Getting Better Together
Show Notes Chapter #1: Back to basics People keep saying schools should get back to basics They mean increasing results in math, eng and sci or at least literacy and numeracy They use lots of tests to monitor this as a way to judge school and teachers This is having a negative effect on schooling […]
Show Notes Key Point #1: Establish a workflow How will you set up your classroom (if you have one)? Where will you get Deep Work done? Pick a calendar and use it well (block in work time) Key Point #2: Prepare to meet your students Create a class profile (see Ep 45) Think about how […]
Notes What strategy is most effective in creating lifelong learners? Important to teach for life after school, not just a test Hook students into the lesson Be different from previous lessons Engage the student and make them curious How does it create lifelong learners? Curiosity is the key to lifelong learning Peak their interest to […]
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Last week was my final week as Deputy Principal. I have absolutely loved my time at SEDA College and am looking forward to what next year brings. I would love to have the opportunity to work with you. Head over to www.teacherspd.net/workwithme to find out more. Work with me Join the Facebook Community Video show […]
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In this episode, Dan interviews Katherin Cartwright from Primary Learning to talk about strategies she uses in Mathematics that help students become lifelong learners. Episode 67 Creating Lifelong Mathematicians with Katherin Cartwright is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Join the Facebook Community Katherin is from Primary Learning. She has worked for […]
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In this episode, Dan interviews Kirsten Lardner a grad student from the University of Woolongong to talk about her recent lessons using escape rooms and orienteering to help students engage with learning and become lifelong learners. Episode 66 Escape rooms and orienteering with Kirsten is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Join […]
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In this episode, Dan interview’s Jay McTighe, author of Understanding by Design, and education consultant. This is the third episode of a 3-part series looking at the Understanding by Design Framework. In this episode, Jay focuses in on “planning learning experiences”. Episode 65 How to plan learning (Part 3 of the Understanding by Design Series […]
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In this episode, Dan interview’s Jay McTighe, author of Understanding by Design, and education consultant. This is the second episode of a 3 part series looking at the Understanding by Design Framework. In this episode, Jay focuses in on “Determining Evidence of Learning”. Episode 64 How to determine acceptable evidence of learning (Part 2 of […]
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In this episode, Dan interview’s Jay McTighe, author of Understanding by Design, and education consultant. This is the first episode of a 3 part series looking at the Understanding by Design Framework. In this episode, Jay provides an overview of the framework and then focuses in on “Desired Results”. Episode 63 How to set desired […]
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In this episode, Dan talks four easy teaching strategies to develop literacy when reading Episode 62 4 Easy Teaching Strategies to Develop Literacy When Reading is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Grab your workbook, complete it and submit it for 1 hr of professional development. A certificate of completion is also […]