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TER PODCAST -Teachers’ Education Review is a monthly fortnightly(!) podcast that takes a look at educational issues in Australia and around the world. Hosted by teachers from primary and secondary schools, we explore the implications of educational policies, teaching practices, and international events that impact on teaching and learning in Australian classrooms.
"All mankind is divided into three classes ;those who are immovable, those who are movable; and those who move" Benjamin Franklin
"All mankind is divided into three classes ;those who are immovable, those who are movable; and those who move" Benjamin Franklin
RECOMMENDED READING TEACHER REFERENCE Search Destiny for a topic
What is load reduction instruction?
What is load reduction instruction?
‘Research shows that a sense of belonging is an important schooling outcome,’ Thomson says. ‘For some students it really makes a difference to their educational success and long-term health and wellbeing.
‘Research shows that a sense of belonging is an important schooling outcome,’ Thomson says. ‘For some students it really makes a difference to their educational success and long-term health and wellbeing.
Click on The politics of Distraction for inspiring videos. Hard copy available in the IRC to borrow
Learning is often a sequence of mistakes and successes
Irrespective of what one is trying to achieve, mistakes are bound to happen. This positive insight and positive attitude, of knowing and accepting that mistakes are inevitable, creates a powerful mindset where difficulties will not be seen as threats, but challenges that need to be worked at until success and/or mastery is achieved. Overcoming mistakes requires resilience, mental toughness and repeated practice.
When parents are asked what they want for their children, they usually answer that they want their children to be happy. Why, then, is happiness rarely mentioned as an aim of education? This book explores what we might teach if we were to take happiness seriously as an aim of education. It asks, first, what it means to be happy and, second, how we can help children to understand what happiness is. Available to borrow IRC
When parents are asked what they want for their children, they usually answer that they want their children to be happy. Why, then, is happiness rarely mentioned as an aim of education? This book explores what we might teach if we were to take happiness seriously as an aim of education. It asks, first, what it means to be happy and, second, how we can help children to understand what happiness is. Available to borrow IRC
Improving student performance
Improving student performance
Teacher Implementation Kit
We understand it is not always possible for teachers to sit in on and engage with the Elevate student sessions. For this reason, we have developed specific Teacher Implementation Kits (TIKs). The password to view these videos is 'teacher'.
Ace_Your_Exams_-_Teacher_Implementation_Kit-AUS.pdf
Ace_Your_Exams_-_Student_Activity_Pack-AUS.pdf
Time Management
(Post_Seminar)_Time_Management_-_Teacher_Implementation_Kit_AUS.pdf
Study Sensei
Study_Sensei_-_Teacher_Implementation_Kit.pdf
Study_Sensei_-_Student_Activity_Pack_(1).pdf
To access the online website students can use the following username and password:
Go to elevateeducation.com
Enter username STUDENT
Type in password pacco
This site that lets you enter a word and will then visualise associated concepts. Could be helpful in class when introducing new ideas.
This site that lets you enter a word and will then visualise associated concepts. Could be helpful in class when introducing new ideas.
Time. Allocating time for thinking by providing time for exploring topics more in depth as well as time to formulate thoughtful responses.
Opportunities. Providing purposeful activities that require students to engage in thinking and the development of understanding as part of their ongoing experience of the classroom.
Routines & Structures .Scaffolding students’ thinking in the moment as well as providing tools and patterns of thinking that can be used independently.
Language .Using a language of thinking that provides students with the vocabulary for describing and reflecting on thinking. Modeling Modeling of who we are as thinkers and learners so that the process of our thinking is discussed, shared, and made visible.
Interactions & Relationships. Showing a respect for and valuing of one another’s contributions of ideas and thinking in a spirit of ongoing collaborative inquiry.
Physical Environment . Making thinking visible by displaying the process of thinking and development of ideas.
Arranging the space to facilitate thoughtful interactions.
Expectations Setting an agenda of understanding and conveying clear expectations. Focusing on the value for thinking and learning as outcomes as opposed to mere completion of “work.”
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