do to provide support.

Writing and neurodivergence

Understanding some of the common challenges with writing that neurodivergent students may experience.

Mental health and wellbeing for neurodivergent students

Understanding the additional mental health needs of neurodivergent students.

Mental health and wellbeing for neurodivergent students

Understanding the additional mental health needs of neurodivergent students.

Understanding mental health and wellbeing in upper secondary school students

A closer look at the specific mental health and wellbeing needs of students in their upper teens.

Developmental dyscalculia

An introduction to dyscalculia, a cognitive difference that affects students' ability to understand and work with quantities and numbers.

Strategies for supporting students with FASD

A set of approaches and strategies for promoting the wellbeing and achievement of students with FASD at school.

Webinars

An introduction to the science of learning

COMING UP: 7.30PM MONDAY FEBRUARY 10
Dr Nina Hood will provide an introduction to the science of learning, exploring what is meant by the term, the research base it draws on, and its implications for curriculum and pedagogy in school

Safer screen use in educational settings

COMING UP: 7.30PM WEDNESDAY MARCH 12
Julie Cullen of Sensible Screen Use will share insights from a recently published review which examined the impacts of digital technologies on the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents

Providing effective student mental health support and avoiding teacher burnout

Researcher and medical doctor Dr Chris Jenson discusses his research into providing effective mental health and wellbeing support for students by embedding it into existing curricula and learning programmes

How do people learn mathematics? Insights from the science of learning

COMING UP: 7.30PM WEDNESDAY APRIL 30
Dr Tanya Evans from the University of Auckland will talk about how the decades of cognitive research can be applied to teaching mathematics in the classroom

Using trauma-informed practices to support neurodivergent students

COMING UP: 7.30PM WEDNESDAY MAY 21
Tami Harris of Acorn Neurodiversity explores how using a trauma-informed lens to support neurodivergent students in school settings can help teachers to mitigate challenges

An introduction to Cognitive Load Theory

Dr Greg Ashman explores what cognitive load theory is and its practical implications for teachers.

Infographics

Visual Arts infographic

How children use visual arts and how teachers can help.

The neurodiversity paradigm

How can you adopt a strengths-based approach to help neurodiverse students succeed in your classroom?

Creativity infographic

Creativity in education and how teachers can support it

Bullying infographic

Key principles for preventing and responding to bullying

Principles of assessment infographic

High-quality assessment and how it supports learning

Instructional coaching infographic

The key elements of instructional coaching at a glance

Snapshots

Using cognitive load theory to inform teaching and learning

Key ideas from a webinar with Dr Greg Ashman.

Unschooling and self-directed education

Key insights from a webinar with Naomi Fisher.

Gender affirmation and why it is important for all students

Key insights from a webinar with Dr Ampersand Pasley.

Teaching and leading to the north-east

Key insights from a webinar with Professor Russell Bishop.

The role of assessment in an education system that learns

Key insights from a webinar with Michael Absolum.

Knowledge and curriculum: Changing perspectives

Key insights from a webinar with Professors John Morgan and David Lambert.

Writing in a digital age

Key insights from the webinar with Professor Emerita Naomi Baron of American University on the impact of digital tools on how we write.

Understanding the relationship between educational technology and inequality

Insights from the webinar with Professor Rebecca Eynon.

Inspiring children’s career aspirations and building knowledge about the world of work

Key insights from the webinar with the Possible Me research team.
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