Encouraging authentic learning through peer teaching

1. Notes

1.1. Relevant AITSL standard

1.1.1. 4.1 Support student participation

1.1.1.1. "Identify strategies to support inclusive student participation and engagement in classroom activities."

1.2. Focus

1.2.1. Teaching Approaches

1.2.1.1. Peer teaching

1.2.1.1.1. Points to consider

1.2.1.1.2. Advantages

1.2.1.2. Teacher facilitated/Student guided

1.2.1.2.1. Classroom Goal Structure

1.2.1.2.2. Classroom Peer Climate

1.2.1.3. Formative assessment

1.2.1.3.1. Takes place in conjunction with teaching

1.2.1.3.2. Used as a vehicle to facilitate student learning

1.2.1.3.3. Different to Summative assessment where teaching and learning is separate from the assessment

1.3. Changes in my views

1.3.1. Before

1.3.1.1. Previously experience hesitancy from students when asked to present work to the class.

1.3.1.2. Anxious that I was not working hard enough if I ask students to learn from each other rather than demonstrating a standard/optimal solution to problems.

1.3.1.3. Worried about efficiency

1.3.2. After

1.3.2.1. Now sees the value in peer teaching and student facilitated learning.

1.3.2.2. Will try to integrate peer teaching into future lessons.

1.3.2.3. Will try to integrate peer teaching into future lessons

2. Artefact

2.1. What is it?

2.1.1. Two photos

2.1.2. Student solutions to a maths problem

2.1.3. Written on the whiteboard by a student to demonstrate the worked solution to the whole class.

2.2. Context:

2.2.1. Partially selective co-ed school

2.2.2. North-western Sydney

2.2.3. Year 12 Ext 2 mathematics class

2.2.4. 15 students

2.3. Rationale

2.3.1. Demonstrated a teaching style I have not had success with in the past, but worked well in this classroom.

2.3.2. I was impressed with how serious the student took the task.

2.3.3. One of my cooperating teacher's most used teaching strategy.

3. Resources

3.1. Extra reading material

3.1.1. Authentic assessment from Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, Indiana University

3.1.2. What is an authentic task?

3.1.3. Help Seeking Among Peers: The Role of Goal Structure and Peer Climate

3.1.4. Teaching and learning mathematics in the collective

3.1.5. How Peer Teaching Improves Student Learning and 10 Ways To Encourage It