John Hattie

With our focus on Visible Thinking and learning intentions this year it was great to read about Professor John Hattie's recent appointment as Chair of the Board of AITSL. John's research into how students learn is internationally acclaimed and I am not sure if his new role will take him away from being the  current director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute at Melbourne University.  Click on the image above to read about John's thoughts about how we should teach in a 2011 article from the Sydney Morning Herald. I found what he had to say about teachers talking less in class so as to encourage deep thinking by their students pertinent. Also liked what he had to say about how we should look at how students learn when they are playing video games.