Students engaging with their learning
Each week I undertake classroom walkthroughs
in different parts of the school
– K-6 one week and 7-10 the next week.
I have been doing this since I returned
from my course in School Improvement at
Harvard University in 2014.
In the walkthroughs I am observing student
engagement, the types of learning tasks
students are involved with and their sense of consciousness of the
purpose of the
work. These are
interconnected
factors in student achievement through the
learning process.
It is incredible
sometimes to
see students so engaged with
the learning task that they
have little awareness of my
presence in and out of their
learning space.
As teachers, the level of the
task we choose determines
the outcome for students - if
it is too low or too simple for
students, learning is minimised
and there is little, if any growth.
Teacher planning for, and reflection on, learning tasks and their
differentiation is some of the most important work teachers
undertake in their class preparation.
Ms Beth Gilligan - ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ Principal
A Catholic School in the Salesian Tradition
