Quality First Teaching - CSO - LP

Quality First Teaching - CSO - LP

1. a. Selection of Teaching and Learning Strategies

   • Best matched to principles of QFT and Educational Approaches

2. b. Educational Approaches

   • Meta-cognition and self-regulation
   • MATCH TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES & EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES THAT IS PROVEN TO ACCELLERATE LEARNING
     • USE STUDY SKILLS/METHODS AS PART OF TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGY. DESIGN CLASSROOM AND H/W RESOURCES TO MATCH BEST STUDY TECHNIQUES. TRAIN STUDENTS TO USE THESE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
   • Feedback
   • Peer Tutoring
     • HIGH IMPACT
   • Collaborative Working
     • MODERATE IMPACT
   • One to one tuition
   • Oral Language Interventions
   • Reading Comprehension Strategies
   • Mastery Learning
   • Homework

3. c. Study Skills (embedded in teaching, and learning - all lessons and h/w)

   • Practice Testing
   • Distributed Practice
     • HIGH IMPACT
   • Elaborative Investigation
   • Self-explanation
   • Interleaved Practice
     • MODERATE IMPACT
   • Summarisation
   • Highlighting/ Underlining
   • The Keyword Mnemonic
   • Imagery use for text learning
   • Rereading
     • LOW IMPACT

4. Review current student progress

5. Agree working definition/ identify characteristics of QFT for HGAED

   • PROJECT PLANNING

6. PROJECT PLANNING

   • Outline framework for project development - July 2015
   • Develop a Project Plan - August 2015
   • Carry out QFT consultation phase with Teachers/Students/Inclusion/SLT - September 2015
     • FINALISE PROJECT PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION
       • IMPLEMENTATION September 2015 - May 2016
         • Recruitment & Selection of QFT Project Participants (Teachers & Student groups/ Departments/Link LPs) Consultation phase - QFT Audit – Teachers Consultation phase - QFT Audit – Students
         • QFT – Introductory Workshop 1 • Aims, objectives and project goals with target groups • Introduce QFT Theme 1 (e.g. Lesson Design)
         • Cycle 1 – QFT Theme 1 – e.g. Lesson Design & Setting Objectives • Workshop 2 – Preparation for Implementation • Establish baseline and progress measures • Plan for implementation using agreed T&L strategies/ Ed Aprch
         • Cycle 1 • Observations – QFT Theme 1 • Feedback – strengths and interventions required
         • Cycle 1 – Implementation of Intervention Theme 1 continues • Monitor implementation • Review progress
         • Cycle 1 – Evaluation Phase (Survey: Teachers & Students) • Remeasure baseline – review progress/ consider barriers • Evaluation of impact – review effectiveness of strategies
         • Cycle 1 – Analysis & Recommendations
           • REPEAT CYCLE 5 TIMES WITH FOCUS ON DIFFERENT PRINCIPLES OF QUALITY FIRST TEACHING