PoLT Online Professional Learning Resource – Principle 3
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Vignettes – Middle Years
- Level 4 Health and Physical Education - Shall we dance?
- Level 4 Science - Semantic Maps in the Primary School
- Level 5 Health and Physical Education - Do it the Ian Way
- Level 5 The Arts - Program Music
- Level 5 LOTE - Indonesian Vocabulary and Clay
- Level 5 History - Concepts of Power
- Level 5 Geography - Looking at the Concept of Culture
Level 4 Health and Physical Education - Shall we dance?
Focus Principle 3 Components
3.1 The teacher uses strategies that are flexible and responsive to the values, needs and interests of individual students
3.2 The teacher uses strategies that support the different ways of thinking and learning
3.3 The teacher builds on students’ prior experiences, knowledge and skills
3.4 The teacher capitalizes on students experiences of a technology rich world
Links to other Principles/Components
4.2 The teacher promotes substantive discussion of ideas.
6.2 The teacher plans for students to interact with local and broader communities.
Physical, Personal and Social Learning
Health and Physical Education
- Movement and physical activity
Interpersonal Development
- Building social relationships
- Working in teams
Discipline-based Learning
The Arts
- Creating and making
- Exploring and responding
Interdisciplinary Learning
Communication
- Listening, viewing and responding
- Presenting
Topic
Read the vignette - Shall we dance?
Further examples from 'Project for Enhancing Effective Learning' (PEEL) vignettes
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 3 in action.
Details of PEEL and its publication are available at www.peelweb.org.
Level 4 Science - Semantic Maps in the Primary School
Focus Principle 3 Component
3.3 The teacher builds on students’ prior experiences, knowledge and skills.
Links to other Principles/Components
4.4 The teacher uses strategies that support students to question and reflect
5.5 The teacher uses evidence from assessment to inform planning and teaching.
Discipline-based Learning
Science
- Science knowledge and understanding
English
- Writing
Interdisciplinary Learning
Thinking Processes
- Reflection, evaluation and metacognition
Topic
Read the vignette – Semantic Maps in the Primary School (PDF - 250Kb)
Level 5 Health and Physical Education - Do it the Ian Way
Focus Principle 3 Component
3.1 The teacher uses strategies that are flexible and responsive to the values, needs and interests of individual student.
Links to other Principles/Components
1.2 The teacher promotes a culture of value and respect for individuals and their communities
4.2 The teacher promotes substantive discussion of ideas.
Physical, Personal and Social Learning
Health and Physical Education
- Health knowledge and promotion
Interpersonal Development
- Building social relationships
Interdisciplinary Learning
Communication
- Listening, viewing and responding
Topic
Read the vignette – Do it the Ian Way (PDF - 47Kb)
Level 5 The Arts - Program Music
Focus Principle 3 Component
3.2 The teacher uses strategies that support the different ways of thinking and learning.
Links to other Principles/Components
4.4 The teacher uses strategies that challenger and support children to question and reflect
6.1 The teacher supports students to engage with contemporary knowledge and practice.
Discipline-based Learning
The Arts
- Exploring and responding
Interdisciplinary Learning
Communication
- Listening, viewing and responding
Topic
Read the vignette – Program Music (PDF - 46Kb)
Level 5 LOTE - Indonesian Vocabulary and Clay
Focus Principle 3 Component
3.2 The teacher uses a range of strategies that support the different ways of thinking and learning.
Links to other Principles/Components
4.6 The teacher uses strategies to foster imagination and creativity.
Discipline-based Learning
LOTE
- Communicating in a LOTE
Interdisciplinary Learning
Thinking Processes
- Creativity
Topic
Read the vignette – Indonesian Vocabulary and Clay (PDF - 40Kb)
Level 5 History - Concepts of Power
Focus Principle 3 Component
3.3 The teacher builds on students’ prior experiences, knowledge and skills.
Links to other Principles/Components
4.2 The teacher promotes substantive discussion of ideas.
Physical, Personal and Social Learning
Civics and Citizenship
- Civic knowledge and understanding
Discipline-based Learning
History
- Historical knowledge and understanding
Interdisciplinary Learning
Thinking Processes
- Reasoning, processing and inquiry
Topic
Read the vignette – Concepts of Power (PDF - 47Kb)
Level 5 Geography - Looking at the Concept of Culture
Focus Principle 3 Component
3.3 The teacher builds on students’ prior experiences, knowledge and skills.
Links to other Principles/Components
4.5 The teacher uses strategies to develop investigating and problem-solving skills.
Discipline-based Learning
Geography
- Geographical knowledge and understanding
Interdisciplinary Learning
Thinking Processes
- Reasoning, processing and inquiry
Topic
Read the vignette – Looking at the Concept of Culture (PDF - 37Kb)