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The document discusses the importance of improving teacher quality to enhance student achievement, emphasizing that current teachers need support and effective professional development. It outlines the benefits of formative assessment as a means of continuously improving teaching practices and facilitating student learning. Additionally, it highlights the necessity of fostering learning communities among teachers to drive effective educational reform.
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Dylan Wiliam seminar for district leaders accelerate learning with formative assessment 2013
- 1. Embedding formative assessment withteacher learning communities Dylan Wiliam www.dylanwiliam.net
- 2. Overview: Science andDesign 2 We need to improve student achievement This requires improving teacher quality Improving the quality of entrants takes too long So we have to make the teachers we have better Science We can change teachers in a range of ways Some will benefit students, and some will not Those that do involve changes in teacher practice Changing practice requires new kinds of teacher learning Design And new models of professional development
- 3. Raising achievement matters 3 For individuals: Increased lifetime salary Improved health Longer life For society: Lower criminal justice costs Lower healthcare costs Increased economic growth: Net present value to the U.S. of a 25-point increase on PISA: $40 trillion (three times the National Debt) Net present value to the U.S. of getting all students to 400 on PISA: $70 trillion
- 4. What is thepurpose of education? 4 Four main philosophies of education Personal empowerment Cultural transmission Preparation for citizenship Preparation for work All are important Any curriculum is a (sometimes uneasy) compromise between these four forces
- 5. Recession (2008-2010) andrecovery (2010-2012) 5 Those with a high school diploma or less lost 5.6 million jobs in the recession, and lost a further 230,000 jobs in the recovery Those with an Associate’s degree lost1.75 million jobs in the recession, but gained 1.6 million jobs in the recovery Those with at least a Bachelor’s degree gained 187,000 jobs in the recession, and gained a further 2 million jobs in the recovery Carnevale, Jayasundera, and Cheah (2012)
- 6. …with profound impactson some workers 6 Education level Change in salary 1978 to 2005 Postgraduate qualification +28% BA/BSc +19% Some college 0% High school diploma 0% High school dropout -16% Economic Policy Institute (2010)
- 7. The coming warfor jobs (Clifton, 2011) Right now 7 billion people on earth 5 billion adults 3 billion people who want to work 90% of these want to work full time As a consequence 2.7billion full-time formal jobs are wanted with only 1.2 billion full-time formal jobs available A shortfall of 1.5 billion jobs So, for every US worker, there are 10 people who would like their job…
- 8. A daunting target 8 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) United States 496 Canada 527 Finland 544 Shanghai 579
- 9. The world ofwork is changing… 9 Skill category Percentage change 1969- 1999 Complex communication +14% Expert thinking/problem solving +8% Routine manual –3% Non-routine manual –5% Routine cognitive –8% Autor, Levy & Murnane (2003)
- 10. Off-shoring and automation 10 Off-shoreable Not off-shoreable Radiographer Surgeon (?) Skilled Security analyst Bricklayer Tax accountant Hairdresser Food packager Grocery store clerk Unskilled Data entry clerk Receptionist Call centre operator Retail salesperson
- 11. Meet Maddie Parlier… 11 Davidson (2012)
- 12. There is onlyone 21st century skill 12 So the model that says learn while you’re at school, while you’re young, the skills that you will apply during your lifetime is no longer tenable. The skills that you can learn when you’re at school will not be applicable. They will be obsolete by the time you get into the workplace and need them, except for one skill. The one really competitive skill is the skill of being able to learn. It is the skill of being able not to give the right answer to questions about what you were taught in school, but to make the right response to situations that are outside the scope of what you were taught in school. We need to produce people who know how to act when they’re faced with situations for which they were not specifically prepared. (Papert, 1998)
- 13. Successful education? 13 The test of successful education is not the amount of knowledge that a pupil takes away from school, but his appetite to know and his capacity to learn. If the school sends out children with the desire for knowledge and some idea how to acquire and use it, it will have done its work. Too many leave school with the appetite killed and the mind loaded with undigested lumps of information. The good schoolmaster is known by the number of valuable subjects that he declines to teach. The Future in Education (Livingstone, 1941 p. 28)
- 14. Where’s the solution? 14 Structure: Smaller/larger high schools K–8 schools/“All-through” schools Alignment: Curriculum reform Textbook replacement Governance: Charter schools Vouchers Technology: Computers Interactive whiteboards Workforce reforms
- 15. Are private schoolsthe answer? 15 In PISA, U.S. students in private schools out- perform public school students by 25 points But, after controlling for social class, public school students in the U.S. out-perform private school students by 10 points.
