Making the grade: can you learn to be a better teacher

Extract from The Observer, 9th May 2010:
Doug Lemov thinks he knows what makes a teacher great. He's just written a book detailing the 49 techniques to help you "teach like a champion". But will they work in the classroom? Five teachers put them to the test

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Medals, Missions and Goals

Sadler showed that empty 'praise' is not enough, information feedback about the quality of work is what is required to improve learning.

The Goal
The goal is the learning outcome your learners are aiming for including the characteristics of what constitutes 'quality work'. It is vital that all students understand what the goal is so they can work towards reaching it.

Medals
A medal is an cknowledgement of where the learner is now in relation to the goal. They can be given for how a learning activity was done successfully (the process) as well as what was done successfully (the product). Success here is measured in terms of how close to the goal is the product or process; is the learning moving in the correct direction?

The Mission
How will you close the gap between where the learner is now and the goal?

Feedback and Formative Assessment

'Professor John Hattie found that Feedback has more effect on achievement than any other factor. Professors Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam of Kings College London spent four years studying and reviewing research into feedback which is closely linked to 'formative assessment'. They concluded in agreement with Professor Hattie that formative assessment has a huge effect on learning quality. It has been found to add the equivalent of two grades to students' achievement if done very well.'

Extract from Teaching Today, Geoff Petty


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