Course Overview

Facilitator: Emily Bosco (BA, Grad DipEd [Secondary], Master of English Studies)

Date: Saturday 11th March 2023

Time: 9:00am-3:45pm

Career Stage Level: Proficient Teacher

Australian Professional Standards for Teachers Descriptors: 2.1.2, and 3.3.2

Priority Area: Delivery and assessment of NSW Curriculum

NESA Accredited PD Hours: 5

Fee: $400 (GST inclusive)

Accreditation

Completing Raising the Rigour: High Impact Teaching Strategies for the English Classroom will contribute 5 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and Assessment of NSW Curriculum/EYLF addressing standard descriptors 2.1.2 & 3.3.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

Course Description

In this course, teachers will be introduced to a variety of practical high impact teaching strategies, protocols, and making thinking visible routines they can use in the English classroom to engage students and extend their learning. It has been designed for teachers of Years 7-10 English who are interested in learning strategies for developing their students’ ability to: think independently, read critically, craft academic arguments, collaborate with others, offer feedback, and reflect on their own learning.

Who should take this course?

• Stage 4 and Stage 5 English teachers (Years 7-10) who are interested in learning a variety of new hands-on, high impact tools that they can implement immediately in the classroom

• Early career teachers who are looking to expand their instructional toolkit

Learning Goals

Throughout this course, participants will:

• Learn about high impact teaching strategies for fostering independent thinkers, including activities that offer students opportunities for questioning and collaborative learning.

• Learn about explicit teaching strategies for promoting critical reading and writing, including using worked examples and activities that provide students with opportunities for questioning and for multiple exposures to new knowledge and ideas.

• Learn about high impact teaching strategies for structuring effective student group collaboration and promoting accountable talk in the classroom.

• Learn about high impact teaching strategies for providing effective feedback and encouraging metacognition.

Evidence base

This course is underpinned by the principles of evidence-informed practice (John Hattie, Jonathan Sharples), which seeks to mobilise research knowledge more effectively in professional practice. There are a number of influential publications in this field, which explore the interface between education research and classroom practice, including The Power of Protocols (Joseph P. McDonald, Nancy Mohr, Alan Dichter, Elizabeth C. McDonald), Making Thinking Visible (Karin Morrison, Mark Church, and Ron Ritchhart), High Impact Teaching Strategies: Excellence in Teaching and Learning (Department of Education and Training, Victoria). These have proven instrumental in shaping the content, design, and structure of this course.

Modules

Module 1: Fostering INDEPENDENT THINKERS

Zoom Session: Saturday 11th March - 9:00am-10:00am

In this module, participants will:

• Be introduced to a number of instructional strategies and protocols for developing their students’ ability to generate their own ideas about texts, and organise and prioritise these ideas.

• Apply these protocols using the focus texts provided.

Module 2: READING CRITICALLY

Zoom Session: Saturday 11th March - 10:30am-11:30am

In this module, participants will:

• Learn specific protocols for promoting student engagement with texts and developing greater depth of understanding.

• Apply these protocols using the focus texts provided.

Module 3: CRAFTING ACADEMIC ARGUMENTS

Zoom Session: Saturday 11th March - 12:00pm-1:00pm

In this module, participants will:

• Focus on several instructional strategies that can be used to help students to use evidence to formulate and justify their own arguments.

• Apply these protocols using the focus texts provided.

Module 4: COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS

Zoom Session: Saturday 11th March - 1:30pm-2:30pm

In this module, participants will:

• Learn protocols for structuring effective student group collaboration and promoting accountable talk in the classroom.

• Plan their own collaborative activity using the examples provided.

Module 5: OFFERING FEEDBACK AND REFLECTING ON LEARNING

Zoom Session: Saturday 11th March - 2:45pm-3:45pm

In this module, participants will:

• Learn protocols that can be used to develop students’ competency in providing others with constructive feedback and engaging in meaningful reflection on feedback received.

• Learn protocols for encouraging students to think about what they know, how far their thinking on a particular text or topic has developed, the skills they have learnt, what they still need to know or master, and how they might approach bridging any knowledge or skill gaps.

Materials

A course book will be available to participants once they have successfully registered.

Working Online

• This course takes place in the Into English online learning environment, which is powered by Canvas.

• Once you have successfully registered, you will be added into our system and you will receive your login details.

• The course takes place on Saturday 11th March 2023. There is a live 1 hour Zoom session for each module. To maximise course interaction, it is best to attend these sessions.

• In the event that you are unable to attend a session, you will be able to access a recorded version of each session for a period of 7 days after the conclusion of the course.

Registration

You can register for this course by completing the form below. 

Once you have submitted your form, an invoice will be sent to either your school or to you personally for payment, depending on which option you have selected. This invoice can be paid using a VISA, MasterCard, or EFT payment.

Registrations close Friday 10th March 2023.

For multiple registrations from one school, please register each teacher separately using the online form.

The Fine Print

• Registrations are open until the course commencement date.

• Participants will be enrolled in the course upon receipt of their registration form.

• An invoice will be issued upon receipt of the registration form. The payment terms are 30 days from the invoice date.

• Failure to pay the course registration fee by the invoice due date will result in the cancellation of enrolment and removal from the course.

• Upon course completion, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to the participant and their participation will be accredited with NESA (NSW teachers).

• If the participant has not received confirmation of registration via email within 48 hours of completing the registration form, please contact Into English on 0403 850 807 or email emily@intoenglish.com.au.

• This course is non-refundable.