1. Developing the independent learner in the classroom
Where do learners do their most independent learning?
Developing the independent learner in the classroom
Jackie Beere
What is it teacher like AND dislike about students as independent learners?

2. What do the best independent learners do?
‘Our students are passive, dependent, easily distracted and wary of risk taking...’

3. In your subject....
When do they learn independently? What else would you like?
What is your role?

4. CONFIDENCE as learners CREATIVE thinking for new solutions
Nurturing independence ….
COLLABORATION
CHOICE
CHALLENGE
create
COMMUNICATION skills
CONFIDENCE as learners
CREATIVE thinking for new solutions

5. Active learning What colour is Tuesday? Is a broken down car parked?
Choice – challenge – collaboration-communication
Starters: Philosophical dilemmas (set
What colour is Tuesday?
Is a broken down car parked?
What is a country?
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Engaging Activities
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Plenaries – assessment AS learning (see pack) review, reflection, recall
Using metaphor – your rucksack?
PRESENTATION/PERFORMANCE

6. Collaborative activity
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7. Advertisement (all media)
Animation
Announcement
Anthology
Art Show
Assembly
Autobiography
Banner
Bibliography
Blueprint
Body Language
Book
Brochure
Bulletin Board
Business Card
Business Proposal
Business letterhead
Campaign
Camping trip
Carnival
Challenge
Chart
Collage
Comic strip / book
Community awareness
Community Service
Competition
Compost pile
Computer graphic
Concert
Contest
Costume
Create test
Critique
Dance
Database
Debate
Debrief
Decoration (room)
Diagram
Dialogue
Discussion
Display
Emotional outburst
Experiment
Family activity / event / challenge
Fashion Show
Field Trip
File cards
Floor Plan
Game
Game show
Garden
Gift
Grant proposal
Group Initiative Problem Solving
Graphs
Handbook
Hierarchy
Hypothesis
Instrument
Interview
i-phone app
Journal
Krypton factor
Learn from mistakes
Lecture
Letter to the editor
Map
Marketing plan
Mathematical enquiry / analysis
Meal
Mediate a dispute
Meeting of minds
Memo
Microcosm
Mime
Mobile
Model
Monologue
Multi-media presentation
Mural
Music
Musical
Newscast
Newsletter
Oral interpretation
Pamphlet
Phone call
Photo essay
Play
Play script
Press release
Product re-design
Product for sale
Proposal
Pupils’ own ideas
Puppet show
Puzzle
Questionnaire
Quiz
Quiz show
Radio Advert
Radio Broadcast
Radio Jingle
Radio script
Scientific enquiry / report
Scientific research (long term)
Sculpture
Sermon
Set of instructions
Set of questions
Slide show
Solution
Song
Speech contest
Sports tournament
Story
Story board
Survey (& analysis)
Teach a lesson
Teamwork and leadership challenge
Theory
Time capsule
Time line
3D project
Tour
Translation
Travel Guide
Travel Log
Treasure hunt
Trial
T-shirt
TV programme
TV advert
Video
Visit (local national international)
Workout plan
Worksheet

8. Can we re-wire?
Optimism, self control, empathy, persistence,self-belief, reslience,
COURAGE…
HABITS are unconscious programmes
How can we reinforce the habits that create great learners?

10. Enquiry based learning
Talking and listening
Asking good questions
Exploring abstract concepts
Nothing is right or wrong
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11. The challenge A learning culture evolves from the mindset of the staff
Hard to move?
Will move forward with continuous encouragement
Up for it – trail blazers
A learning culture evolves from the mindset of the staff

12. The iSTRIDE Coaching Model
initial Mtg
STRENGTHS
Target
Reality
Ideas/options
Decide/commit
Evaluate

13. Pre-suppositions of NLP
Creating the culture through beliefs…..
Your conscious mind
Self-talk,
physical responses,
physical functions
attitudes
Beliefs, values
Pre-suppositions of NLP
What if…….
No such thing as failure only feedback
The meaning of your communication is the response you get
Everyone has the resources to learn anything

14. ..\teaching and learning\Learning A4 policy.docx
Design your own A4 policy
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