Effective Classroom Practice

Enhancing Learning with Consistent,

Explicit and Systematic Teaching

Approaches and Strategies

Insights for teachers created January 2006 for a high school development day. Under review 9/2007

Literacy and Learning 2.0

Purpose of this slideshow

• Engage learners

• Raise awareness

• Promote reflection

• Inform teaching

• Motivate change

• Facilitate discussion

• Encourage collaboration

• Stimulate innovation

• Stir the imagination!

Descriptions by Year 8 students

A good teacher ...

Apology: Not my own work but from education source

The bigger picture.

Essentials for high

performance.

How do we translate these into classroom

practice?

Research on Teacher Effectiveness - Hay McBer June 2002

Vision

Values

MissionPurpose

Beliefs

Putting shared commitments and beliefs into practice in all aspects of school life

Commitments

Shared ...

Challenge

Literacy Skills - Listening & Speaking

?

attention

presentation

interpretation

Plenty more …

reflectioninspiration

processing

empathy

Before, During, After

SQ3R

Vocabulary - build the field

Model for Literacy Learning

Thinking skills

Reading comprehension strategies

Three Level Guide

Prior knowledge

Phonemic Awareness

Literacy Skills - Reading

Literacy Skills - Writing

Prewrite

Draft

Conference

Edit

Publish

Proofread

Spelling

Grammar

Text Level Features

Sentence Level Features

Text TypesWhich are relevant

to your subject?

Word Level Features

Scaffolding

Process

Numeracy - Basic Skill

Number sense

Spatial sense Data

sense

Numeracy is the ability to effectively use the mathematics required to meet the general demands of life at home and at work,and for

participation in community and civic life.

Numeracy incorporates the disposition to use numerical, spatial, graphical, statistical and algebraic concepts and skills in a variety of

contexts and involves the interpretation,application and communication of mathematical information in a range of practical situations.

Pattern sense

Measurementsense

ICTs &Technological LiteracyInformation Skills

Basic Applications

Internet searchingTelecommunications applications

Critical Literacy

Visual Literacy

Digital Divide

Infoglut

Knowledge economyDigital literacy

Interactive multimedia

Webquests

Blogs

Podcasts

Wikis

mlearning

PDAs

Interactive whiteboards

TaLE

Social networking

tagging

My mouth is ringing: Inventors create “telephone tooth”.

Mobile MolarWhat the

future holds.

convergence

miniaturisation

anywhere and anytime

What is your vision of learning?

What are your beliefs about learning?

How do you create effective learning environments?

What are the most effective classroom practices for powerful learning?

The illiterate of the year 2000 will not be the individual who cannot read and write, but the one who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.

Alvin Toffler

? What are the ingredients of a great lesson?

Knowing about Learning

Thinking Skills

Learning how to Learn

“Lifelong Learning Equals Lifelong Earning”

Learning Styles

Inquiry-based Learning

Memory Skills

Attention

Motivation

Study Skills

Metacognitive skills

Differentiation

Planning Pyramid

Hands on - Minds on

Diverse learners Inquiry learningQuestioning

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Albert Einstein

Cooperative learningReflection

Self-evaluation

Engagement

Active participation

Information processing

All Learning is Social

We create knowledge through

Our personal experiences

We create knowledge through

The experiences of others

We create knowledge through

Sharing experiences with others

We create knowledge through

Collaborative interactions with others

Vygotsky

Happy Teams

Dale’s Cone of Experience

Glasser on Learning

Thinking about learning

Kolb Action Learning Cycle

Visual

Auditory

Kinesthetic

Thinking about le

arning

Instructional Framework

Thinking about learning

NSW, Australia

Quality Teaching Model

Are we ready?

challenge?

opportunity?

Students – media rich, connecting & learning

Dated picture only 2 years old!

What’s old?

What’smissing?

Catering for the ??? Gen

• Opportunities• Barriers• Accentuate the positive!!

What is your vision of learning?

What are your beliefs about learning?

How do you create quality learning environments?

What are the most effective classroom practices for powerful learning?

What strategies should we all consistently practise across the school?

? What are the ingredients of a great lesson?

Web 2.0 learning tools

• What are the key questions for teachers?• What voice should be given to students?• ?• ?• ?

To be continued ….