Ss created their own lunch time group in the playground led by students as a result of their engagement in Project Based Learning! The first Nature Club was a great success! @PsElderslie @Clarke4535 #EPSBeMore

7 Ways to Do Formative Assessments in Your Virtual Classroom | @Edutopia edutopia.org/article/7-ways…

How Helping Students to Ask Better Questions Can Transform Classrooms | “good questioning may be the most basic tenet of lifelong learning and independent thinking that school offers students” kqed.org/mindshift/5118… @msamsanchez @KatieHuang2 @jenmichos

Are you starting every lesson with a "data talk" - so important and so fun! K-12 ideas here:
youcubed.org/resource/data-…

With an effect size of 0.30 (as of John Hattie's latest research), grit is likely to have a positive impact on student achievement. Learn more about this influence and find up-to-date effect sizes at: ow.ly/FeQh50BwDMD

#MetaXMondays #WeAreVL

‘Know thy impact’. Teachers should consider student assessments as powerful feedback about their impact and not a judgement on students. If they aren’t getting it, what are you going to do about it? Enjoying the read @mitchking81.

While it may be difficult to change the world, it is always possible to change the way we look at it

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Think Team Ss analysing Pivot data of the least used learning disposition to inform their next steps for teaching in classrooms @PsElderslie @EPSThinkTeam @Clarke4535 @NicoleFKelleher #EPSBeMore

@Clarke4535 reflects on the strong systems for PL and school planning at @PsElderslie which allows innovation to grow cautiously for the benefit of their students at #TheConnectionSVA Thought Leadership Gathering. @johns_education @CridgeSuzanne @Social_Ventures

Surround yourself with people who believe in you

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How to use a Breakout Room Note Taker in Google Slides:

1️⃣ Set link to “Anyone can edit” & drop in chat
2️⃣ Students work in breakout groups & take notes on their assigned slide
3️⃣ Teachers monitor activity from Grid View in Slides

Grab templates here: helloteacherlady.com/blog/2020/8/br…

Visible Learning in Literacy PL today with Corwin, so great when it links to other learning and what we do

Our beautiful mural was a perfect background to film clips for our class website as part of our PBL inquiry to provide other students with information about koalas in our local area @PsElderslie @Clarke4535 @tickytecky #EPSBeMore

To hear Year 2 students at Elderslie Public talk about the 'evidence' of their learning progress and how they demonstrate this was fantastic.
Also the confidence and maturity of the Yr 5 and 6 student leaders was off the charts in a good way.
Best practice in schools is possible!

What a treat! 🐾🧡 @PsElderslie classrooms enjoy visits from Tessa the therapy dog three times a week! #LoveWhereYouLearn #DogsofDoE

Designing our own unique Learning Maps that feature our learning disposition characters, learning intentions, success criteria and feedback! @PsElderslie @EPSThinkTeam @Clarke4535 #EpsBeMore

Lots of learning as we began to create a class website to raise awareness of animals that live on our local area to inform other students @PsElderslie Today we created clips to showcase our learning about the Powerful Owl @Clarke4535 @tickytecky

bit.ly/DLSlearningpor… FREE editable student Learning Journals for Education Week. Include text, images, video and audio samples. Have students reflect on the year so far. A completely multi-modal journal to capture each students learning. #edweek2020 #learningtogether

Want to know how you can use your iPads for feedback and assessment? Join our Feedback and Assessment with Apple Tools Webinar!
When: Next Wednesday @ 3:30pm
Where: Online!
Sign up now... t4l.schools.nsw.gov.au/events/2020/7/…