Professional Development
Dara School invites you to attend
Science of Learning ’23
This evidence-informed professional learning course for educators, F-12, is based upon a variety of models developed through research into the Science of Learning, for example, Rosenshine (2012), Learning Scientists (2015), Powerful Teaching (2021) and PENS: Psychology, Education, Neuroscience (2021). The most recent Australian Curriculum advice on Students with Diversity will be referenced throughout the course.
Download the Flyer here: Science of Learning 2023
It can be challenging for time-poor educators to access these important pedagogies effectively, so this course will synthesise the research and its application in schools. Strategies for increasing learning outcomes for the diverse range of students in our classrooms will take the following approaches:
The What: The structure of the strategy
The Why: Scientific evidence
The How: Application in the classroom
Janet Farrall, a distinguished and highly experienced educator whose four decades of practice have ranged from the classroom to leadership, project management and consultancy, will present the workshops. She specialises in the education of highly able learners, dispositions for learning and differentiation for all learners, including the highly able.
This course is offered online to enable rural and remote educators to access the course. Educators will be equipped with workshop materials, PowerPoints and other learning aids.
Please forward your Expression of Interest to secure your place and receive relevant resources to build your prior knowledge.
| Science of Learning '23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term 2 Workshops | Tuesday 23rd May | Thursday 8th June |
| Term 3 Workshops | Tuesday 15th August | Thursday 31st August |
| Term 4 Workshops | Tuesday 2nd November | Thursday 14th November |
Science of Learning Strategies
- Assessment: Pre and Formative
- Dual Coding
- Feedback
- Explicit Instruction
- Interleaving
- Knowledge Organisers
- Managing Cognitive Load
- Memory: Working, Long-term
- Metacognition
- Modelling/Examples
- Questioning
- Retrieval practice
- Self-explanation
- Spaced practice
Presenter: Janet Farrall
Learner, Teacher, Mentor, Coach
Investment: $110 per workshop
Investment in the whole course is discounted to $610.
Location: Online
Microsoft Teams, 5pm to 7pm.
Express interest to: Andi Pegler
Call: 08 8317 6020
Email: andi@daraschool.sa.edu.au