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Alastair Fairfull

Improving Teaching and Learning

using ‘Evidence Based’ methods

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Who am I?

• Alastair Fairfull

• 20 years in SEBD special schools

• 8 years as LA SEN Adviser

• Currently your AfA Achievement Coach• (AF just read the bit from David Laws speech to the

North of England Education conference, 16th Jan 2014 to prove we are at the cutting edge)

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Two Groups

1. Be two groups of three

2. TASK:

Write down the top 5 most effective teaching influences/methods

(that produce the biggest effects on learning).

2 minutes only

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Session Contents….

Practical stuff……

1. Create TACs- done that- but what is it?!

2. Watch Video about ‘evidence-based’ teaching (EBT)

3. Choose one technique

4. Learn a bit about it

……..all in just over one hour

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Resources

All the Resources we are using you can find on my website:

GoTo……

SENplus.ltd.uk

See EBT page….

Watch John Hattie’s videos- use timings

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Evidence Based Teaching

• John Hattie- Visible Learning part 1

• There are 138 influences- watch the video to see his cogent discussion of what doesn’t work- we don’t have time now.

• John Hattie- Visible Learning part 2

• The rest is about Teaching methods that work. We are going to choose ONE.

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How right were you?

• Quick Feedback…..

• Most interesting thing you gained from video? Quick Quick

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Why are we sat here?

• Vision- ‘improve teaching and learning’

• Problem- How?

• Solution- Action!

• Problem- how do we ensure Action?

• Solution…… create TACs

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Teachers’ Action Cooperative

(because traditional CPD does not result in change- remembering open plan classrooms)

Only teachers can change teaching

Changing teaching is itself a learning process (always striving for outstanding learning)

Learning requires: a challenge, opportunity to practice, feedback on success, support to continue and/to improve.

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TAC Process

1. Decide on skill to develop (challenge) a) Use Active Learning this time

2. Practice on own a) we all make mistakes and learn from them- 10 times to be

confident

3. Invite a member of TAC to observe

4. Discuss the observation (Feedback)

5. Feedback to larger Group (19.03.2014)

6. Decide on next most effective ‘EBT’ strategy

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Today’s EBT choice- Active Learning

Active Learning- Mel Silverman (watch video)

Scan H’outs / downloads for below…

EBT- Why Active Learning Works

Teaching Without Talking (watch video)

EBT- Active Learning- Teaching Without Talking

Active Learning and Teaching Methods- KS3- Northern Ireland

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Next…You….

1. choose an Active Learning technique

2. practice in your own space (talk)

3. invite a TAC person to watch (talk)

4. talk about it afterwards (and adjust?)

5. attend Feedback and share… deadline 19.03

6. choose a new TOP TEN EBT method

7. re-cycle

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Next session

Date: 12. 02. 2014

Learn About the Top Ten EBT Methods!!!

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