junior game back ups jan 21

Sections 1–6…

have exactly the same structure in order to ease your familiarity with the material and guard against getting lost. Each deals with a key aspect of understanding learning power and has:

• • an introduction to what it is about … take particular note of the key points
  • part 1 aims to give you an idea of the sort of practice you are aiming for
  • part 2 highlights the main ideas of the section’s content
  • part 3 offers a few practical ideas to start things off
  • part 4 broaches the idea of redesigning your practice and invites you to make a plan

This chart distils what this course is all about; what it hopes to enable teachers to do (in the yellow boxes); what outcomes such changes could make in the classroom culture (in green boxes); and the anticipated outcomes for learners (in blue boxes). The spreadsheet you can download will also reveal a practical idea for each yellow box. So this chart offers you an ‘at a glance’ resource to help you reflect on what and how you may be adapting your teaching over the next few months. See below for more details.

The vertical axis to the left shows the 4 learning habits you will be working to improve.

The horizontal axis across the top shows the 4 aspects of classroom culture that you will be shifting.

On the downloaded spreadsheet, click on the Enable Editing tab to reveal reminders by hovering over the cells.

These cells serve 2 purposes.

Firstly:

• The text in each cell gives an indication of the classroom culture that needs to be in place for learners to learn how to learn.
• When looked at vertically down the page, they map out the 4 aspects of classroom culture.
• When looked at horizontally across the page, they hint at the ways in which classrooms need to change to enable the 4 key learning behaviours to flourish.

Secondly:

• On the downloaded spreadsheet, hovering over each cell reveals a teaching idea taken from The Learning Power Game module.
• These teaching ideas are key to unlocking each cell. There are many other ideas in the module for each cell, but these are the ‘must do’ strategies.

The green cells across the bottom give an outline of how the teacher’s role develops as they make changes in how they relate and talk to learners and how they construct and celebrate learning. Hovering over each cell gives more detail.

The blue cells to the far right give an indication of the anticipated outcomes for learners in terms of the 4 important learning behaviours and hovering over each cell suggests what you might look for in students.

As you hover over these cells, you will gain a sense of what you might look out for in terms of classroom culture and student learning behaviours.

2.1 Section 1 What do we mean by learning power?

The underlying ideas, research and models

Here you will find:

• the two interlinking models of building better learners
• examples of how the models work in practice;
  • the four learning behaviours to make a start on – perseverance, questioning, collaborating and revising
  • the essential aspects of classroom practice
  • links with educational research
• encouragement to try things out with your learners
• suggestions for how amendments to your teaching will help students to be better learners

2.2 Section 2 Classroom relationships

Important shifts in classroom roles

Here you will find:

• examples of the sort of responsibilities teachers might devolve to learners
• examples of different ways to be as a teacher
  • modelling the process of learning
  • acting as a coach; asking not telling
  • enabling greater learner responsibility
• examples of things to try out with your learners to enhance  perseverance, questioning, collaboration and revising
• suggestions of ways to plan to expand devolving responsibility to students

2.3 Section 3 Talking about learning power

How and when to talk about learning.

Here you will find:

• examples of how learners can talk about themselves as learners
• examples of different ways to talk about learning
  • nudging the process
  • offering feedback
  • encouraging reflective self-talk
• examples of things to try out with your learners to enhance perseverance, questioning, collaborating and revising
• suggestions of ways to plan to expand your learning language

2.4 Section 4 Designing learning powered lessons

How to begin to put dual-focused lessons together

Here you will find:

• examples of how teachers manage learning in their lessons
• explanations of different ways to plan for learning
  • long term planning
  • medium term planning
  • lesson planning
• a format to assist in planning dual-focused lessons
• activities to help start this journey
• examples of things to try out with your learners to enhance the foundational four learning behaviours
• suggestions of ways to plan to expand your lesson design

2.5 Section 5 Celebrating learning power

What’s seen as important in learning friendly classrooms

Here you will find:

• examples of how learners can celebrate their learning
• examples of different ways to celebrate learning
  • in the growth of learning behaviours
  • in re-defining failure
  • in displays in the classroom
• encouragement to try things out with your learners
• suggestions of ways to plan to expand what you celebrate about learning

2.6 Section 6 How are our learners developing?

What to look for and record about better learning

Here you will find:

• explanations of three aspects of progression – frequency, scope and skilfulness in use
• Charts showing what the phases of growth look like in relation to;
  • questioning
  • collaboration
  • perseverance
  • revising
• examples of things to try out with your learners
• ways of tracking the growth of learning dispositions over time
• suggestions of ways to plan to expand what you might track about learning

2.7 Section 7 Where now: what next?

Here you will find:

• explorations of ways forward
• tools to help you consider your growth and development as a teacher
• descriptions of the next stage online courses to support teachers’ journey to becoming a skilled learning power practitioner
• a quick look at professional development approaches you might use in furthering your journey