How Teachers Can Use Reflection to Elevate Achievement

Jane Kennedy2023-07-31T22:41:45+00:00

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Teachers who make it a routine to reflect on their lessons, in turn, have a positive impact on teaching and learning for their students
Reflecting on lessons is the metacognitive side of instruction, and it supports teachers in becoming stronger decision-makers.
How to reflect on a lesson using Elevated Achievement’s Learning Model.

How Teachers Can Use Reflection to Elevate AchievementJane Kennedy2023-07-31T22:41:45+00:00

14 03, 2022

Power Planning: How to Amp Up Your Lessons with Effective Instructional Strategies

Robert Crowe2023-09-21T23:44:17+00:00

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The key to an effective lesson is selecting an instructional strategy based on the skill to be learned and the students learning the skill.
How to use focused planning questions to ensure that each and every one of your students is supported by opportunities for meaningful engagement using effective instructional strategies.
How other teachers are selecting and using instructional strategies based on the learning outcome and their students’ needs.

Power Planning: How to Amp Up Your Lessons with Effective Instructional StrategiesRobert Crowe2023-09-21T23:44:17+00:00

8 03, 2022

Jane Kennedy2023-07-31T19:51:23+00:00

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When teachers communicate with their students what skill they are learning and how they will show or demonstrate they have learned it, it increases students’ probability of learning.
A measurable and achievable learning outcome has two key components: 1) The “what skill” that identifies what specific skill or content the students will be learning 2) The “how show” that identifies what students will need to demonstrate or produce to show they have learned.
It is not enough that the teachers know the “what” and the “how show.” They must share the learning outcome with their students so that the students know and can articulate them.

Why Measurable and Achievable Learning Outcomes Are Imperative to Each and Every LessonJane Kennedy2023-07-31T19:51:23+00:00

3 02, 2022

Robert Crowe2023-09-21T23:31:28+00:00

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The Learning Context is the phase of the lesson when the teacher informs students about what they will learn, why this learning is important, and how it connects to previous and future learning, and this information is restated during the Learning Application
Students who know why they are learning a skill are more able to connect lessons and understand how each lesson builds upon each other and leads toward an identified future application.
Teachers who have a classroom full of students who can articulate why they are learning a skill will have students that take ownership of where they are in the learning process towards an identified future application.

How to Set Out for Your Students Why This Learning Is ImportantRobert Crowe2023-09-21T23:31:28+00:00

3 02, 2022

Jane Kennedy2023-09-21T23:36:45+00:00

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The Learning Outcome is the phase of the lesson during which students specifically understand what they will be learning and how they will show they have learned it.
The learning outcome should be stated, written, discussed, or addressed as determined by student needs, and students will have the opportunity to produce or demonstrate the learning of this outcome during the Learning Demonstration
Teachers who have a classroom full of students who can articulate what skill they are learning will have students that buy-in to their learning as they see value and progress in meeting the identified learning demonstration of the lesson.

How to Support Your Students to Know What They Are LearningJane Kennedy2023-09-21T23:36:45+00:00