What does the teaching
&
learning cycle look like?
Where are my
students
now?
Where are my
students going?
How People Learn
3 principles..
1. An effective teacher needs to draw out
pre-existing understandings & bring
learning to new content
2. Focus on learning with
understanding…deeper principles
3. Metacognition-How to self assess own
learning…apply to new concepts.
How do I know
when my
students get
there?
“What children bring to school determines where they start
but what happens in the classroom determines how far they get.”
Intellectual quality is not fixed and can be increased through education
Research: what we know
Teachers are the single most powerful influence
on achievement regardless of students’ social backgrounds,
‘intake’ characteristics, or learning difficulties. (Hattie 2003)
(Rowe 2004)(Cuttance 2001)
8-15% of the variation in student learning outcomes is due to
variations between schools
55% variation in student learning outcomes is due to variations
between classrooms within schools.
SFO (Student Family background) accounts for
38% variance in student achievement.
(Richard Teese (2007)
Identifying what matters
Percentage of Achievement Variance
Teachers
Students
Home
Peers
Schools Principal
Professor John Hattie
University of
Auckland 2002
2013 Target
A
Teacher
Judgements Yr. 1
Teacher
Judgements Yr. 3
Teacher
Judgements Yr. 5
10%
WRITING
2013
2013 Target
Achievement
B
A
9.87%
20%
2013 Achievement
B
33%
5%
46%
25%
22%
10%
15%
20%
32%
NAPLAN Year 3 data for Writing has seen a significant increase and is well above State mean;
School 465.7; State-427.1. 100% students are above NMS, with 76.3% in the top Bands.. There
has been a doubling of % students in the higher Band 6 from 21% 2012 to 40% in 2013.
The school has performed higher than the AIP target of 60% (57% -2012) for the top Bands in
Writing, achieving 76%.
NAPLAN Year 5 data for Writing has seen an increase and is well above State mean; School 514.7;
State-497.9. 92.5% students are above NMS, with 43% in the top Bands (2012-30%). There has
been a significant increase of students in the top Band from 17.4% 2012 to 28.4% in 2013.
The school has performed higher than the AIP target of 31% in the top bands for Writing,
achieving 43.3%.
The school’s Relative Growth in terms of Effect Size (ES)
from Yr.3 to Yr. 5 for was Writing: ES- 1.56. (Hattie -0.8 over two years)
Major factors affecting student achievement-Robert Marzano
Factor
Example
School
Guaranteed and viable curriculum-a cohesive school-wide curriculum and teaching
methodology that is complementary and sequential. Between c/rooms differences….
Challenging goals & effective feedback
Parent and community involvement
Safe and orderly environment
Collegiality & professionalism
Teacher
Instructional strategies
Classroom management
Classroom curriculum design
Student
Home atmosphere
Learned intelligence & background knowledge
Motivation
John Hattie part 2
Strong internal accountability processes for
self monitoring and reflection…Whole
School Assessment schedule, e.g. Student
Mapping Tool
Team & Teacher Performance Plans reflect
the SP / AIP goals e.g. Writing.
Antonio Park Primary School 2013 – 2016 Strategic Plan
The Writing program at APPS
has was introduced in May
2011at a full day staff
conference- Doug Reeves workCourtney Gardens Primary
school
Between May 2011 teachers
have participated in professional
learning at the school on
unpacking the stages of writing
and the genres…including
explicit teaching of
Teachers have worked in teams
to establish assessment rubrics
for writing.
The Annual Implementation
Plan from 2011 to 2014 has
reflected the embeddedness and
sophistication of the
program…including an increase
in targets for progress, growth
and achievement.