- 16. Pause for reflection What’s the most interesting, surprising, or challenging thing you have heard so far? See if you can get consensus with your neighbors
- 17. School effectiveness 17 Three generations of school effectiveness research: Raw results approaches: Different schools get different results. Conclusion: Schools make a difference. Demographic-based approaches: Demographic factors account for most of the variation. Conclusion: Schools don’t make a difference. Value-added approaches: School-level differences in value-added are relatively small. Classroom-level differences in value-added are large. Conclusion: An effective school is a school full of effective classrooms.
- 18. We need tofocus on classrooms, not schools 18 In the USA, variability at the classroom level is at least four times that at school level. Aslong as you go to school, it doesn’t matter very much which school you go to. But it matters very much which classrooms you are in. It’s not class size. It’s not the between-class grouping strategy. It’s not the within-class grouping strategy.
- 19. And most ofall, on teachers 19 Take a group of 50 teachers: Students taught by the most effective teacher in that group of 50 teachers learn in six months what those taught by the average teacher learn in a year. Students taught by the least effective teacher in that group of 50 teachers will take two years to achieve the same learning (Hanushek & Rivkin, 2006) And furthermore: In the classrooms of the most effective teachers, students from disadvantaged backgrounds learn at the same rate as those from advantaged backgrounds (Hamre & Pianta, 2005).
- 20. Improving teacher qualitytakes time 20 A classic labor force issue with two (non-exclusive) solutions: Replace existing teachers with better ones. Help existing teachers become even more effective.
- 21. Replace existing teacherswith better ones? 21 De-select (i.e., fire) ineffective teachers? Replace least effective 10% with average teachers 2 points on PISA (right away, if it can be done) Raising the bar for entry into the profession? Require teachers to have masters degrees 0 points on PISA (ever) Exclude the lowest performing 30% from getting in 5 points on PISA (in 30 years time) So we have to help the teachers we have improve The “love the one you’re with” strategy
- 22. How do wespeed up teacher improvement? 22 Merit pay for effective teachers? Can’t be done fairly, and doesn’t work Improve the effectiveness of existing teachers: It can be done: Providedwe focus rigorously on the things that matter Even when they’re hard to do Create a culture of continuous improvement But what should we help teachers improve?
- 23. The evidence basefor formative assessment 23 Fuchs & Fuchs (1986) Nyquist (2003) Natriello (1987) Brookhart (2004) Crooks (1988) Allal & Lopez (2005) Bangert-Drowns, et al. (1991) Köller (2005) Dempster (1991, 1992) Brookhart (2007) Elshout-Mohr (1994) Wiliam (2007) Kluger & DeNisi (1996) Hattie & Timperley (2007) Black & Wiliam (1998) Shute (2008)
- 24. Which of theseare formative? 24 A. A district science supervisor uses test results to plan professional development workshops for teachers B. Teachers doing item-by-item analysis of 5th grade math tests to review their 5th grade curriculum C. A school tests students every 10 weeks to predict which students are “on course” to pass the state test in March D. “Three-fourths of the way through a unit” test E. Students who fail a test on Friday have to come back on Saturday F. Exit pass question: “What is the difference between mass and weight?” G. “Sketch the graph of y equals one over one plus x squared on your mini-white boards.”
