Getting Better Together
Show Notes What is a performance based task? 4-12 week project Connects with the real world Students are doing or making something, not just doing a test Key Point #1: Focus on your outcomes/standards Identify the outcomes to be assessed Reward them into language your students can understand Break down the verbs Key Point #2: […]
Show Notes Key Point #1: Know your seeds Most plants start as seeds, though they can also grow from roots or cuttings. Each seed is unique Size Colour Depth of planting Children in our classrooms are like seeds. They are unique and will only thrive when given the right conditions. In order to give them […]
Show Notes Key Point #1: Let your personality shine Be yourself with the kids Let yourself have fun Share your other interests… someone else will also be interested Key Point #2: Smile a lot Naturally drawn to people who smile Be friendly Show an interest in the students Help them when they need it Avoid […]
Show Notes Key Point #1: The learner Level of understanding Interests Key Point #2: Hook The first 3 seconds matter How will you start the lesson? Provocations work well: Interesting image Questions that cannot be answered Video clip A quote Creative: Remember entering my classroom through a tunnel when studying mountains Play a new or […]
Show Notes Key Point #1: What is flipped classroom Having the students do the low level thinking in the individual space and the high level thinking in the common space Knowledge and understanding at home with a video, slides, reading etc THEN hands on application, critical thinking, problem solving, creativity in the classroom where you […]
Show Notes Key Point #1: Know your students and how they learn You need to know the basics of how students learn: Connecting the new with the known Less items 4 build to 8 (shallow to deep learning) Embed CRIME (Chunk, rehearsal, Imagery, Mnemonic, Elaboration) Spaced repetition You must know your students: What they know […]
Show Notes Key Point #1: interview Interview each student for 10 min in the first week Question egs Provide examples of when you were successful in learning What can you tell me about previous teachers you have had that you liked? What didn’t you like that they did? Who do you like to work with […]
Get the Book Shownotes Chapter 1: Why educational achievement matters It increases the health and welfare of the individual and the society they are in. Education teaches students how to develop new skills, it doesn;t just give them new skills We need to engage students in how we teach them Pedagogy trumps curriculum or better […]
Grab your infographic Get Coached by Dan Teaching Stage 6 PDHPE for the 1st Time Show notes Key Point #1: Guidance We all need someone to help point us in the right direction. Help us find PD, research, teaching resources. (EG DP encouraged me to do a 2 day workshop on Stage 6 PDHPE) Share […]
Visit Primary Learning Show notes Annette Gray is a literacy consultant and adviser. She has many years’ successful teaching experience in classrooms K-10 across Australia and in international settings. What is literacy? It is not its own subject You can always improve your literacy It is about communicating meaning How do we prioritise literacy across […]