Quality Teaching in Practice Conference

QTiP24: Evidence for impact

The 2024 Quality Teaching in Practice conference’s theme is Evidence for Impact.

Evidence-based practice has become a popularised – even over-used – phrase in education in recent years. Teachers are expected to use and collect evidence in their classrooms to inform their practice. But identifying, understanding and using quality evidence can be complex.

How do you navigate this complexity to ensure what you’re doing is truly making a difference in today’s complex classrooms?

The QT Academy endeavours to be the bridge between quality research and practice, ultimately to have a positive impact for teachers, students, systems, and equity.

At the 2024 Quality Teaching in Practice conference, you will:

• Gain insight into the latest educational research directly from the researchers gathering and analysing the data;
• Learn simple, hands-on strategies for meaningful data collection in your schools; and,
• Hear how teachers and school leaders are using, adapting, and evaluating Quality Teaching and QTR to make a positive difference in their classrooms across Australia.

Getting to QTiP24

QTiP24: Evidence for impact will be held at Novotel, Sydney Olympic Park on Monday 3 – Tuesday 4 June 2024.

Sydney Olympic Park is the geographical centre of Sydney, only 25 minutes driving from the CBD and airport. Public transport is within walking distance of the hotel.

QTiP23 was a resounding success

At the 2023 Quality Teaching in Practice conference, more than 280 teachers, school leaders, researchers and policymakers from diverse educational backgrounds, came together. They interrogated, discussed and celebrated quality teaching in its many forms. This community of dedicated, passionate educators contributed to furthering a vision for quality teaching for every student, every day.

Across the two-day conference, teachers, QTR Advisers and researchers presented more than 40 engaging sessions. Highlights included:

• Three enlightening keynotes by Jenny Gore, Nathan Towney and Dylan Wiliam
• A series of hands-on practical sessions led by the QTR Advisers on using the QT Model for teaching, assessment and programming
• Two thought-provoking panel discussions
• Dozens of school stories and research presentations

Attendees delved into the latest educational research. They heard from schools about their QTR implementation journeys and how they use data to measure change, explored emerging trends. Plus, they learned effective strategies for enhancing teaching and learning experiences.