- 25. The formative assessmenthijack 25 Long-cycle: Span: across units, terms Length: four weeks to one year Impact: Student monitoring; curriculum alignment Medium-cycle: Span: within and between teaching units Length: one to four weeks Impact: Improved, student-involved assessment; teacher cognition about learning Short-cycle: Span: within and between lessons Length: day-by-day: 24 to 48 hours minute-by-minute: five seconds to two hours Impact: classroom practice; student engagement
- 26. Main approaches toformative assessment 26 Professional Learning Communities “…an inclusive group of people, motivated by a shared learning vision, who support and work with each other, finding ways, inside and outside their immediate community, to enquire on their practice and together learn new and better approaches that will enhance all pupils’ learning.” (Stoll et al., 2006) Two main approaches Focus on outcomes for students (DuFour) Focus on increased teacher capacity (Wiliam)
- 27. Complementary processes 27 Data-driven PLCs Classroom FA TLCs • Quality control • Quality assurance • Common assessments • Highly structured meetings • Improvement through better • Improvement through team work and systems increased teacher capacity • Focus on individual outcomes • Focus on teachers’ individual for students accountability for change • Regular meetings focused on • Regular meetings focused on data teacher change • 16 points on PISA (in two to • 30 points on PISA (in two to three years) three years)
- 28. Unpacking formative assessment 28 Where the learner is going Where the learner is How to get there Engineering effective Providing discussions, tasks, and feedback that Teacher activities that elicit moves learners Clarifying, evidence of learning forward sharing and understanding Peer Activating students as learning learning intentions resources for one another Learner Activating students as owners of their own learning
- 29. Formative assessment andother priorities 29 Formative assessment is an integral part of many current policy priorities: Framework for teaching (Danielson) Common formative assessments (DuFour) Differentiated instruction (Tomlinson) Response to (instruction and) intervention
- 30. Framework for teaching(Danielson 1996) 30 Four domains of professional practice 1. Planning and preparation 2. Classroom environment 3. Instruction 4. Professional responsibilities Links with student achievement (Sartain, et al. 2011) Domains 1 and 4: no impact on student achievement Domains 2 and 3: some impact on student achievement
- 31. The framework indetail 31 Domain 2: The classroom environment 2a: Creating an environment of respect and rapport 2b: Establishing a culture for learning 2c: Managing classroom procedures 2d: Managing student behavior 2e: Organizing physical space Domain 3: Instruction 3a: Communicating with students 3b: Using questioning and discussion techniques 3c: Engaging students in learning 3d: Using assessment in instruction 3e: Demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness
- 32. Formative assessment anddomain 3 32 Framework for teaching Classroom formative assessment Communicating with Sharing learning intentions students with students Using questioning and Eliciting evidence discussion techniques Engaging students in Feedback learning Using assessment in Students as learning instruction resources Demonstrating flexibil- Students as owners of ity and responsiveness their learning
- 33. Differentiated instruction: nota new idea 33 Differentiation in action (Stradling & Saunders, 1993) Differences in educational goals curriculum structure course content learning tasks teaching approach pace of learning assessment review
- 34. Most definitions ofDI are vague 34 “While the concept of ‘differentiated instruction’ can be defined in many ways, as good a definition as any is ensuring that what a student learns, how he/she learns it, and how the student demonstrates what he/she has learned is a match for that student's readiness level, interests, and preferred mode of learning.” (Tomlinson, 2004 p. 188) “To differentiate instruction is to recognize students' varying background knowledge, readiness, language, preferences in learning and interests; and to react responsively. Differentiated instruction is a process to teaching and learning for students of differing abilities in the same class.” (Hall, Strangman, & Meyer, 2011)
- 35. Differentiated instruction andformative assessment 35 Aspects of differentiated instruction (Hall, Strangman & Meyer, 2008) FA? Several elements and materials are used Products Process Content Align tasks and objectives to learning goals Instruction is concept-focused and principle-driven Flexible grouping is consistently used Classroom management benefits students and teachers Initial and on-going assessment of student readiness and growth Students are active and responsible explorers Vary expectations and requirements for student responses Clarify key concepts and generalizations Miscellaneous Use assessment as a teaching tool Emphasize critical and creative thinking as a goal in lesson design Engaging all learners is essential Balance between teacher-assigned and student-selected tasks
