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Heads Up Teaching and Learning Conference. November 2012. Outstanding learning and teaching. Professor Charles Desforges OBE. Ofsted (September 2012). Pupils to show sustained progress deep understanding skills application readiness to move on. Expert learners exhibit.
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Heads UpTeaching and Learning Conference November 2012
Outstandinglearning and teaching Professor Charles Desforges OBE
Ofsted (September 2012) Pupils to show sustained progress deep understanding skills application readiness to move on
Expert learners exhibit - the will to learn - ability to form objectives for learning (self challenging) - persistence in adversity - knowledge of learning processes - basic skills - creativity and flexibility (self informing)
achievement attitudesesp:responsibility persistence skillsesp:literacy values esp:citizenship learning
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Ideal teaching and learning - learner centred - cognitive and metacognitive activity - learning thinking skills - afl - effect size 0.7 sd
Challenge: Changes form as tasks change purposeaccumulation consolidation/practice application discovery/invention revision
Differentiation by presentationsupportproduction
When does knowledge use fail? - the knowledge is not there - knowledge is there but relevance is not seen - relevance is seen but application strategy not available - strategy available but commitment lacking
Teaching for knowledge use Teach: - an active knowledge base - application strategies - ‘can do’ attitude - authentic activities
Learning in and out of school in school out of school individual shared general specific symbolic manipulation contextualised reasoning “How can schools enable youngstersto connect and draw from all the forces for learning at their disposal?”
References About learning (2006) London:Demos: www.demos.co.ukBransford, J.D. et al (1999) How people learn. Washington: National Academy Pressfuturelab.org.ukOfsted (2012) Improving Schools (from Ofsted website)www.c4eo.org.uk
Charles Desforges c.w.desforges@exeter.ac.uk