Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0

Resources for VTLM 2.0

The department is publishing guides outlining the strategies and practices that are located within the VTLM 2.0 elements of teaching. Published guidance is available on Arc Learning.

Access the guides at Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0.

Each guide also includes a further reading list, accessible via Arc learning, which provides access to additional resources.

Further guidance on the remaining elements of teaching will be published in Term 3, 2025.

A curated and introductory suite of resources is outlined below.

Evidence of the learning process and implications for teaching approaches

Reading

• How students learn best: An overview of the evidence – AERO
• Teaching for how students learn: Research and explainers – AERO
• The science of learning – Deans for Impact
• Principles of instruction – Rosenshine
• Cognitive load theory – research summary - CESE

Podcasts

• Mind the Gap podcast with Tom Sherrington and Emma Turner, including Designing Teaching and Understanding Learners with Dylan Wiliam
• Ollie Lovell’s Education Research Reading Room (ERRR) podcast: https://www.ollielovell.com/podcast/
• Brendan Lee’s Knowledge for Teachers podcast - Dr. Jenny Donovan on accelerating the use of educational research in Australian classrooms

Micro-credentials (University of Adelaide)

• Explicit teaching
• Teaching phonics
• Classroom management

Effective implementation in school contexts

Reading

• AERO Discussion paper – Insights into implementation
• A School’s Guide to Implementation - Education Endowment Foundation

Podcasts

• Brendan Lee’s Knowledge for Teachers podcast - Professor Jonathan Sharples on Implementation in Schools and Dr. Nathaniel Swain answers FAQs about implementing the science of learning

Further implementation guidance will be uploaded as it is developed.

Planning tools for implementation

• Implementing Victoria’s Teaching and Learning Initiatives through 2025 Annual Implementation Plans (PDF)