- 36. Response to (instructionand) intervention 36 “Response to intervention integrates assessment and intervention within a multi-level prevention system to maximize student achievement and reduce behavior problems. With RTI, schools identify students at risk for poor learning outcomes, monitor student progress, provide evidence-based interventions and adjust the intensity and nature of those interventions depending on a student’s responsiveness, and identify students with learning disabilities.” (National Center on Response to Intervention, 2010) Two “creation myths” for RT(I)I A protocol for preventing academic failure (progress monitoring, early—research-based—intervention) An alternative to IQ testing in the identification of learning disabilities
- 37. Response to (instructionand) intervention 37 Key points Tier 1 must be high-quality, evidence-based instruction Student progress must be monitored Failure to progress triggers additional support Formative assessment Makes tier 1 instruction as effective as it can be Allows assessment of progress (for tier 2 assessment)
- 38. And one bigidea 38 Where the learner is going Where the learner is How to get there Teacher Using evidence of achievement to adapt what Peer happens in classrooms to meet learner needs Learner
- 39. An educational positioningsystem 39 A good teacher: Establishes where the students are in their learning Identifies the learning destination Carefully plans a route Begins the learning journey Makes regular checks on progress on the way Makes adjustments to the course as conditions dictate
- 40. Strategies and practical techniquesfor classroom formative assessment
- 41. Clarifying, sharing and understandinglearning intentions
- 42. Sharing learning intentions 42 3 teachers each teaching 4 7th grade science classes in two US schools 14 week experiment 7 two-week projects, each scored 2-10 All teaching the same, except: For a part of each week Two of each teacher’s classes discuss their likes and dislikes about the teaching (control) The other two classes discuss how their work will be assessed White & Frederiksen (1998) Cognition & Instruction, 16(1)
- 43. Sharing learning intentions 43 Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills Group Low Middle High Likes and dislikes 4.6 5.9 6.6 Reflective assessment 6.7 7.2 7.4 Who benefits most from reflective assessment? 1. Low achievers 2. Average students 3. High achievers 4. All students benefit equally
- 44. Share learning intentions 44 Explain learning intentions at start of lesson/unit: Learning intentions Success criteria Consider providing learning intentions and success criteria in students’language. Use posters of key words to talk about learning: E.g., describe, explain, evaluate Use planning and writing frames. Use annotated examples of different standards to “flesh out” assessment rubrics (e.g., lab reports). Provide opportunities for students to design their own tests.
- 45. Engineering effective discussions, activities,and classroom tasks that elicit evidence of learning
- 46. Kinds of questions:Israel 46 1 2 1 1 Which fraction is the smallest? a) , b) , c) , d) . 6 3 3 2 Success rate 88% 4 3 5 7 Which fraction is the largest? a) , b) , c) , d) . 5 4 8 10 Success rate 46%; 39% chose (b) Vinner (1997)
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- 49. Eliciting evidence 49 Key idea: questioning should cause thinking provide data that informs teaching Improving teacher questioning generating questions with colleagues low-order vs. high-order not closed vs. open appropriate wait-time Getting away from I-R-E basketball rather than serial table-tennis ‘No hands up’ (except to ask a question) ‘Hot Seat’ questioning All-student response systems class poll, ABCD cards, ‘show-me’ boards, exit passes
- 50. Questioning in science:Discussion 50 Ice-cubes are added to a glass of water. What happens to the level of the water as the ice-cubes melt? A. The level of the water drops B. The level of the water stays the same C. The level of the water increases D. You need more information to be sure
- 51. Questioning in science:Diagnosis 51 The ball sitting on the table is not moving. It is not moving because: A. no forces are pushing or pulling on the ball. B. gravity is pulling down, but the table is in the way. C. the table pushes up with the same force that gravity pulls down D. gravity is holding it onto the table. E. there is a force inside the ball keeping it from rolling off the table Wilson & Draney (2004)
- 52. Questioning in math:Discussion 52 Look at the following sequence: 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, …. Which is the best rule to describe the sequence? A. n + 4 B. 3 + n C. 4n - 1 D. 4n + 3
- 53. Questioning in math:Diagnosis 53 In which of these right-angled triangles is a2 + b2 = c2 ? A b B c a a c b C a D c b b c a E a F b c c b a
- 54. Questioning in English:Discussion 54 Macbeth: mad or bad?
