to the parents of the

3/4 Learning Community

Welcome

Philippians: “Let each of you look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

How can we contribute to a more fair and just world?

Framework for the evening

7-7.30pm

Parent Engagement in Learning – St. Therese Approach to Learning and Teaching - Level Housekeeping

7.30-8pm

Parent Engagement in Learning- Opportunities to move to other levels of the school

Our School Vision

Beliefs about Learning & Teaching

Joanna

Statement of Learning Intent

This can be viewed in full on the 3/4 Learning Community Blog

Joanna

Learning To Learn

Critical and Creative Thinking

• The Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians (MCEETYA 2008) recognises that critical and creative thinking are fundamental to students becoming successful learners.

• Critical and creative thinking are integral to activities that require students to think broadly and deeply using skills, behaviours and dispositions such as reason, logic, resourcefulness, imagination and innovation in all learning areas at school and in their lives beyond school, e.g. Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden.

The progressive development of knowledge about thinking and the practice of using thinking strategies can increase students’ motivation for, and management of, their own learning

They become more confident and autonomous problem-solvers and thinkers

Thinking

Learning to Learn

Personalised Learning

• recognises the individual strengths, needs and goals of students and the need for schools to respond to this diversity

• has a commitment to understand each student’s learning needs and to design a responsive learning context

• seeks to ensure active participation, wellbeing and learning achievement for all students

A Personal Approach to Learning

COLLABORATIVE LITERACY LEARNING

• reading, writing, and phonics/word study• teaching for comprehending strategies• features of nonfiction and fiction texts• sounds, letters, and words in activities designed to help students

notice the details of written language and learn how words "work” • strategies for expanding vocabulary• fluent and phrased reading• writing about reading for the purpose of communicating and

learning how to express ideas for a particular purpose and audience using a variety of writing strategies

In the 3/4 Learning Community we are offering collaborative learning groups in Mathematics.

These small collaborative learning groups aim to extend individual student’s understandings specifically from their individual point of need.

During collaborative learning sessions students will be working on a range of skills from basic number comprehension to problem solving and critical thinking.

COLLABORATIVE MATHEMATICS

Learning Pyramid

Teacher’s Role

• Setting the scene• Scaffolding the learning• Prompting, probing, pushing the thinking, giving and

receiving feedback

Expert teachers engage students in learning and develop in their students’ self- regulation, involvement in mastery learning, enhanced self-efficacy, and self-esteem as learners. (Hattie 2003, p.9).

Explicit teaching – in a range of situations

Student-centric classrooms

The modern day classroom is centred on students. Teachers take the role of facilitators

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Work with students to give and receive feedback

Provide opportunities for students to share their learning and to speak with confidence.

Home Learning• Meaningful family engagement is

valued: shared reading experiences ‘real life’ situations • Homework policy is under review • Reading is a priority • Use personal BLOG as a learning tool

Student Led interviews• Wednesday night each fortnight• Aim for 1 per semester

Children share their learning and discuss their goals

• Allows an open, honest discussion between student, teacher and parents

Thankyou

• Please feel free to ask us any questions you may have about our teaching and learning

• Enjoy a wander through our learning spaces and help yourself to some delicious food made by our Year 3/4 students