Effective Teaching and Learning

Effective teaching and learning through the updated Curriculum .

What are the characteristics of effective teaching and learning?

Making connections between key documents: subject programmes, course plans and assessment guidance

Learning objectives

Subject programme

Suggested activities based on learning objectives

Course Plans

Supports decisions regarding Formative Assessment of learning objectives

Guidance for Formative Assessment

Spiral curriculum

Topics are revisited, sometimes within and across terms

Topics should be taught in greater depth each time

Level of difficulty should increase

Main Steps in Updated Curriculum

1. Active learning

2. Collaborative learning

3. Differentiation

4. Cross-curricular links

5. Responding to learners’ needs

6. Learning conversations

7. Using e-learning and new technologies

8. Modelling

1 Active learning

Learning from own experiences:

• Allows learners to experiment, construct meaning and develop understanding
• Relates new knowledge to existing knowledge
• Making mistakes makes us check and refine our understanding
• Results in deeper learning
• Changes attitudes

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2 Collaborative learning

Structured group work:

• Improves interpersonal and communication skills Improves acquisition of information and higher-level thinking skills Promotes positive interdependence – ‘we succeed together’
• Improves interpersonal and communication skills
• Improves acquisition of information and higher-level thinking skills
• Promotes positive interdependence – ‘we succeed together’

• Can break down barriers between learners

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3 Differentiation

Meeting the individual learning needs of each learner:

• Increases progression of understanding and skills
• Improves confidence and motivation
• Stimulates creativity by helping learners to understand ideas better
• Benefits all learners
• Can raise expectations for all learners

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4 Cross-curricular links

Creating links between subjects:

• Adds breadth and balance to the curriculum Allows deeper learning Provides a broader range of skills Can help with progression of understanding and skills Can help to put learning into a more meaningful context Can make learning more motivating
• Adds breadth and balance to the curriculum
• Allows deeper learning
• Provides a broader range of skills
• Can help with progression of understanding and skills
• Can help to put learning into a more meaningful context
• Can make learning more motivating

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5 Responding to learners’ needs

Checking learning and giving feedback to inform learning:

• Improves motivation and self-esteem
• Gives direction to teaching
• Provides opportunities for learners to improve their work
• Helps learners to understand how to learn more effectively

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6 Learning conversations

Learners talking about a task:

• Gives learners more ownership
• Encourages transfer of knowledge and skills between learners
• Encourages deeper understanding
• Provides opportunities for learners to reflect on their progress and decide what to do next
• Challenges and motivates learner

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7 Using e-learning and new technology

Using technology:

• Offers exciting tools for active learning
• Can be motivating
• Can be used to research, communicate, collaborate and create
• Can give learners more ownership of a task by allowing them to search for information and find their own tools
• Allows opportunities for learning outside the classroom

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8 Modelling

An expert giving an example whilst explaining their accompanying thought processes:

• Exposes learners to subject content and expert thinking simultaneously
• Breaks a task into steps, allowing learners to become increasingly independent
• Stimulates reflection on the processes

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What is active learning?

Different teaching strategies = an environment for learners to develop knowledge, skills and understanding

I listen but I forget!

I see and I believe

I do then I understand!

Receive information

Apply learning

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Extensive research has found that the strategies

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the biggest impact on learner achievement are:

• Active learning
• Feedback
• Reinforcement
• Quality of teaching

An active teacher: Active learning principles

To support learning:

• Promote curiosity
• Ask questions
• Experiment
• Suggest
• Invent
• Teach to learning styles

Effective teaching and learning is …

• Learning by doing

• Having FUN learning !

Thanks for attention!