Our last round was held at Georges Hall Public School. The Problem of Practice was:
How has students' understanding of their learning increased as a result of tailored, explicit teaching practices being embedded in our classrooms?
What other strategies are students using to be self-directed in their learning?
How has students' understanding of their learning increased as a result of tailored, explicit teaching practices being embedded in our classrooms?
What other strategies are students using to be self-directed in their learning?
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WHAT WORKS BEST
Document by CESE identifies 6 aspects of teaching that make the most difference. Click here to download |
EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION
This extract from John Hattie's "Visible Learning for Teachers" highlights the importance of building on prior learning, incorporating challenge and developing conceptual understanding. Click here to download |
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LEARNING INTENTIONS & SUCCESS CRITERIA Extracts from "Visible Learning for Teachers" - John Hattie Click here to download
SELF-REGULATED LEARNERS This short article, "Teaching Self-Regulated Learning Skills" from the Teacher magazine gives some starting points.
CLEAR INSTRUCTION
This extract from TMI summary of "The Skilful Teacher" gives many examples of how teachers achieve clarity of instruction. Click here to download |
HATTIE AGAIN: Here is some more information from Visible Learning for Teachers - some overlap to the above. This document includes Learning Intentions & Success Criteria, feedback and self-regulation. Click here to download
CHALLENGE This short article, "Challenging our Most Able Students" from the Teacher magazine urges us to reflect on how we evaluate the performance of our mos successful students and plan the next steps for them.
SCAFFOLDING: One of the best educational videos ever! Jann Farmer-Hailey discussing how students learn and the role of scaffolding
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE: These ideas taken from "Teach Like a Champion 2.0" shows ways that opportunities can be given for teachers to engage in the learning process. Click here to download
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"The Great Migration" This is a wonderful video to show teachers the components of an excellent lesson, including selecting content that matters, student collaboration and peer feedback. Click here to download