Evidence-based teaching approaches for your classroom Page ContentTeaching approaches or strategies used by Victorian schools or education experts that can add value to your teaching practice. Try one in your school today. On this page Innovative classroom approaches from your peers Strategies to work better as a team Hear from education expertsThe Victorian Teaching and Learning Model in action Making the most of assessment Building better student engagement Innovative classroom approaches from your peers Examples of best practice in education from other Victorian schools. Help students achieve their Victorian Water Safety CertificateSchools can teach water safety at any time of year. To find out more, we look at the experience of Roxburgh Park Primary SchoolGearing up for examsTips for teachers on supporting students, and yourselves, through end-of-year school examsThank you and stay safe these school holidaysTeachers have been at the frontline of our schools and communities during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Staying healthy, safe and well while working from homeTips and resources to help you find the right routine and balance that works for youTop tips for effective online learningThe teachers at Virtual School Victoria have compiled their top insights into how teachers can best engage learning from home studentsEmpowering students to learn from homeThere’s a range of programs and support available to you if and when schools transition to learning from homeGetting off to a good start with your new classA Cheltenham teacher shares his welcome to a new class that sets the agenda for the year ahead.Using data to drive differentiated teacher practiceDiggers Rest Primary School has expanded five times over in the last five years, but still keeps a commitment to meeting the classroom needs of students at an individual level.Kung Fu kids laying literacy foundationsAs part of literacy development program, Mitcham Primary School has introduced an unusual but effective way to teach their younger students about punctuation – Kung Fu Punctuation.Improving literacy one sentence at a timeDictated sentences and writing goals produce great literacy outcomes for students at Ocean Grove Primary School.Bright reading futures for Sunshine Harvester studentsImprovements in NAPLAN, a change in school culture and a love of reading – how classroom libraries make a real difference. Strategies to work better as a team Examples of strategies you can employ in your school to develop stronger teams and whole-school approaches. Make change and monitor its impact in your professional learning communityHear from Brandon Park Primary School's PLC and how they introduce a change in practice, measure and monitor its effect on student learning.The 6 to 7 transition project: Primary-secondary partnershipsFour schools share their experiences in working collaboratively to create continuous learning for students moving from primary to secondary school.Starting with the data: Student wellbeing during the transition from primary to secondarySchool nurse Courtney Croxford explains how Lilydale Heights College made use of the Student Transition and Resilience Training (START) resource.Develop and plan learning assessment in your professional learning community (PLC)At Brandon Park Primary School, teachers use their professional learning community (PLC) time to plan and develop curriculum and pedagogical approaches for differentiated learning. Teacher tip: Peer observation, feedback and reflectionPeer observation involves teachers observing each other's practice and learning from one another, focusing on teachers' individual needs and the opportunity to both learn from others' practice and offer constructive feedback to peers. FISO explained: Building practice excellenceOver 90 per cent of Victorian schools committed to this high-impact initiative in the FISO Improvement ModelSupporting transition: A positive start to schoolStarting school is a major transition point for children and their families and Flemington Primary School has created a strong model for smoothly moving new students from from Kinder to Prep Hear from education experts Explore the research and applications of education experts from across Victoria and Australia. Celebrate autism in AprilActivity ideas to welcome and support autistic students in the classroomData today is instruction tomorrowEducation expert Dr Lyn Sharratt explains how data walls can save teachers time and increase understanding of student achievement.Literacy in schools: you’re not aloneExploring the collaborative work being undertaken by teachers and principals to address many issues in classroom education, Dr Gallagher visited a number of schools including Lilydale and Upper Yarra Primary schools. The Victorian Teaching and Learning Model in action Examples of best practice from Victorian schools using the High Impact Teaching Strategies, Practice Principles for Teaching and learning and the Pedagogical Model. Differentiation to improve engagement and learningTeachers who differentiate effectively call on information that pinpoints what students know now, and what they are ready to learn nextMetacognition in actionRosanna Primary School and Epping Secondary College have been able to empower their students to take control of their own learning.Teacher tip: Use metacognitive strategies to empower your studentsTeachers can implement metacognitive strategies to assist students to become self-regulating learners and to develop a strong sense of agency in their learning.High impact teaching strategies in action: Differentiated teachingPLC Regional Manager Shane Lockhart explains that differentiated teaching can marry perfectly to the FISO improvement cycle and support continuous improvement in students.Use data to inform targeted interventionAt Carlton Gardens Primary School, school leaders and teachers employ a Response to Intervention (RTI) program to apply differentiated teaching approaches to students across a number of areas of the curriculum.HITS: Using metacognitive strategiesLeadership Partner Dean Bush explains how using the High Impact Teaching Strategy – Metacognition can results in almost eight months of additional learning gain.Developing and delivering effective feedbackEducation expert Narissa Leung explains how teachers can use the High Impact Teaching Strategy of feedback to improve student learning.Focusing in on high impact teaching strategies to support literacy learningLearning specialist Nicole Alonso explores how Drysdale Primary School has been able to apply three HITS to support students' literacy learning outcomes .Teacher tip: Using high impact teaching strategies to support literacy learningLiteracy can be defined as students' ability to interpret and create texts with appropriateness, accuracy, confidence, fluency and efficacy for learning.HITS: Setting Goals and learning from themGoal Setting – one of 10 High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS) – is a fundamental technique for teachers to make learning visible and relevant for their students. Making the most of assessment Evidence-based approaches to student assessment and data that can improve your school. Let us know about your inclusive education professional learning needsPlease complete the short survey invitation by 13 May 2022Meeting student needs through Individual Education PlansHow a new approach to the IEP process is improving student outcomes at Badger Creek Primary School.Teacher tip: Using data walls to turn data into instructionData walls are a practical and powerful way to gather data and transform it into actionable classroom strategies. Building better student engagement Advice and examples from Victorian schools on how you can build better student engagement. 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Help students achieve their Victorian Water Safety CertificateSchools can teach water safety at any time of year. To find out more, we look at the experience of Roxburgh Park Primary School
Gearing up for examsTips for teachers on supporting students, and yourselves, through end-of-year school exams
Thank you and stay safe these school holidaysTeachers have been at the frontline of our schools and communities during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Staying healthy, safe and well while working from homeTips and resources to help you find the right routine and balance that works for you
Top tips for effective online learningThe teachers at Virtual School Victoria have compiled their top insights into how teachers can best engage learning from home students
Empowering students to learn from homeThere’s a range of programs and support available to you if and when schools transition to learning from home
Getting off to a good start with your new classA Cheltenham teacher shares his welcome to a new class that sets the agenda for the year ahead.
