John Hattie speaks about how to create excellence in schools by indicating what he means by “high-impact” schools that develop the whole child...
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John Hattie speaks about how to create excellence in schools by indicating what he means by “high-impact” schools that develop the whole child...
Collaboration is a much used word in education. However, we must not underestimate that for some it does require a huge change in thinking. George Head (University of Glasgow) challenges us to explore it more deeply here.
Education systems are changing-student experiences are learning about things that will have a positive impact on people. New measures of success require a big changes in relationships. Maria Langworthy shares what she has seen around the world as education systems transform through the use of new pedagogies. Read more here.
Teacher Tech provides a quick response feature of google forms which enables timely feedback to be gathered for you the teacher to personalise and be responsive to student needs. Read how here.
Students need to be taught to own their learning, including reporting to parents and caregivers. An example of this is putting students in the driver’s seat of their own education is extended in student led parent-teacher conferences. Read how the principles of deeper learning have been applied here.
Tim Clarke says the stigma of failure needs to be replaced with the freedom, confidence and support to grow. To learn from failures but not to be defined by them. How can we as educators expect our students to be able to do so if we cannot ourselves? Read why here.
As teachers we have the power to kill or amplify learning. What we have our students do can make all the difference. In this story a teacher inspires learners by inviting, engagement, and intrigue with poetry. Read more here.
Finland (Pasi Sahlberg) shows that rather than get “best and the brightest” into teaching, it is better to design initial teacher education in a way that will get the best from young people who have natural passion to teach for life. Read more here.
Eastridge Elementary School in Amarillo, TX, was designated as Stage 1 by the State of Texas for low performance on state standardized assessments. Read how Visible Learningplus was a natural next step for this campus to move from a focus on developing teacher efficacy to a focus on student learning and developing students as assessment-capable learners. Read more here.
