Students @ the Centre

As part of our 2014 curriculum goals, all teachers will be using

•  explicit learning intentions and success criteria in all of their lessons.
•  student data to know students
•  feedback to improve stuednt learning

These goals aim to make learning "visible", a concept developed by John Hattie, Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute.According to John

Visible Learning and Teaching occurs when teachers see learning through the eyes of students and help them become their own teachers.

 John Hattie has conducted much evidence based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning.His findings showed that feedback is one of the most important factors in effective learning, followed by students' expectations and trust built by the teachers with their students.

 

Although the video below goes for 30 minutes, I hope you can find the time to watch the interview with John as it helps explain "visible learning" concept

 



This earlier slideshare from John's visit to a Wollongong School is also worth a look.

Visible Learning from St Mary Star of the Sea College

The ISC  currently has two of John Hattie's books in the Teacher Reference Collection.Also visit the ISC libguide called the Thinking Curriculum to access The Visible Learning  website