The Science of Learning School’s Partnership Initiative brings together Melbourne University researchers with teachers and school leaders to improve educational outcomes in schools.
Please click the links below to access our blog series on learning science research, and how it applies to the classroom.
Student voice and Agency is a concept tied closely to our earlier topics of metacognition and self-regulation; providing meaningful and authentic voice and agency becomes so important when students develop a capacity to know what works best for their own learning.
As part of our series on learning science research, and how it applies to the classroom, we will be taking a deep dive into a handful of recent learning science research papers. While looking into some current research, we will pull out practical recommendations that can be implemented into the classroom.
Not all questions are created equal. Read our blog on exploring higher-order questioning using the SOLO taxonomy
The evidence is clear that metacognition and self-regulated learning can accelerate student learning, but what does this look like in the classroom?
Self-regulated learning 101: Building autonomy in the classroom We regularly teach our students algebra and chemistry – but how can we teach them to learn? Metacognition and the Self-regulation Puzzle In our last blog, we covered the basics
Teaching students how to learn. The first in a series of blogs on learning science research from the University of Melbourne’s Science of Learning Hub.
This term we are trying something a little different, and instead of providing an hour-long online keynote where a researcher describes their work to you, we have asked Professor Lorraine Graham from MGSE and Lynn Alder from the University of New England to create an online resource that lets you apply their work on the 3H Strategy in your classrooms. This is a mnemonic strategy that helps students answer comprehension questions. It is suitable for middle school students and the toolkit helps you understand this strategy and implement it in your classroom. The toolkit includes sample passages and questions, a lesson plan, prompt cards and other resources. It can be accessed at: https://solcnetwork.com/the-3h-strategy/
Please follow the link to access the Google Form: Planning a pilot program in using Student Voice
In this presentation Sophie Murphy defines student voice and student agency and discusses how a strong sense of agency can support student learning. Sophie provides practical strategies that you can use to enhance student voice and student agency in the classroom.
Click HERE to view the presentation and access the resources
Resources from Tom Cain and Luke Mandouit’s workshop on student voice:
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The feedback that parents and teachers give to children can become internalised as self-talk.
Watch the first of our video blogs, which features Luke Mandouit’s insightful interview with Aisling Mulvihill, an expert on attention, self-talk, and self-regulation.
Teachers are constantly giving their students feedback. The problem is that students often don’t receive it. So how can we improve both the feedback that we give and the capacity of our learners to receive and act upon feedback?
In this interview, Luke Mandouit from the University of Melbourne discussed effective classroom feedback practices with Dr Cam Brooks from the University of Queensland.
An Educational Intervention Turning Young People into Published Authors in One Week
Writing a novel is hard for anyone, but for children or teenagers to work together to write, edit, and publish one in five days seems impossible. Yet one research team in the UK is allowing them to do just that through an innovative program called ‘White Water Writers.’ The program has been run with children, teenagers, and young adults in schools, universities, foster homes, and prison. Their voices and personal experiences are crafted into their stories and the novels are published and available for purchase online. The success of authorship provides young people with new skills, friendships, and motivation for future accomplishments.
A set of educational resources created to provide information and spark conversations. The PEN stands for Psychology, Education and Neuroscience, which is reflective of the multi-disciplinary creators of the resource at the Science of Learning Centre.
For more information, visit the Science of Learning Research Centre Website.
Using digital and visual methods to enhance student voice, agency and leadership. Presented by: Kathryn Coleman, PhD for the: Science of Learning Hub’s Lecture Series 2019 Description This lecture will explore the potential of visual and digital methods… Read More
Student Voice and Student Agency by MGSE: Science of Learning Hub’s Lecture Series 2019 Description In this presentation Sophie Murphy defines student voice and student agency and discusses how a strong sense of agency can support student learning. … Read More
Science of Learning Partnership Initiative: Intensive One, 25th Feb. Agenda Dear School Leaders, I hope it has been a productive start to the year for you all. As outlined in my previous communications, the first Seminar for the… Read More
The Science of Learning Partnership Schools Initiative connects research and practice, to enhance educational outcomes in Schools.
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