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SUMMARY:The Use of Evidence to Improve Education and Serve the Public Good
  - Adrienne Alton-Lee\, Chief Education Adviser for the New Zealand Minist
 ry of Education's Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis (BES) Programme
DTSTART:20121101T170000Z
DTEND:20121101T183000Z
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CONTACT:Sally Roach
DESCRIPTION:This seminar will explore the challenges of mobilising researc
 h and development to inform ongoing improvement in valued outcomes for div
 erse (all) learners across school systems.\n\nThe Iterative Best Evidence 
 Synthesis (BES) Programme is charged with developing trustworthy bodies of
  evidence about what does and doesn’t work in education. The approach ce
 lebrates the outstanding work of teachers and principals as a resource for
  improvement and champions a ‘first do no harm in education’ principle
 .\n\nTo optimise the usefulness of this evidence BES work is informed by c
 ollaboration with teacher unions\, school leaders\, universities and other
  stakeholder groups. Summaries of the syntheses are featured on the UNESCO
  website and have been translated into many languages. The seminar will co
 nsider the significance of a new BES innovation – BES exemplars.  These 
 have been developed in response to feedback from practitioners about what 
 they need to support their use of evidence to accelerate improvement.\n\nT
 he seminar will identify key messages that can be used to inform effective
  use of evidence in the service of educational improvement for the public 
 good. \n\nFollowing the seminar there will be a discussion session to cons
 ider the knowing–doing gap\, and affordances for ongoing improvement.\n\
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LOCATION:Room GS5 Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 Hi
 lls Road\, Cambridge\, Room GS5
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