Are you the best teacher you can be?

TeechMeet @ ESA - 27/03/2014

Anthony Speranza
St. Marks Primary School, Dingley
Senior Teaching & Learning / ICT Leader

E: anthony.speranza@gmail.com
T: @anthsperanza
B: anthsperanza.global2.vic.edu.au

This presentation can be found on my blog:
http://bit.ly/1g0ed4o
WHAT MAKES YOU AN
EFFECTIVE TEACHER?

HOW DO YOU KNOW
YOUR EFFECT?
Knowing Thy Impact...
John Hattie



http://vimeo.com/41737863
...the work some call the Holy
Grail.
Possibly the worlds most influential
educational researcher.
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6290240
http://visiblelearningplus.com/news/possibly-world%E2%80%99s-most-influential-educational-researcher
Why it works...
http://exzuberant.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/standard-based-grading-show-me-evidence.html


What works in education?
Hatties table of effect sizes
Teachers make a difference

Book 2 Book 3
Millions of students, and the
largest ever research-based
evidence into what actually
works best to improve learning
Mindframes that lead to optimum conditions


I am an evaluator I enjoy challenge

I am a change agent I develop positive
relationships

I talk about learning not about teaching I inform all about the language of learning

I see assessment as feedback to me I see learning as hard work

I engage in dialogue not monologue

2014, Visible Learning Plus

Visible Learning
1) I am actively engaged in and passionate about teaching and learning
2) I provide students with multiple opportunities for learning based on surface and deep thinking
3) I know the learning intentions and success criteria of my lessons and I share these with students
4) I am open to learning and actively learn myself
5) I have a warm and caring classroom climate where errors are welcome
6) I seek regular feedback from my students
7) My students are actively involved in knowing about their learning (assessment-capable)
8) I can identify progression in learning across multiple curriculum levels in my student work
9) I have a range of teaching strategies in my day-to-day teaching repertoire
10) I use evidence of learning to plan learning steps with students

Hattie (2009), Visible Learning For Teachers - Maximising Impact.
Know Thy Impact - Teaching, Learning, Leading
The nature of teaching
We perceive our role as implementing curriculum, planning and delivering lessons, meeting the needs
of students, etc.

We tend to say that students are successful because they try hard and put in effort.

What we don't tend to say is we have an impact on them and their learning!

When we are in classrooms, our fundamental role is to evaluate our impact.

Know Thy Impact - Teaching, Learning, Leading
Just shut up and listen, expert tells teachers
So ask the students!

Seek honest and confidential
feedback.

Tell them why you are doing it!
Affirmation...
Some examples...
Old tech - Correlation Chart (www.qla.com.au)
Old tech - Parking Lot (www.qla.com.au)
Topic: Creative Commons and copyright


On what can we improve

Many people do not reference their images properly or just get them
from google
Use Forms and Docs to instantly collect and analyse student feedback.

pre, during and post lesson.

Create and send via a url shortener.
Give the teacher 2 stars 1 wish
Were the intentions clear?
Were you successful? How?
Evaluations
Evaluations
Did students find it useful? Did they see the
purpose?
Text here
Are students progressing as learners?
Evaluations
Text here
The bad days...have we been here?
The good days!
Be brave and courageous.

Seek from your students...


then be the best teacher you can be!






Are you the best teacher you can be?
TeechMeet @ ESA - 27/03/2014
Anthony Speranza
St. Marks Primary School, Dingley
Senior Teaching & Learning / ICT Leader

E: anthony.speranza@gmail.com
T: @anthsperanza
B: anthsperanza.global2.vic.edu.au

This presentation can be found on my blog:
http://bit.ly/1g0ed4o