Teaching for Effective Learning (TfEL) Review Tools handbook

Teaching for Effective Learning (TfEL) Review Tools handbook

The Review Tools handbook guides teachers & leaders to reflect on and further develop their current teaching and learning practice.

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Reflecting on our teaching and learning together

The Review Tools handbook can also be used to guide a personal or whole school action plan to help further develop current teaching and learning practices.

Reflect with:

Reflecting on our teaching and learning together

Use the Observation record sheets, Appendices 5 & 6, to personally reflect on your current practice at either domain or element level.

Invite trusted colleague/s to observe your practice to gain feedback on your current practice and where to next.

Observation processObservation record sheets, Appendices 5 & 6

Score against the SA TfEL Quality tests(optional)

Or a take a broad focus with TfEL domains 2, 3 & 4

A colleague can observe you over one or more teaching lessons focusing on a specific domain or element/s.

IntentionalityAm I clear about what I want them to learn and how I want them to learn it?

EffectivenessDid what I design work for everyone? Did they learn it?

ConsistencyDo I act consistently?

ResponsivenessAm I responding to the moment? Am I taking them to the next step?

The SA TfEL quality tests and key questions Appendix 4

Teacher classroom observation What it is and is not

• a process where the teacher sets the observation criteria

• Performance management

It is: It is not:

• a treasure hunt. • a witch hunt.

• about sharing good practice

• about ‘marking’ teachers

Reflecting on our teaching and learning together

Find out how students are learning in your class by asking them for feedback through a Student feedback survey or Student engagement questionnaire. Section 5, p. 18

Student feedback surveys and Student Engagement questionnaire

Student surveys & questionnaires, Appendices 7 to 11 in Review Tools handbook and on TfEL DVD

Surveys are suitable for R–12 students

Change the Word version of the surveys to focus student feedback to your enquiry.

Student surveys & questionnaire Appendices 7 to 11