- 55. Questioning in English:Diagnosis 55 Where is the verb in this sentence? The dog ran across the road A B C D
- 56. Questioning in English:Diagnosis (2) 56 Which of these is correct? A. Its on its way. B. It’s on its way. C. Its on it’s way. D. It’s on it’s way.
- 57. Questioning in English:Diagnosis (3) 57 Identify the adverbs in these sentences: 1. The boy ran across the street quickly. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 2. Jayne usually crossed the street in a leisurely fashion. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 3. Fred ran the race well but unsuccessfully. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
- 58. Questioning in English:Diagnosis (4) 58 Which of these is the best thesis statement? A. The typical TV show has 9 violent incidents B. The essay I am going to write is about violence on TV C. There is a lot of violence on TV D. The amount of violence on TV should be reduced E. Some programs are more violent than others F. Violence is included in programs to boost ratings G. Violence on TV is interesting H. I don’t like the violence on TV
- 59. Questioning in history:Discussion 59 In which year did World War II begin? A. 1919 B. 1938 C. 1939 D. 1940 E. 1941
- 60. Questioning in history:Diagnosis 60 Why are historians concerned with bias when analyzing sources? A. People can never be trusted to tell the truth B. People deliberately leave out important details C. People are only able to provide meaningful information if they experienced an event firsthand D. People interpret the same event in different ways, according to their experience E. People are unaware of the motivations for their actions F. People get confused about sequences of events
- 61. Questioning in MFL:Discussion 61 Is the verb “être” regular in French?
- 62. Questioning in MFL:Diagnosis 62 Which of the following is the correct translation for “I give the book to him”? A. Yo lo doy el libro. B. Yo doy le el libro. C. Yo le doy el libro. D. Yo doy lo el libro. E. Yo doy el libro le. F. Yo doy el libro lo.
- 63. Hinge questions 63 A hinge question is based on the important concept in a lesson that is critical for students to understand before you move on in the lesson. The question should fall about midway during the lesson. Every student must respond to the question within two minutes. You must be able to collect and interpret the responses from all students in 30 seconds
- 64. Real-time test: Figurativelanguage 64 1. He was like a bull in a china shop. 2. This backpack weighs a ton. A. Alliteration 3. The sweetly smiling sunshine… B. Hyperbole 4. He honked his horn at the cyclist. C. Onomatopoeia 5. He was as tall as a house. D. Personification E. Simile
- 65. Providing feedback thatmoves learners forward
- 66. Kinds of feedback:Israel 66 264 low and high ability grade 6 students in 12 classes in 4 schools; analysis of 132 students at top and bottom of each class Same teaching, same aims, same teachers, same classwork Three kinds of feedback: scores, comments, scores+comments Achievement Attitude Scores no gain High scorers : positive Low scorers: negative Comments 30% gain High scorers : positive Low scorers : positive Butler(1988) Br. J. Educ. Psychol., 58 1-14
- 67. Responses 67 Achievement Attitude Scores no gain High scorers : positive Low scorers: negative Comments 30% gain High scorers : positive Low scorers : positive What happened for students given both scores and comments? A. Gain: 30%; Attitude: all positive B. Gain: 30%; Attitude: high scorers positive, low scorers negative C. Gain: 0%; Attitude: all positive D. Gain: 0%; Attitude: high scorers positive, low scorers negative E. Something else
- 68. Kinds of feedback:Israel (2) 68 200 grade 5 and 6 Israeli students Divergent thinking tasks 4 matched groups experimental group 1 (EG1); comments experimental group 2 (EG2); grades experimental group 3 (EG3); praise control group (CG); no feedback Achievement EG1>(EG2≈EG3≈CG) Ego-involvement (EG2≈EG3)>(EG1≈CG) Butler (1987)
- 69. Effects of feedback 69 Kluger & DeNisi (1996) review of 3000 research reports Excluding those: without adequate controls with poor design with fewer than 10 participants where performance was not measured without details of effect sizes left 131 reports, 607 effect sizes, involving 12652 individuals On average, feedback increases achievement Effect sizes highly variable 38% (50 out of 131) of effect sizes were negative
- 70. Getting feedback rightis hard Response type Feedback indicates performance… falls short of goal exceeds goal Change behavior Increase effort Exert less effort Change goal Reduce aspiration Increase aspiration Abandon goal Decide goal is too hard Decide goal is too easy Reject feedback Feedback is ignored Feedback is ignored
