student learning update strategic partnerships program – all networks meeting dianne peck acting...

Student Learning Update

Strategic Partnerships Program – All Networks meeting

Dianne PeckActing General Manager, Student Learning Programs Office for Government School Education

‘Obvious’ student learning challenges • Implementing curriculum

programs incorporating the VELS.– Combining domains

• Assessing and reporting against the VELS

• Implementing New Student Report Cards inc. A-E reporting

Deeper challengesRecognising and responding to diverse

student learning needs.Requires:• Building from what students know and are able

to do plus clarity about next steps• Focus on understanding

• Building learning capacity – skills and dispositions

• Engaging and challenging content

Recognising and responding to changing student learning needs.

Deeper challenges

What this requires of teachers……Deep understanding of:• Learning theory• How student background/context impacts on

development• Learning continuum within relevant

dimensions (esp. critical understandings and skills)

• Most effective teaching and assessment strategies to promote student learning

Knowledge of the discipline

Generalisedpedagogical knowledge

Pedagogical content

knowledgeEFFECTIVETEACHING

Peter Hill, 2003

• DEECD Student Learning resources– Curriculum Planning guidelines and modules– PoLT training and online resource– Assessment advice and modules– Developmental continua for English, Maths and

Science – Domain pages with related resources– DigiLearn

• Strategic Partnerships program

Support

Literacy Professional

Learning Resource

An overview

Purpose• For all classroom teachers to deepen their

understanding of literacy. This will inform their planning for literacy learning and assessment for all domains of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards.

• For literacy leaders in schools to plan opportunities for professional learning for the whole staff, in professional learning teams and/or for individual teachers.

Organisation of the resourceAbout the resource Structure of the resourceOverview of literacy learning

Key concepts Levels 1-2 Level 3 Level 4 Levels 5-6

Assessment Levels 1-2 Level 3 Level 4 Levels 5-6

Teaching strategies Levels 1-2 Level 3 Level 4 Levels 5-6

Leadership for literacy learningOverview Presentations

Structure of resource

Key Concepts

Teaching Strategies

Assessment

For key concepts, teaching strategies and assessment, there are notes where applicable, that provide additional information and professional learning activities.

Main messages• All teachers are teachers of literacy

• A range of theories and research is required to best support all students to improve literacy.

• Students’ oral language is the foundation to use language and to use language to learn, across all stages of schooling and within all domains.

Main messages cont…• A balanced and integrated approach to

teaching literacy is essential.

• Assessment is the starting place for supporting literacy through matching teaching strategies to individual students’ needs.

Literacy professional learning resource

The resource can be found on theEnglish domain page http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/english

To provide ideas and for furtherinformation contact:studentlearning@edumail.vic.gov.au