PoLT Online Professional Learning Resource – Principle 2
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Vignettes: Middle Years
- Level 5 English - Traveller's Tales
- Level 4 Health and Physical Education - Skill Development in P.E.
- Level 5 Design, Creativity and Technology - Weekly Progress Sheets in Woodwork
- Level 5 Personal Learning - Students Work Out How to Assess Their Work
Level 5 English - Traveller's Tales
Focus Principle 2 Components
2.1 The teacher encourages and supports students to take responsibility for their learning
2.2 The teacher uses strategies that build skills of productive collaboration
Links to other Principles/Components
1.1 The teacher builds positive relationships through knowing and valuing each student.
3.3 The teacher builds upon students’ prior experiences, knowledge and skills.
4.6 The teacher uses strategies to foster imagination and creativity.
Physical, personal and social learning
Interpersonal Development
- Building social relationships
- Working in teams
Discipline-based learning
English
- Speaking and listening
Languages Other Than English (LOTE)
- Communicating in a language other than English
Interdisciplinary learning
Communication
- Listening, viewing and responding
- Presenting
Design, Creativity and Technology
- Investigating and designing
- Producing
- Analysing and evaluating
Topic
Read the vignette - Traveller's Tales
Further examples from 'Project for Enhancing Effective Learning' (PEEL)
Since 1985, teachers in the 'Project for Enhancing Effective Learning' have been researching ways of stimulating and supporting learning that is more informed, purposeful, intellectually active and independent.
The following vignettes, selected from the PEEL in Practice: 1300 ideas for quality teaching database, are provided as further examples of Principle 2 in action.
Details of PEEL and its publication are available at www.peelweb.org.
Level 4 Health and Physical Education - Skill Development in P.E.
Focus Principle 2 Components
2.1 The teacher encourages and supports students to take responsibility for their learning
2.2 The teacher uses strategies that build skills of productive collaboration
Links to other Principles/Components
Physical, personal and social learning
Health and Physical Education
- Movement and physical activity
Interpersonal Development
- Working in teams
Interdisciplinary learning
Communication
- Presenting
Topic
Read the vignette – Skill Development in PE (PDF - 31Kb)
Level 5 Design, Creativity and Technology - Weekly Progress Sheets in Woodwork
Focus Principle 2 Component
2.1 The teacher encourages and supports students to take responsibility for their learning.
Links to other Principles/Components
4.4 The teacher uses strategies that challenge and support students to question and reflect
5.4 The teacher uses assessment practices that encourage reflection and self-assessment.
Physical, personal and social learning
Personal Learning
- Managing personal learning
Interdisciplinary Learning
Design, Creativity and Technology
- Analysing and evaluating
Thinking Processes
- Reflection, evaluation and metacognition
Topic
Read the vignette – Weekly Progress Sheets in Woodwork (PDF - 41Kb)
Level 5 Personal Learning - Students Work Out How to Assess Their Work
Focus Principle 2 Component
2.1 The teacher encourages and supports students to take responsibility for their learning.
Links to other Principles/Components
4.4 The teacher uses strategies that challenge and support students to question and reflect
5.4 The teacher uses assessment practices that encourage reflection and self-assessment.
Physical, personal and social learning
Personal Learning
- Managing personal learning
Interdisciplinary learning
Design, Creativity and Technology
- Analysing and evaluating
Thinking Processes
- Reflection, evaluation and metacognition
Topic
Read the vignette – Students Work Out How to Assess Their Work (PDF - 44Kb)