- 71. Provide feedback thatmoves learning on 71 Key idea: feedback should: Cause thinking Provide guidance on how to improve Comment-only grading Focused grading Explicit reference to rubrics Suggestions on how to improve: Not giving complete solutions Re-timing assessment: E.g., three-fourths-of-the-way-through-a-unit test
- 72. Activating students aslearning resources for one another
- 73. Help students belearning resources 73 Students assessing their peers’ work: “Pre-flight checklist” “Two stars and a wish” Choose-swap-choose Daily sign-in Training students to pose questions/identifying group weaknesses End-of-lesson students’ review
- 74. Benefits of structuredinteraction 74 15-yr-olds studying World History were tested on their understanding of material delivered in lectures Half the students were trained to pose questions as they listened to the lectures At the end of the lectures, students were given time to review their understanding of the material Individual Group Unstructured Independent review Group discussion Structured Structured self- Structured peer- questioning questioning
- 75. Impact on achievement 75 100 90 Structured peer questioning 80 Structured self- questioning Score 70 Group discussion 60 Independent 50 review 40 Pre Post 10-day King, A. (1991). Applied Cognitive Psychology, 5(4), 331-346.
- 76. Activating students asowners of their own learning
- 77. Self-assessment: Portugal 77 45 teachers studying for a Masters degree in Education, matched in age, qualifications and experience using the same curriculum scheme for the same amount of time Control group (N=20) follow Experimental group (N=25) regular MA program develop self-assessment with their students 117 students aged 8 years 125 students aged 8 years 119 students aged 9 years 121 students aged 9 years 77 students aged 10 - 14 years 108 students aged 10 - 14 years Fontana & Fernandes, Br. J. Educ. Psychol. 64: 407-417
- 78. Details of theintervention 78 Weeks Intervention 1 to 2 Individual choice from a range of work provided by the teacher. Student self-assessment using materials provided 3 to 6 Children construct own problems like those in weeks 1 and 2 and select structured math apparatus to aid solutions 7 to 10 Children presented with a new learning objectives, and make up their own problems, without exemplars by the teacher 11 to 14 Children set their own learning objectives, construct appropriate problems, and use appropriate self-assessment 15 to 20 As weeks 1 to 14, but with less monitoring from the teacher and increased freedom of choice and personal responsibility
- 79. Impact on studentachievement 79 Pre-test Post-test Gain Effect size Control 65.1 72.9 7.8 0.34 Experimental 58.7 73.7 15.0 0.66
- 80. Help students owntheir own learning 80 Students assessing their own work: With rubrics With exemplars Self-assessment of understanding: Learning portfolio Traffic lights Red/green discs Colored cups Plus/minus/interesting
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- 84. +/–/interesting: responses for“+” 84 I got that ball-park estimates are supposed to be simple I know that you have to look at it and say “OK” I know that when I am adding the number I end up with must be bigger than the one I started at I get most of the problems It was easy for me because on the first one it says 328 so I took the 2 and made it a 12 I know that we would have to regroup I know how to do plus and minus because we have been doing it for a long time I get it when you cross out a number and make it a new one I know that when you can’t – from both colomes you go to the third colome and take that from it I know that when my answer is right the ball park estimate is close to it
- 85. +/–/interesting: responses for“–” 85 I am still a tiny bit confused about subtraction regrouping I am a little bit confused about ball park estimates I get confused because sometimes I don’t get the problem I am confused when you subtract really big numbers like 1,000 something I’m still a little bit confused about regrouping Minus is confusing when you have to regroup twice Minus is a little bit hard when you have to regroup I don’t understand when you borrow which colome you borrow from when both are 0 I am still confused about showing what I did to solve the problem I am a little confused about when you need to subtract
