Teachers’ Mind Frames
A key part of successful teaching and learning has to do with the teacher’s mind frame – the teacher’s view of his or her role. It is critical that teachers see themselves as evaluators of their effects on students. Seeking interventions and actions that have positive effects on students learning should be a goal for teachers. Teachers should be vigilant to see what is working and what is not working in the classroom. Then teachers must use this evidence to inform their actions and their use of every possible resource (especially peers) to move students from where they are now to where the teacher thinks they should be. It is when a teacher has an appropriate mind frame combined with appropriate actions that these two work together to achieve positive learning effect. We need to help teachers develop a mind frame in which they see their primary role to evaluate their effect on learning. - John Hattie
Talking about visible learning in the forums this week, and I had the opportunity to take some value information about visible learning. A book was mentioned by John Hattie and I will definitely read this.
In my role as a educator/nurse, we are always evaluating. Evidence based practice is what we are about in my field of work, so when something isn't working, we strive to get it right. We evaluate by taking the evidence and improving the practice. As an educator, I need to know what effect I have on learning, it's key to the success of our company.
Please take a look at this great book!
