Teachers talking to others about the impact of teachingWorking together, educators can bring about strong student outcomes while also simplifying and standardizing the individual teachers' jobs. In Visible Learning for Teachers (2012), John Hattie identifies five components of learning intentions and success criteria:
Challenge Commitment Confidence Student expectations Conceptual Understanding In addition to the components of learning intentions and success criteria, Hattie identifies three components of strong curriculums: What Should be Taught Choice of Resources Progression All of the components are essential for ensuring student success and must be carefully applied to classroom instruction. Working together in a collaborative manner ensures all teachers and all classes are working toward the same end goal. According to Hattie: "the power of teachers learning from and talking to each other about planning -- learning intentions, success criteria, what is valuable learning, progression, and what it means to be 'good at' a subject" (Hattie, 2012, pg. 67).
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Time Management:Managing time is often a difficult task. It is easy to feel overwhelmed. Teacher time management must start with setting priorities and organizing the day around the most important tasks -- the ones that MUST be completed. By setting priorities, teachers are able to stay on track. Also, it is important to plan for unexpected set-backs to help ease stress and frustration. In order for teacher collaboration to work, teams must maximize the time spent together -- which requires communication, careful planning and organization.
Chia Suan Chong (2018) details 10 time management tips for teachers:
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Learning Intentions:John Hattie discusses Learning Intentions & Success Criteria in the YouTube video below.
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Success Criteria:Time Management:PROTOCOLS: Protocols can be utilized to help teams stay focused during meetings and ensuring a good use of time. A protocol "creates a structure that makes it safe to ask challenging questions . . . ensures that there is some equity and parity in terms of how each person’s issue is attended to . . . [and] build in a space for listening, and often give people a license to listen, without having to continually respond" (Teaching Matters, 2017).
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