SYDNEY EDUCATORS !! Don’t miss this opportunity to find out how to harnessed the science of Learning to transform your school. Meet the author, do a PD & receive your own signed copy of at book at the event! https:// https://t.co/3fCOjPJdEW @latrobe@NathanielRSwain@dizdarm
The Effective & Systematic Teaching Network (EAST) has been supporting public schools across NSW. EAST has helped share best practice between schools, with teachers from 30 schools participating, & 130+ other schools benefiting. Thanks to all involved! https://t.co/v6oY8MqrNA
It was great to be back @MarsdenRoad yesterday with @tombennett71 ‘running the room’.
Schools need to be safe, calm and predictable environments where everyone is treated with dignity.
I also managed to catch up with some students & staff who I miss dearly, which was lovely!
A 🧵 on explicit instruction, in light of the NSW announcement.
1: I would have not only told you I was teaching explicitly in my first years of teaching, but been highly offended if you had suggested I wasn’t. Spoiler alert: I was giving one explicit instruction 1/
Check out this accessible guide to avoid the myths, mutations and mistakes when implementing #retrievalpractice! We need to aim for precision and strategic use of effective practices, and this short overview gives a strong push in that direction. https://t.co/y5GOLyhv5d
Fact fluency and procedural fluency is the “…foundation of mathematics development, and Australia is yet to master this.” Toni Hatten-Roberts at #SBPIllawarra2024
So many parallels to reading instruction. Teach the nuts and bolts to mastery first, then practice to automaticity.
Teaching an instructional cue to students targets attention. With no attention, it is impossible to attain learning. The short term goal of the instructional cue is automaticity. The long term benefit is habit formation.
Tim McDonald at #SBPIllawarra2024
It takes 70 exposures to unlearn an embedded error. This is why we shouldn't use launch, explore, summarise or you do, we do, you do. Good explicit teaching is I do, we do, you do. Teach First. #schollexcellence#edi#explicitteaching
THE SCIENCE OF EARLY LEARNING
This is another piece of gold from @deansforimpact. It summarises existing research related to how young children (0-8yrs) develop skills across 3 domains: agency, literacy, & numeracy.
Check it out 👇
https://t.co/Ppsm7yHT4H
Explicit Teaching is a key priority for our system. Evidence-informed teaching and learning for all students. No more choose your own adventure. #schoolexcellence
Thank you @clintjwhite I feel very fortunate to be leading Riverwood Public School. It’s a wonderful little school with a very talented and dedicated staff who work incredibly hard every day to transform the lives of our students through learning.