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About Visible Learningplus

To understand what Visible Learningplus is, you need to fi rst understand what it is not.

Visible Learningplus is not another initiative to layer on top of other programs and priorities. It is not a one-day workshop, nor is it a simple checklist of strategies.

Rather, Visible Learningplus is a deliberate mindset that shifts the focus from what teachers are teaching to what students are learning. It is a school change process that allows you to cut through the noise of confl icting demands and mandates to focus on the practices that have the highest impact on student achievement. And it is the only school change model based on John Hattie’s Visible Learning research, which is the world’s most extensive meta-analysis project on what works best in raising student achievement.

In short, Visible Learningplus is what you need to make all your other programs and priorities work.

Corwin is proud to be the exclusive provider of Visible Learningplus professional learning in Australia. Since Corwin was founded in 1990, our mission of “Helping Educators Do Their Work Better” has guided us in fi nding practical, research-based solutions to the challenges that educators face. Visible Learningplus is one of the most powerful, transformative school change models we have ever seen. Corwin is proud to be your partner as you begin your journey into Visible Learningplus.

We can’t wait to hear your stories, learn from you, and welcome you to the Visible Learningplus

community.

Brad RosairoManaging DirectorCorwin Australia

Build the capacity of learners to learn, teachers to teach,

and systems to improve

About the Research



The Visible Learning research began with a simple question: what impacts student learning the most?

World-renowned professor John Hattie began his quest to fi nd the answer more than 20 years ago. The resulting Visible Learning research is now the world’s largest evidence base on what actually works best in schools to improve learning.

Today, school systems around the world use the Visible Learningplus model of school change to examine their impact on student achievement and create innovation in the learning environment.

❝Over the years, we

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that is visible to all.❞—Damian Duncan,Assistant PrincipalWodonga Primary

School, Victoria

When teachers see learning through the eyes of their students, and students see

themselves as their own teachers

JOHN HATTIE


Corwin is the exclusive provider of Visible Learningplus seminars, workshops, and consulting in Australia. For 25 years, our mission of “Helping Educators Do Their Work Better” has guided us in fi nding practical, research-based solutions to the challenges that educators face. We are proud to be your partner in creating school and system-wide impact through Visible Learningplus professional learning.

About the Research



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Sustainable,Measurable Improvement

The Visible Learningplus Collaborative Impact program is a professional learning program that provides the conditions to bring about ongoing and sustainable improvement in learner achievement. It aligns system leaders, school leaders, and teachers with an evidence-based research process for building capability at all levels of the education system.

Capability assessments and designing a tailored professional learning pathway• Collaborative Impact

Program (page 8)

Impact Cycle 1• Foundation Series

Seminars (page 10)

• Inside Series Seminars (page 11)

Impact Cycle 2• Continue to build

capability with a second cohort of educators beginning their fi rst year impact cycle

• Use evidence from your second capability assessment to plan the second year areas of focus

Impact Cycle 3• Continue to build

capability with a third cohort of educators beginning their fi rst year impact cycle

• Continue impact cycles until Visible Learning practices are embedded as normal practice throughout all schools in system

Outcomes

Case Study

For Leaders Enhanced visibility into school performance and improved decision making based on evidence

For Teachers Inspired and passionate teaching based on teachers knowing their impact, and a clear understanding of evidence-based practices that raise student achievement

For Students Increased attendance, engagement, retention, progress, and achievement



Case StudyOxley College, New South Wales

The Context Oxley College is an independent, co-educational school serving students in grades K–12.

Prior to 2012, our staff professional learning program had been somewhat ad hoc, and we had little to show for our investment of time and resources. We were passionate and experienced, yet we did not collect data and our external results showed elements of underperformance.

We saw Visible Learningplus as a way to maximise our impact and improve learning for all of Oxley’s students.

The ProgramIn 2013, we conducted the following Visible Learningplus professional learning:

• Foundation Day Seminar

• Evidence Into Action I

• Evidence Into Action II

We began our journey by going through the entire Visible Learningplus Toolkit during a staff professional learning day, watching the DVD and working through each of the activities.

Attending the Foundation Series workshops was vital. The presentations and resources were outstanding, and the continued connection with the consultants meant continued support. The Foundation Series allows you to walk away with actionable tasks, accountability, and contacts to support you on your journey.

Changes at Oxley We have introduced Visible Learningplus at every level of our school community. Our team leaders meet weekly to work on achieving our targets. They also conduct “learning visits” to their team’s classrooms biweekly. These visits focus on observations of student learning and are the basis for teachers collaborating on lesson planning and refl ection. While staff is at different stages, we already have signifi cant evidence of implementation, progression, and success using this model.

The ImpactStudents are more aware of the focus on “learning” rather than being “taught.” There has been a signifi cant shift to active learning, group work, and discussion.

Our teachers have opened up their classrooms and are showing an eagerness to learn more about learning and teaching—a huge step forward for some who had been teaching the same way for 27 years! Prior to this, there had not been a culture of sharing and collaboration at Oxley.

