Visible Learning
by Jeremy Slaughter
1. Goals
1.1. Teachers learn from their teaching
1.2. Students teach self
1.2.1. self-monitor
1.2.2. self-evaluation
1.2.3. self-assessment
1.3. Teacher and Students determine if the goals were met.
2. Six SignPosts
2.1. Teachers are among the most powerful influences in learning.
2.2. Teachers need to be passionately engaged in the teaching and learning process.
2.3. Teachers need to be aware of their students need.
2.4. Students need to know where they are going, how they are going, and why are they going.
2.5. Teachers need to help students construct knowledge.
2.6. Environments need to be created in which errors are embraced.
3. Checklist
3.1. All teachers and administrators are aware of their impact on students.
3.2. Data Evidence that teachers are passionate and inspired.
3.3. Feedback is effective and promotes deeper understanding.
3.4. Teachers solve problems and monitor learning.
3.5. Professionalism is achieved when teachers and school leaders work in collaboration to meet goals.
4. Inspired Teacher
4.1. Do not use grading as a punishment.
4.2. Do not combine behavior and academic performance.
4.3. Do not elevate compliance over work.
4.4. Do not excessively use worksheets.
4.5. Do not have low expectations.
4.6. Do not evaluate their own impact based on student compliance or amount of content covered.
5. Expert Teacher
5.1. High Content Knowledge does not guarantee learning.
5.2. Welcome mistakes to increase learning without criticism.
5.3. Be flexible and understand who is lost.
5.4. Believe that all students can succeed.
5.5. Set challenging goals and be a positive influence on student outcomes.
6. Evidence
6.1. Almost every strategy works to show learning.
6.2. Growth of learning must be measurable.
6.3. Traditional excuses such as class size may not have as much impact on learning as we thought.
