11. Walk into any classroom and ask a child… What are you learning about? How are you doing? What do you need to do to improve? … they’ll be able to tell you all about their learning!
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18. Preparing our students for the future… Discussion#1 What do your students do well? What do they need to improve? How do you know?
19. Closing the gap – Year 5 inquiry After frank discussions with our students, we realized that our boys felt inferior in many ways. We hoped that we could encourage the boys in our school to engage more fully and frequently in reading and writing through more of a focus on the area of Non-Fiction
57. Preparing our students for the future… Discussion#3 What creates engaging learning at your school?
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59. NPBS Moving From Sorting to Learning From To Instruction and teaching Deep learning Summative assessment for grading and reporting Formative assessment to provide coaching feedback Teaching in isolation Teaching teams working as a learning community
60. Moving From Sorting to Learning From To Schools on their own Schools working together and with communities Leadership by position - hierarchy Leadership by contribution – distributed and networked “ Business as usual” Genuine transformation
Learner Meta-cognition A key goal of deep learning work is for learners’ to be able to coach themselves for improvement. Nimble and Responsive Teaching Teachers use evidence of learning to adapt instruction to meet learner needs – minute-by-minute. Inquiry Mindedness as a Way of Life Inquiry mindedness – using thoughtful strategies and then looking for evidence of deeper learning – is a necessity for learners, teachers and leaders. Learning for All through Networks As we want to make a big difference for all learners – and especially those who are vulnerable – we need small, networked communities of educators working together across roles and territories. Isolated efforts of individual educators – no matter how well intentioned - do not work for the most vulnerable learners. They need and deserve sustained and connected learning.