Problem of Practice

How are our teachers embedding explicit teaching strategies in their lessons?

  • Are we using effective questioning to check for understanding?
  • How is the teaching being adjusted in response to student understanding?​​

The Pre-Round Task

What is the most valuable piece of advice your team would offer Strathfield North to strengthen questioning to check for understanding and/or respond to students' needs?

Support your advice with relevant research or educational theorist (e.g., Dylan Wiliam, Anita Archer, John Hattie, Lyn Sharratt, Ron Ritchhart, Susan Brookhart etc.).

Complete this task collaboratively. To ensure involvement larger schools will deliver two pieces of advice.

 Be as creative and interactive as you like! As a guide, your presentation might follow this structure:
  • Our Advice:- Our best piece of advice for SNPS  is…”
  • Why It Matters: - “We think this is important because…”
  • Research Base: - “This thinking is influenced by…”
  • Example in Action: - “For example, in our classrooms .... ”

The Presentation

The presentation was created by Carolyn Wallace-Whelan. Click here to download

Presentations: What is your best piece of advice to SNPS in relation to the PoP

Strathfield South Public School: "Checking for Understanding: Questioning, Responding and Adapting. Download here and Accompanying Notes  Download here
Granville East PS: " Rigor is Not a Four Letter Word" Download here. and Questioning Types Download here
Enfield PS: "Ask Thoughtful Questions" Download here
Croydon PS: "Reduce the Cognitive Load" Download here

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