1. St Albans Secondary College

2. Student Voice

3.  Teaching & Learning Framework

4. 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

5. 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?

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

7. Curriculum Documents

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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Thank you