In this episode of Field Notes from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), education consultant Marc Kralj speaks with Dr Julie McMillan, senior research fellow at ACER. Together, they explore autism acceptance, inclusive education practices, and the importance of teacher professional learning. Dr McMillan shares insights from her decades of experience and current research work and discusses how schools and educators can create supportive, informed environments for all learners.

Please note: In this episode, we use both person-first and identity-first language to reflect the preferences of different audiences within the autistic and autism communities — including autistic individuals, their families, friends, caregivers, and professionals.

Field Notes is a podcast that shares honest conversations with leading educational practitioners about how they use evidence to overcome challenges and improve learning outcomes for their students.

How can systems develop and sustain a ‘data-literate school culture’? And why is this an important goal?

In episode 5 of Field Notes, our education consultant Marc Kralj speaks with Jarrod Carter and Lisa Karanicolou from Catholic Education South Australia (CESA) about how they use evidence to help students thrive. They discuss key strategies, such as the use of data dashboards, system coaches and a system-wide focus on data efficacy, that have empowered schools to utilise data successfully.

Field Notes is a podcast that shares honest conversations with leading educational practitioners about how they use evidence to overcome challenges and improve learning outcomes for their students.

Educators have an enormous amount of data that they collect every day and use to inform their decisions. So how do you effectively collate this information, analyse it effectively and share insights with your school community?

In this practical episode, Marc Kralj speaks with Jeff Broadway and Mark Redhead from Mansfield State High School in Queensland about how best to manage, plan and implement data in schools.

Field Notes is a podcast that shares honest conversations with leading educational practitioners about how they use evidence to overcome challenges and improve learning outcomes for their students.