Leading Learning Out Loud

Designing Modern Quest Based Curriculum ... By Dr Heidi Hayes Jacobs Heidi Hayes Jacobs is founder and president of Curriculum Designers providing professional services to schools, organizations and agencies to create modern learning environments, upgrade curriculum and support teaching strategies to meet the needs of contemporary learners. Her models on curriculum mapping and curriculum design have been featured in numerous books and software solutions throughout the world. She has taught courses at Columbia University’s Teachers College in New York City since 1981. Working with a wide range of organizations, Jacobs has consulted to the College Board, NBC Sunday Today Show, the Peace Corps, the Discovery Channel, Children’s Television Workshop, The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, New York City Ballet Education, the International Baccalaureate, and state education departments. In 2014, Jacobs was presented the Award for Outstanding Contributions to Education by the Mediterran...

Powerful Mind Frames for Maximising Impact In his book "Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximising impact on learning (2012)". John identifies nine mindframes that he considers are fundamental in the way we think about our roles as educators. In 2014 a tenth mindframe was added – ‘We Collaborate’. This mindframes was based on the research of Rachel Eells who researched the area of collective teacher efficacy. All TEN mindframes underpin the ways that we operate and the actions that follow from the beliefs that we hold. This keynote will explore all ten mindframes and how they are the key to deep changes in our schools. The What  ... the research based on student achievement … The average is a 0.4 effect size  - Enhanced effect size is 1.0 What does not really seem to matter? Not who teachers are or NECESSARILY what they do Not subject matter Not teacher education Class size 0.21  ie a less an average teacher will still be a less than aver...

Bold moves - creating remarkable modern learning environments - By Dr Heidi Hayes Jacobs Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs is founder and president of the Curriculum Designers Group, providing professional services to schools and organizations internationally to upgrade curriculum and support teaching strategies to meet the needs of 21st century learners.  Dr. Jacobs’s models on curriculum mapping and curriculum design have been featured in her eleven books and are the basis for software solutions used throughout the world.   Working with a range of organizations, Jacobs has online courses with PBS Teacherline and PD360 and has consulted to groups ranging from international, national, state and provincial education departments, professional organizations such as ASCD, NAESP, Learning Forward, the European Council of International Schools, the Near East School Association, the College Board, ADK International Sino-Canadian Schools in China,  New Zealand’s Learning NetworK, ...

The Science of how Students Learn Deb is a Principal Consultant at Cognition Education and the Director of Visible Learning plus. She manages products and services internationally for the company. Through her extensive experience in primary and secondary teaching, Deb has a background in assessment, previously holding a senior assessment role with the Ministry of Education in Wellington. Deb also has an in-depth knowledge of e-asTTle and has been closely involved in its development since 2002. Deb has responsibility for developing the Visible Learning professional development model in partnership with John Hattie.  She is also heavily involved in developing Visible Learning training and support materials, training Visible Learning facilitators and in delivering Visible Learning training globally. www.nature.com/articles/npjscilearn201613 https://visible-learning.org/2013/07/hattie-yates-visible-learning-and-the-science-of-how-we-learn/ http://visiblelearningp...

Beyond Assessments for learning - Assessments that improve learning. Professor Thomas Guskey - Educational Psychology - University of Kentucky. Thomas Guskey is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Kentucky. A graduate of the University of Chicago, he began his career as a middle school teacher, served as an administrator in Chicago Public Schools, and was the first Director of the Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning, a national educational research center. Dr. Guskey served on the Policy Research Team of the National Commission on Teaching & America’s Future, on the Task Force to develop the first National Standards for Professional Learning, and was named a Fellow in the American Educational Research Association – one of the Association’s highest honors. He is the author/editor of 21 award-winning books and more than 250 book chapters and articles that have appeared in prominent research journals as well as Educational Leadership,...