Looking Through the Classroom WindowLooking Through the Classroom Window

Technology for Effective TeachingTechnology for Effective Teaching

The altruism of educators is The altruism of educators is responsibleresponsible

for a loss in teacher effectivenessfor a loss in teacher effectiveness

Technology in education has been Technology in education has been directed wholly at the studentdirected wholly at the student

Effective educational leadership is Effective educational leadership is evidenced by the quality of the evidenced by the quality of the

processes, expectations and processes, expectations and improvements leaders develop to improvements leaders develop to

support improved learning and support improved learning and teachingteaching

There needs to be development in There needs to be development in technological tools to support teachers technological tools to support teachers

Student self-assessment

Teacher credibility

Assessment FOR Learning

Effective questioning and discussion

Teacher clarity

Effective feedback

Reciprocal teaching

Teacher - student relationship

Metacognitive strategies taught and used

Spaced vs mass practice

Demands on the TeacherDemands on the Teacher

Teach 30 students per classTeach 30 students per class

Understand and meet the needs of each of studentUnderstand and meet the needs of each of student

Plan learning based on the needs of each studentPlan learning based on the needs of each student

Ensure that all students understand and Ensure that all students understand and provide each with feedback to move learning provide each with feedback to move learning forwardforward

Frequently assess each studentFrequently assess each student

Share learning progress with across the learning Share learning progress with across the learning community community

Ensure that learning meets government guidelines and Ensure that learning meets government guidelines and accountability measuresaccountability measures

Manage the behaviour of each and every studentManage the behaviour of each and every student

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Surely te

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can help te

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can help te

achers

in being effective

in being effective

here!

here!

Kids in ControlStudents empowered

Teachers feel disempoweredMutual accountability is missing

Optimal ZoneStudents empowered and engaged

Students accountable Teachers supported professionallyTeachers accountable for student

learning

Toxic ZoneBusy work pervades

Students disempoweredNo one accountable for learning

Teacher Control Students subject to teacher

directionTeachers professionally supportedMutual accountability is missing

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Teacher support in learning Teacher support in learning environmentenvironment

Effective Learning ContextsEffective Learning Contexts

Fools worry about what they know Fools worry about what they know and what others do not, rather than the and what others do not, rather than the

reversereverseOne key understanding - to improve achievement One key understanding - to improve achievement in a school, all teachers must take responsibility in a school, all teachers must take responsibility for all learners (not just those in their own for all learners (not just those in their own classes)classes)Managing LearningManaging Learning

Learning Learning ProgressProgress

Informing TeachingInforming Teaching - ‘hinge’ questions linked to - ‘hinge’ questions linked to learning intentions from which teachers make on the learning intentions from which teachers make on the spot decisions about ‘where to now’? spot decisions about ‘where to now’?

Assessment FOR LearningAssessment FOR Learning - common ‘chunk’ tasks - common ‘chunk’ tasks that lead students development of key that lead students development of key understandings... Prime feedback opportunitiesunderstandings... Prime feedback opportunities

Assessment OF LearningAssessment OF Learning - end of unit pieces the - end of unit pieces the provide students the opportunity to display the provide students the opportunity to display the breadth and depth of their learning. Data to inform breadth and depth of their learning. Data to inform ‘next’ teaching‘next’ teaching

THE EFFECTIVENESS DILEMMATHE EFFECTIVENESS DILEMMA

Recognised need to Recognised need to improve teacher improve teacher effectiveness & effectiveness & accountabilityaccountability

A culture of A culture of isolationism and isolationism and

scepticism of scepticism of reviewreview

We know, from We know, from research, a range research, a range

of effective of effective strategies - let’s strategies - let’s implement themimplement them

Why aren’t we Why aren’t we trusted as trusted as

professionals? professionals? Leave us aloneLeave us alone

We have the data and We have the data and evidence to show you what worksevidence to show you what works

Trust us as professionals,Trust us as professionals,we think we know what workswe think we know what works

SystemSystem

We trust you as professionals,We trust you as professionals,here is help to show us what workshere is help to show us what works

Here is data and Here is data and evidence demonstrating what evidence demonstrating what

worksworks

ProfessionProfession

My Learning Communication webMy Learning Communication web

SUPPORTING PRACTICESUPPORTING PRACTICE

Collaborative identifying of essential standard(s)

Review student

achievement map for essential

standard(s)

Collaborative

development of learning intention(s)

+ assessment

planning

Clarifying and sharing of learning intentions

Moderate student

achievement and reflect on teaching

success

Elicit evidence of students’ learning + work on feedback

loop

Repertoire of effective

teaching strategies to promote

learning

Share student learning progress

and complete

‘next action’ goal setting

Learning managementLearning managementLMS and My LearningLMS and My Learning

Web presentation for Web presentation for studentsstudents

Classroom monitoring for Classroom monitoring for teachersteachers

Online submission, return Online submission, return and tracking of and tracking of summative worksummative work

Detailed monitoring of formative Detailed monitoring of formative progress, summative progress and progress, summative progress and benchmark testingbenchmark testing

Teaching seen as presentation of Teaching seen as presentation of information and marking of information and marking of summative worksummative work

Teaching based in planning for Teaching based in planning for students, trialling effective students, trialling effective classroom practice, self / peer / classroom practice, self / peer / teacher feedback, reviewteacher feedback, review

Community invited to Community invited to view learning view learning progressionprogression

Community implicitly involved in Community implicitly involved in and integral to learning and integral to learning progressionprogression

Relatively untested in promoting Relatively untested in promoting teacher effectiveness and student teacher effectiveness and student achievementachievement

Built on research promoting effective Built on research promoting effective teaching methodology for improved teaching methodology for improved student achievementstudent achievement

DATA entry and usageDATA entry and usage

Unobtrusive monitoring from planning to reviewUnobtrusive monitoring from planning to review

Teachers and leaders can set the Teachers and leaders can set the focus for learning progressfocus for learning progress

Teachers can clearly analyse a Teachers can clearly analyse a student’s understanding or skill student’s understanding or skill development in a discipline over all development in a discipline over all years monitoredyears monitored

Teachers can also filter by specific Teachers can also filter by specific understanding or skill development understanding or skill development and examine their class’ progressand examine their class’ progress

Teachers can easily monitor study Teachers can easily monitor study skills development and provide skills development and provide effective, recorded feedbackeffective, recorded feedback

Teachers can easily monitor study Teachers can easily monitor study skills development and provide skills development and provide effective, recorded feedbackeffective, recorded feedback

Should teachers want to complete class entries with oral feedback, there are modes Should teachers want to complete class entries with oral feedback, there are modes for this alsofor this also

My Learning Helps Teachers and Schools...My Learning Helps Teachers and Schools...

Feel trusted that they can manage student learningFeel trusted that they can manage student learning

Be informed to make the best teaching decisions and Be informed to make the best teaching decisions and choiceschoices

Keep all stakeholders informed about student learning and Keep all stakeholders informed about student learning and behaviourbehaviour

Use system data for planning, reports, moderation, identification Use system data for planning, reports, moderation, identification and profilingand profiling

Enact meaningful change for effective teachingEnact meaningful change for effective teaching

Let’s show you...Let’s show you...

Technology Promoting Effective TeachingTechnology Promoting Effective Teaching

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