1. Student Learning Update Strategic Partnerships Program – All Networks meeting Dianne Peck Acting General Manager, Student Learning Programs Office for Government School Education

2. ‘Obvious’ student learning challenges • Implementing curriculum programs incorporating the VELS. • Combining domains • Assessing and reporting against the VELS • Implementing New Student Report Cards inc. A-E reporting

3. Deeper challenges • Recognising and responding to diverse student learning needs. • Requires: • Building from what students know and are able to do plus clarity about next steps • Focus on understanding • Building learning capacity • – skills and dispositions • Engaging and challenging content • Recognising and responding to changing student learning needs.

4. Deeper challenges

5. What this requires of teachers…… Deep understanding of: • Learning theory • How student background/context impacts on development • Learning continuum within relevant dimensions (esp. critical understandings and skills) • Most effective teaching and assessment strategies to promote student learning

6. Knowledge of the discipline Pedagogical content knowledge EFFECTIVE TEACHING Generalised pedagogical knowledge Peter Hill, 2003

8. Support • DEECD Student Learning resources • Curriculum Planning guidelines and modules • PoLT training and online resource • Assessment advice and modules • Developmental continua for English, Maths and Science • Domain pages with related resources • DigiLearn • Strategic Partnerships program

9. Literacy Professional Learning ResourceAn overview

10. Purpose • For all classroom teachers to deepen their understanding of literacy. This will inform their planning for literacy learning and assessment for all domains of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards. • For literacy leaders in schools to plan opportunities for professional learning for the whole staff, in professional learning teams and/or for individual teachers.

11. Organisation of the resource About the resource Structure of the resource Overview of literacy learning Key concepts Levels 1-2 Level 3 Level 4 Levels 5-6 Assessment Levels 1-2 Level 3 Level 4 Levels 5-6 Teaching strategies Levels 1-2 Level 3 Level 4 Levels 5-6 Leadership for literacy learning Overview Presentations

12. Structure of resource Teaching Strategies Key Concepts Assessment For key concepts, teaching strategies and assessment, there are notes where applicable, that provide additional information and professional learning activities.

13. Main messages • All teachers are teachers of literacy • A range of theories and research is required to best support all students to improve literacy. • Students’ oral language is the foundation to use language and to use language to learn, across all stages of schooling and within all domains.

14. Main messages cont… • A balanced and integrated approach to teaching literacy is essential. • Assessment is the starting place for supporting literacy through matching teaching strategies to individual students’ needs.

15. Literacy professional learning resource The resource can be found on the English domain page http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/english To provide ideas and for further information contact: studentlearning@edumail.vic.gov.au