Using data to drive differentiated teacher practiceDiggers Rest Primary School has expanded five times over in the last five years, but still keeps a commitment to meeting the classroom needs of students at an individual level.
Kung Fu kids laying literacy foundationsAs part of literacy development program, Mitcham Primary School has introduced an unusual but effective way to teach their younger students about punctuation – Kung Fu Punctuation.
Improving literacy one sentence at a timeDictated sentences and writing goals produce great literacy outcomes for students at Ocean Grove Primary School.
Bright reading futures for Sunshine Harvester studentsImprovements in NAPLAN, a change in school culture and a love of reading – how classroom libraries make a real difference.
Make change and monitor its impact in your professional learning communityHear from Brandon Park Primary School's PLC and how they introduce a change in practice, measure and monitor its effect on student learning.
The 6 to 7 transition project: Primary-secondary partnershipsFour schools share their experiences in working collaboratively to create continuous learning for students moving from primary to secondary school.
Starting with the data: Student wellbeing during the transition from primary to secondarySchool nurse Courtney Croxford explains how Lilydale Heights College made use of the Student Transition and Resilience Training (START) resource.
Develop and plan learning assessment in your professional learning community (PLC)At Brandon Park Primary School, teachers use their professional learning community (PLC) time to plan and develop curriculum and pedagogical approaches for differentiated learning.
Teacher tip: Peer observation, feedback and reflectionPeer observation involves teachers observing each other's practice and learning from one another, focusing on teachers' individual needs and the opportunity to both learn from others' practice and offer constructive feedback to peers.
FISO explained: Building practice excellenceOver 90 per cent of Victorian schools committed to this high-impact initiative in the FISO Improvement Model
Supporting transition: A positive start to schoolStarting school is a major transition point for children and their families and Flemington Primary School has created a strong model for smoothly moving new students from from Kinder to Prep
Data today is instruction tomorrowEducation expert Dr Lyn Sharratt explains how data walls can save teachers time and increase understanding of student achievement.
Literacy in schools: you’re not aloneExploring the collaborative work being undertaken by teachers and principals to address many issues in classroom education, Dr Gallagher visited a number of schools including Lilydale and Upper Yarra Primary schools.
Differentiation to improve engagement and learningTeachers who differentiate effectively call on information that pinpoints what students know now, and what they are ready to learn next
Metacognition in actionRosanna Primary School and Epping Secondary College have been able to empower their students to take control of their own learning.
Teacher tip: Use metacognitive strategies to empower your studentsTeachers can implement metacognitive strategies to assist students to become self-regulating learners and to develop a strong sense of agency in their learning.
High impact teaching strategies in action: Differentiated teachingPLC Regional Manager Shane Lockhart explains that differentiated teaching can marry perfectly to the FISO improvement cycle and support continuous improvement in students.
Use data to inform targeted interventionAt Carlton Gardens Primary School, school leaders and teachers employ a Response to Intervention (RTI) program to apply differentiated teaching approaches to students across a number of areas of the curriculum.
HITS: Using metacognitive strategiesLeadership Partner Dean Bush explains how using the High Impact Teaching Strategy – Metacognition can results in almost eight months of additional learning gain.
Developing and delivering effective feedbackEducation expert Narissa Leung explains how teachers can use the High Impact Teaching Strategy of feedback to improve student learning.
Focusing in on high impact teaching strategies to support literacy learningLearning specialist Nicole Alonso explores how Drysdale Primary School has been able to apply three HITS to support students' literacy learning outcomes .
Teacher tip: Using high impact teaching strategies to support literacy learningLiteracy can be defined as students' ability to interpret and create texts with appropriateness, accuracy, confidence, fluency and efficacy for learning.
HITS: Setting Goals and learning from themGoal Setting – one of 10 High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS) – is a fundamental technique for teachers to make learning visible and relevant for their students.
Let us know about your inclusive education professional learning needsPlease complete the short survey invitation by 13 May 2022
Meeting student needs through Individual Education PlansHow a new approach to the IEP process is improving student outcomes at Badger Creek Primary School.
Teacher tip: Using data walls to turn data into instructionData walls are a practical and powerful way to gather data and transform it into actionable classroom strategies.
Students take a leading role in learningSt Albans Secondary College’s student learning action team is at the centre of the whole-school conversation around learning outcomes, supporting teachers to reflect on their curriculum and co-create meaningful lessons