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Creating a Learner-centred primary classroom / Murdoch, Kath; Wilson, Jeni 2008  Book
Wilson, Jeni Book
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Publication USA, Routledge, 2008.
Description 120pRed Spine
Summary/Abstract An essential resource to improve teahing practice, examining the key elements that contribute to a learner-centred classroom and offering strategies to encourage children to take a shared role in their learning. Includes photocopiable resources.
Standard Number 9780415454322 Pb.
Key Words Elementary education 
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Powering up children: the learning power approach to primary teaching / Claxton, Guy; Carlzon, Becky 2019  Book
Claxton, Guy Book
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Publication Wales, Crown House Publishing, 2019.
Description x, 311pGreen spine
Summary/Abstract In Powering Up Children: The Learning Power Approach to primary teaching, Guy Claxton and Becky Carlzon harness the design principles of the Learning Power Approach (LPA) to provide a rich resource of effective teaching strategies for use in the primary school classroom.
Contents Intro; Praise; Title Page; Dedication; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: An Overview of the Learning Power Approach; What Is the LPA?; How Does the LPA Work?; The Strands of the LPA; The LPA Psychology of Learning; What Does the LPA Ask of Teachers?; Where Does the LPA Come From?; What Does the LPA Offer?; Why Does the LPA Matter?; Chapter 2: The Learning Power Approach in Action; What Does the LPA Actually Look Like?; Summary; Chapter 3: Setting the Scene: Making Your Classroom a Safe and Interesting Place to Be a Learner Prerequisites for a Learning-Powered ClassroomDipping Your Toes In; Model respect, understanding, and kindness; Create a calm, orderly, and accessible classroom; Have clear expectations, focusing behaviour around learning; Make it socially safe to be a learner; Build trust; Digging Deeper; Make learning intriguing, engaging, and purposeful; Distinguish between learning mode and performance mode; Summary; Chapter 4: Designing the Environment; Designing the Environment with Learning Power in Mind; Dipping Your Toes In; Think about the layout and use of the furniture Assess the provision of resourcesSource inspirational quotes that reflect positive learning habits; Make anchor charts; Create a wonder wall; Create a personal best wall; Show works in progress; Diving Deeper; Build interactive displays that strengthen learning muscles; Bumps Along the Way; Summary; Chapter 5: The Languages of Learning; The Languages of Learning; Dipping Your Toes In; Refer to "learning" rather than "work"; Capitalise on the power of "yet"; Invite the children to use their imaginations with "Let's say ... "; Use "could be" language; Make use of "wonder." Rethink your language around "ability"Talk about the innards of learning; Open up a dialogue about making mistakes; Informally notice the effective use of learning muscles; Model fallibility; Model metacognition; Diving Deeper; Examine the underlying values; Get everyone speaking learnish; Learn by example; Bumps Along the Way; Summary; Chapter 6: Collaboration and Conversation; What's So Great About Collaborative Learning?; Collaboration and Conversation; Dipping Your Toes In; Build awareness and understanding of collaboration as a learning muscle; Create a display around collaboration Plan for collaborationValue and praise effective collaboration; Ask the children to choose their own learning partners; Create scaffolds and frames for talk; Diving Deeper; Make the shift from teacher to learning coach; Plan roles within a group; Open up discussions around group sizes; Purposefully and cumulatively develop oracy skills; Use collaboration for peer feedback and reflection; Extend, deepen, and assess collaboration; Bumps Along the Way; Summary; Chapter 7: Making Learning Challenging and Adjustable; Make Learning Challenging and Adjustable; Dipping Your Toes In Chapter 8: Independence and responsibility Chapter 9: Reflection, improvement, and craftsmanship Chapter 10: Beyond the single lesson
Standard Number 9781785833373 Pb.
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