- 86. +/–/interesting: responses for“interesting” 86 Carrying the number over to the next number It’s interesting how some people go to the nearest hundred while some go to the nearest ten It’s interesting how some have to regroup twice It’s pretty interesting about how you have to work really hard I am interested in borrowing because I didn’t just get it yet. I want to really get to know it I find it weird that you could just keep going from colome to colome when you need to borrow On the ball park estimate it is easy but sometimes hard I really think that regrouping is pretty amazing It is cool how addition and subtraction regrouping is just moving numbers and you could get it right easily
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- 89. All ready foraction in third grade… 89
- 90. Tell me aboutyou…
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- 92. So much forthe easy bit
- 93. The happiness hypothesis(Haidt, 2005) + – The rider Rational Weak Good at complex analysis Easily distracted Focused on the long-term Gets bogged down in detail Thinks about the future Tires quickly The elephant Instinctive Emotional Compassionate Skittish Sympathetic Focused on the short-term Loyal Thinks about the present Protective Powerful
- 94. Strategies for change(Heath & Heath, 2010) Direct the rider Follow the bright spots Script the critical moves Point to the destination Motivate the elephant Find the feeling Shrink the change Grow your people Shape the path Tweak the environment Build habits Rally the herd
- 95. A model forteacher learning 95 Content, then process Content (what we want teachers to change): Evidence Ideas (strategies and techniques) Process (how to go about change): Choice Flexibility Smallsteps Accountability Support
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- 97. A strengths-based approachto change 97 Belbin inventory (Management teams: Why they succeed or fail): Eight team roles (defined as “a tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with others in a particular way”): Company worker; innovator; shaper; chairperson; resource investigator; monitor/evaluator; completer/finisher; team worker Key ideas: Each role has strengths and allowable weaknesses. People rarely sustain “out-of-role” behavior, especially under stress. Each teacher’s personal approach to teaching is similar: Some teachers’ weaknesses require immediate attention. For most, however, students benefit more from the development of teachers’ strengths.
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- 99. Strategies and techniques 99 Distinguish between strategies and techniques: Strategiesdefine the territory of formative assessment (no-brainers). Teachers are responsible for choice of techniques: Allows for customization; caters for local context Creates ownership; shares responsibility Key requirements of techniques: They embody the deep cognitive and affective principles that research shows are important. They are seen as relevant, feasible, and acceptable.
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- 101. Expertise 101 According to Berliner (1994), experts: Excel mainly in their own domain Often develop automaticity for the repetitive operations that are needed to accomplish their goals Are more sensitive to the task demands and social situation when solving problems Are more opportunistic and flexible in their teaching than novices Represent problems in qualitatively different ways than novices Have faster and more accurate pattern recognition capabilities Perceive meaningful patterns in the domain in which they are experienced Begin to solve problems slower but bring richer and more personal sources of information to bear
- 102. Knowing more thanwe can say 102 Six video extracts of a person delivering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): Fiveof the video extracts feature students. One of the video extracts feature an expert. Videos shown to three groups students, experts, instructors Success rate in identifying the expert: Experts: 90% Students: 50% Instructors: 30% (Klein & Klein, 1981)
- 103. Looking at thewrong knowledge 103 The most powerful teacher knowledge is not explicit: That’s why telling teachers what to do doesn’t work. What we know is more than we can say. And that is why most professional development has been relatively ineffective. Improving practice involves changing habits, not adding knowledge: That’s why it’s hard: And the hardest bit is not getting new ideas into people’s heads. It’s getting the old ones out. That’s why it takes time. But it doesn’t happen naturally: If it did, the most experienced teachers would be the most productive, and that’s not true (Hanushek & Rivkin, 2006).
