student learning update strategic partnerships program – all networks meeting dianne peck acting...
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Deeper challenges Recognising and responding to diverse student learning needs. Requires: Building from what students know and are able to do plus clarity about next steps Focus on understanding Building learning capacity – skills and dispositions Engaging and challenging content Recognising and responding to changing student learning needs.TRANSCRIPT
Student Learning Update
Strategic Partnerships Program – All Networks meeting
Dianne PeckActing General Manager, Student Learning Programs Office for Government School Education
‘Obvious’ student learning challenges • Implementing curriculum
programs incorporating the VELS.– Combining domains
• Assessing and reporting against the VELS
• Implementing New Student Report Cards inc. A-E reporting
Deeper challengesRecognising and responding to diverse
student learning needs.Requires:• Building from what students know and are able
to do plus clarity about next steps• Focus on understanding
• Building learning capacity – skills and dispositions
• Engaging and challenging content
Recognising and responding to changing student learning needs.
Deeper challenges
What this requires of teachers……Deep understanding of:• Learning theory• How student background/context impacts on
development• Learning continuum within relevant
dimensions (esp. critical understandings and skills)
• Most effective teaching and assessment strategies to promote student learning
Knowledge of the discipline
Generalisedpedagogical knowledge
Pedagogical content
knowledgeEFFECTIVETEACHING
Peter Hill, 2003
• DEECD Student Learning resources– Curriculum Planning guidelines and modules– PoLT training and online resource– Assessment advice and modules– Developmental continua for English, Maths and
Science – Domain pages with related resources– DigiLearn
• Strategic Partnerships program
Support
Literacy Professional
Learning Resource
An overview
Purpose• For all classroom teachers to deepen their
understanding of literacy. This will inform their planning for literacy learning and assessment for all domains of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards.
• For literacy leaders in schools to plan opportunities for professional learning for the whole staff, in professional learning teams and/or for individual teachers.
Organisation of the resourceAbout the resource Structure of the resourceOverview of literacy learning
Key concepts Levels 1-2 Level 3 Level 4 Levels 5-6
Assessment Levels 1-2 Level 3 Level 4 Levels 5-6
Teaching strategies Levels 1-2 Level 3 Level 4 Levels 5-6
Leadership for literacy learningOverview Presentations
Structure of resource
Key Concepts
Teaching Strategies
Assessment
For key concepts, teaching strategies and assessment, there are notes where applicable, that provide additional information and professional learning activities.
Main messages• All teachers are teachers of literacy
• A range of theories and research is required to best support all students to improve literacy.
• Students’ oral language is the foundation to use language and to use language to learn, across all stages of schooling and within all domains.
Main messages cont…• A balanced and integrated approach to
teaching literacy is essential.
• Assessment is the starting place for supporting literacy through matching teaching strategies to individual students’ needs.
Literacy professional learning resource
The resource can be found on theEnglish domain page http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/english
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