Comments on: Sir Ken Robinson on the ABC 7.30 Report about the narrowing focus for Schools. http://mwalker.com.au/?p=704 I'm interested in exploring issues around leadership and learning in schools. mwalker.com.au / skype m_walker2 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:05:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: mwalker http://mwalker.com.au/?p=704&cpage=1#comment-741 mwalker Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:41 +0000 http://mwalker.com.au/?p=704#comment-741 Thanks Phil, I have been reflecting on this a lot lately as I continue to add parts to Richard Elmore from Harvard thoery of action for improvement in schools. He makes the point that if you cannot see it in the classroom it isn't there. Sir Ken makes the point about valuing the creative and imaginative elements of a person athough I would extend hiw point to include areas like english and not just the arts. The trick to how do teacher not only focus on the process but also the task that we ask students to do - not just memorising facts. I think scaffolding instructional tasks that have a focus made explicit to students,which encourage self reflection based on a negotiated assessment rubric that also have a single entry point but multiple exit points allowing for a range of capacities takes a skilled practioner. Now connect that task to a real life context that the student engages with and takes action and you probably have a high level of learning going on. Thanks for the chance to expand on this. Mark Thanks Phil,
I have been reflecting on this a lot lately as I continue to add parts to Richard Elmore from Harvard thoery of action for improvement in schools. He makes the point that if you cannot see it in the classroom it isn’t there.

Sir Ken makes the point about valuing the creative and imaginative elements of a person athough I would extend hiw point to include areas like english and not just the arts.

The trick to how do teacher not only focus on the process but also the task that we ask students to do – not just memorising facts.

I think scaffolding instructional tasks that have a focus made explicit to students,which encourage self reflection based on a negotiated assessment rubric that also have a single entry point but multiple exit points allowing for a range of capacities takes a skilled practioner. Now connect that task to a real life context that the student engages with and takes action and you probably have a high level of learning going on.

Thanks for the chance to expand on this.
Mark

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]]> By: Phil http://mwalker.com.au/?p=704&cpage=1#comment-740 Phil Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:18:12 +0000 http://mwalker.com.au/?p=704#comment-740 This is classic process versus result thinking. As you do Mark, give these kids the tools not the answers. It shouldn't be as hard as it appears at the moment. This is classic process versus result thinking. As you do Mark, give these kids the tools not the answers. It shouldn’t be as hard as it appears at the moment.

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