According to John Hattie, author of Visible learning for teachers: Maximizing impact on learning (2012), "...Mind frames underpin our every action and decision in a school; it is a belief that we are evaluators, change agents, adaptive learning experts, seekers of feedback about our impact, engaged in dialogue and challenged, and developers of trust with all, and that we see opportunity in error, and are keen to spread the message about the power, fun, and impact we have on learning" (Hattie, 2012, pg.). Teachers must develop their own "theories of practice", and reflect upon these theories as well as enhance and/or modify them in a way to ensure the success of all students.
Below, Hattie's Eight Mind Frames are detailed. These mind frames, or ways of thinking, are utilized and developed so that teachers and leaders can have a greater impact on student learning, understanding and success. |
Mind frame 1:Teachers / leaders believe that their fundamental task is to evaluate the effect of their teaching on students' learning and achievement.
Mind Frame 4:Teachers / leaders see assessment as feedback about their impact.
Mind Frame 7:Teachers / leaders believe that it is their role to develop positive relationships in classrooms/staffrooms.
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Mind Frame 2:Teachers / leaders believe that success and failure in student learning is about what they, as teachers or leaders, did or did not do… We are change agents!
Mind Frame 5:Teachers / leaders engage in dialogue not monologue.
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Mind Frame 3:Teachers / leaders want to talk more about the learning than the teaching.
Mind FramE 6:Teachers / leaders enjoy the challenge and never retreat to "doing their best"
Mind Frame 8:Teachers and leaders inform all about the language of learning.
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