Visible Thinking: A Collaborative Journey to Student Achievement
Grades K-5
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
November 13
November 13, 2019
Why is it that some teachers seem to consistently have better impacts for student learning? Why is it that certain instructional practices yield more than a grade level’s growth for students? What are the best strategies, and what do these high-yield strategies look like in action? Come join Staunton City Schools’ teachers and administrators, as they share what they have learned in their collaborative work on studying the effect of implementing high-yield strategies across the school division. This workshop will focus on exploring “Visible Thinking,” a term developed by John Hattie referencing the way we “see” student learning in the classroom. Participants will actively engage in activities such as analyzing and developing learning intentions and success criteria, focusing on teacher clarity, and practicing the use of student feedback. During the course of the workshop, participants will be taken by bus to a Staunton City elementary school, so that during that site visit they can see some of the discussed practices in action. After the workshop, participants will be encouraged to submit a video clip of one of their own classes engaged in using one of these high-yield strategies. The presenters will provide feedback on these videos, as well as answering questions participants might have and giving suggestions of other strategies that teachers might want to implement in their classrooms. This workshop will be high-engagement and high-impact learning, and it will prepare participants to undertake their own journey – putting into practice the precepts and conclusions of John Hattie in their own classrooms and schools.
Classroom Teachers, Coaches, Curriculum Leaders, Instructional Specialists, and School Administrators
This event will be held at the Dixon Educational Center, 1751 Shutterlee Mill Road, Staunton, VA 24401.
Registration and a Hot Breakfast Buffet will open at 8 am.
The Conference will be held from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm.
A hot Luncheon Buffet will be served at noon.
Free Parking and Internet Access are also included as part of the conference registration fee.
Recertification Certificates (5 points) will be given at the end of the PD Conference.
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This conference will be held at:
Dixon Educational Center
1751 Shutterlee Mill Road
Staunton, VA 24401
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