St Albans Secondary College

Student Voice

 Teaching & Learning Framework

CREATE THE SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT The SASC Learning Cycle This learning cycle is researched based, and reflects how students learn effectively. It forms the basis for delivering an effective lesson. An excellent practitioner will be able to think flexibly about how to best apply the stages of the learning cycle to their lesson. While all of the stages are important, for an effective lesson Stage 1 and 5 are essential. This is due to the way our brain remembers information at the beginning and end of an activity. Additional resources for each stage are attached, giving suggested times, indicators of excellence and assessment ideas. CREATE THE SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (Engage) 2. TEACH NEW INFORMATION (Explore and Explain) Provide students with new information Visual, audio, kinaesthetic Explicit instruction Class room instructional strategies 1. SET THE SCENE (Engage) Link to prior knowledge Provide the big picture Share the learning objectives Trigger the brain 5. REVIEW FOR RECALL & RETENTION (Evaluate) Memory techniques Revisit learning outcomes Reflecting on how it has been learned Feedback Link to next lesson 3. PROCESS THE INFORMATION (Elaborate) Making sense of information Classroom instructional strategies Search for meaning 4. DEMONSTRATE & ASSESS (Evaluate) Show understanding in a number of ways Assess understanding

Visible learning What do we want students to learn? How do we know they have learnt it? What do we do if they haven’t learnt it? What do we do if they already know it?

Curriculum Development & Assessment Handbook Supporting frameworks Curriculum Development & Assessment Handbook Professional Learning Teams Resource Book 2014

Curriculum Documents

St Albans Secondary College More supporting frameworks Assessment & Reporting Handbook Literacy at St Albans Secondary College Writing Across the Key Learning Areas

Effective learners Where am I going? How am I going? What are my next steps?

Developing student agency Continuing focus on: Learning Intentions Success Criteria Feedback Assessment eLearning Curriculum Development Through: Student forums Staff Professional Learning Open Classrooms Performance & Development Plans

Factors affecting student learning SCHOOL Guaranteed & Viable Curriculum Challenging Goals & Effective Feedback Parent & Community Involvement Safe & Orderly Environment Collegiality & professionalism CLASSSROOM Instructional Strategies Classroom Management Classroom Curriculum Design STUDENT Home Environment Learned Intelligence / Background Knowledge Motivation

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