We wait eagerly on the new NAPLAN data to be released so that we can start our data analysis and set next year’s targets for literacy and numeracy.

—Kate Cunich, Deputy Head–Academic


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Seminars & Consulting Services

Establishing a Guiding CoalitionDrive system-wide reform by determining goals, appointing the implementation team, and ensuring long-term commitment to change when you establish a guiding coalition of stakeholders from all levels of the system.

Online Support TeamThe Guiding Coalition, working with Visible Learningplus consultants, will form an online support team to create and maintain a collaborative online community to support Visible Learningplus work across the system.

System Capability AssessmentConsultants aggregate school capability assessment data to determine system readiness and areas of need for engaging in the Visible Learningplus framework.

School Capability AssessmentConsultants conduct half-day school visits at select schools to collect and analyse baseline capability data against the fi ve strands of Visible Learningplus. Individual reports are provided to each school and a collective report to the Guiding Coalition.

COLLABORATIVE IMPACT SERIES

Collaborative ImpactEstablish the System Structures for Success

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Seminars & Consulting Services

Impact Coaching IThis one-day seminar introduces the Collaborative Impact program of school improvement and the responsibilities of the Impact Coach. Coaches will learn strategies and skills to support the implementation of Visible Learningplus in schools.

Impact Coaching IIImpact Coaches further develop skills for conducting open-to-learning conversations and classroom observations in this follow up one-day seminar.

School VisitsConsultants and the site Impact Coach conduct half-day site visits to evaluate progress through in-depth conversations with school leaders, teachers, and students. A full written report is provided to the school.

Program EvaluationThroughout each impact cycle, consultants conduct a series of evaluations that measure the effectiveness of the Collaborative Impact program, providing information that will be used to improve processes and outcomes.

The Visible Learningplus Collaborative Impact program supports systems, regions, networks, and clusters of schools in creating the conditions to bring about ongoing and sustainable improvement in achievement for all students. The customised program is co-designed and implemented in partnership between the Visible Learningplus team and your system’s education leaders, school leaders, coaches, lead teachers, and other stakeholders.

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Foundation Seminar

Evidence Into Action I

Evidence Into Action II

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Visible Learning Into Action I

Visible Learning Into Action II

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Foundation Seminar



Begin your Visible Learningplus journey by building foundational knowledge of the Visible Learning research. Teachers and school leaders will be introduced to tools for gathering evidence in their schools and classrooms and create a plan for making learning visible for all students.

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One-Day SeminarsFoundation SeminarParticipants will discuss the most important messages from the Visible Learning research and understand what does—and doesn’t—make a signifi cant difference to student achievement.

Evidence Into Action I for LeadersLearn what evidence you can collect to know if you are having an impact in your school. Participants in this one-day seminar will be introduced to tools and processes for gathering data.

Evidence Into Action II for LeadersOn this second day, participants analyse their gathered evidence to determine school priorities and targets and to develop an action plan for making learning visible.

Visible Learning Into Action I for TeachersIn this seminar, teachers will gather and examine evidence on what is occurring in their classroom, with a focus on understanding the characteristics of visible learners and measuring their impact on students.

Visible Learning Into Action II for TeachersWhat can data tell us about our impact on student learning? In part II of this seminar series, teachers will analyse and share their evidence and create an action plan for moving forward.

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The Inside Series



Once school teams have developed an action plan through the Foundation Series, educators can dive deeper into various strands of Visible Learningplus with the Inside Series. In these individual seminars, you can focus on the areas of greatest need for your school, based on your implementation plan.

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One-Day SeminarsUsing Data to Evaluate Your ImpactHow does data inform decision making? In this seminar, you will learn how to calculate effect sizes and interpret evidence to show impact.

Feedback That Makes Learning VisibleThe Visible Learning research tells us that feedback has a big impact on student achievement. This workshop focuses on effective types of feedback and ways of providing effective feedback to your students.

Creating Effective Assessments for Teaching and Learning Using SOLO TaxonomyThere are many ways to collect information about what students know and can do. Learn how to create effective pre- and post-tests using the SOLO taxonomy as the framework for effective and reliable design.

Developing Assessment-Capable Visible LearnersWhere am I going? How am I going? Where to next? These questions are the foundation for developing assessment-capable visible learners.

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The Inside SeriesDig Deeper to Embed Change


3 Ways to Get Started

1. Understand Your Baseline

How does your school measure against the five strands of Visible Learningplus? Certified consultants will conduct a half-day site visit to collect and analyse baseline capability data to determine your school’s readiness for Visible Learningplus. A full written report is provided.

School Capability Analysis

2. Build Foundational Knowledge

Begin your Visible Learningplus journey by building your team’s foundational knowledge of the Visible Learning research. Teachers and school leaders will receive tools for gathering evidence of effective practice and create a plan for making learning visible for all students.

The Foundation Series

3. Drive Whole-System Reform

The Collaborative Impact program is our gold standard for sustainable reform, as it aligns system leaders, school leaders, and teachers with a proven process to build capacity for change over 3-5 years, with measurable results.

Collaborative Impact Program

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