- 104. Sensory capacity 104 Conscious Total bandwidth Sensory system bandwidth (in bits/second) (in bits/second) Eyes 10,000,000 40 Ears 100,000 30 Skin 1,000,000 5 Taste 1,000 1 Smell 100,000 1 (Nørretranders, 1998)
- 105. Hand hygiene inhospitals Study Focus Compliance rate Preston, Larson, & Stamm (1981) Open ward 16% ICU 30% Albert & Condie (1981) ICU 28% to 41% Larson (1983) All wards 45% Donowitz (1987) Pediatric ICU 30% Graham (1990) ICU 32% Dubbert (1990) ICU 81% Pettinger & Nettleman (1991) Surgical ICU 51% Larson, et al. (1992) Neonatal ICU 29% Doebbeling, et al. (1992) ICU 40% Zimakoff, et al. (1992) ICU 40% Meengs, et al. (1994) ER (Casualty) 32% Pittet, Mourouga, & Perneger (1999) All wards 48% ICU 36% (Pittet, 2001)
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- 107. Making a commitment 107 Action planning: Forces teachers to make their ideas concrete and creates a record Makes the teachers accountable for doing what they promised Requires each teacher to focus on a small number of changes Requires the teachers to identify what they will give up or reduce A good action plan: Does not try to change everything at once Spells out specific changes in teaching practice Relates to the five “key strategies” of AFL Is achievable within a reasonable period of time Identifies something that the teacher will no longer do or will do less of
- 108. And being heldto it 108 “I think specifically what was helpful was the ridiculous NCR [No Carbon Required] forms. I thought that was the dumbest thing, but I’m sitting with my friends and on the NCR form I write down what I am going to do next month. “Well, it turns out to be a sort of ‘I’m telling my friends I’m going to do this’ and I really actually did it and it was because of that. It was because I wrote it down. “I was surprised at how strong an incentive that was to do actually do something different…that idea of writing down what you are going to do and then because when they come by the next month you better take out that piece of paper and say ‘Did I do that?’…just the idea of sitting in a group, working out something, and making a commitment…I was impressed about how that actually made me do stuff.” —Tim, Spruce Central High School
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- 110. Supportive accountability 110 What is needed from teachers: A commitment to: The continual improvement of practice Focus on those things that make a difference to students What is needed from leaders: A commitment to engineer effective learning environments for teachers by: Creating expectations for continually improving practice Keeping the focus on the things that make a difference to students Providing the time, space, dispensation, and support for innovation Supporting risk-taking
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- 112. 112 We need to create time and space for teachers to reflect on their practice in a structured way, and to learn from mistakes. (Bransford, Brown & Cocking, 1999) “Always make new mistakes.” —Esther Dyson “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” (Beckett, 1984)
- 113. Teacher learning communities 113 Plan that the TLC will run for two years. Identify 10 to 12 interested colleagues: Composition: Similar assignments (e.g., early years, math/science) Mixed subject/mixed phase Hybrid Secure institutional support for: Monthly meetings (75–120 minutes each, inside or outside school time) Time between meetings (two hours per month in school time): Collaborative planning Peer observation Any necessary waivers from school policies
- 114. A “signature pedagogy”for teacher learning 114 Every monthly TLC meeting should follow the same structure and sequence of activities: Activity 1: Introduction and starter (10 minutes) Activity 2: How’s it going? (25–50 minutes) Activity 3: New learning about formative assessment (20–40 minutes) Activity 4: Personal action planning (15 minutes) Activity 5: Review of learning (5 minutes)
- 115. Every TLC needsa leader 115 The job of the TLC leader(s): To ensure that all necessary resources (including refreshments!) are available at meetings To ensure that the agenda is followed To maintain a collegial and supportive environment But most important of all: It is not to be the formative assessment “expert.”
- 116. Peer observation 116 Run to the agenda of the observed, not the observer: Observed teacher specifies focus of observation: E.g., teacher wants to increase wait time. Observed teacher specifies what counts as evidence: Provides observer with a stopwatch to log wait times. Observed teacher owns any notes made during the observation.
- 117. Summary 117 Raising achievement is important. Raising achievement requires improving teacher quality. Improving teacher quality requires teacher professional development. To be effective, teacher professional development must address: What teachers do in the classroom How teachers change what they do in the classroom Formative assessment + teacher learning communities: A point of (uniquely?) high leverage A “Trojan horse” into wider issues of pedagogy, psychology, and curriculum
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- 119. Force-field analysis (Lewin,1954) 119 What are the forces that What are the forces that will support or drive the will constrain or prevent adoption of formative the adoption of formative assessment practices in assessment practices in your school/district? your school/district? + —