EDUC3651 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Railways Act 1921, Peer Feedback, Positive Feedback
Week Four
Lecture Four: Conditions for Effective writing in the Classroom
Outcomes for the session
- By the end of the session students will be able to:
- Share - key ideas as to what effective writing in the classroom could look like.
- Identify theories of learning that will inform their classroom practice.
What will an effective writing classroom:
- Look like?
o Physical Environment
▪ Space
▪ Equipment
▪ Desks
▪ Writing area
▪ Teacher writing ( messages, programs, agenda, signs, word, walls etc)
- Sound like?
o Busy
o Noisy
o Discussion
o Positive feedback
- Feel like?
o Safe
o Welcoming
o Supportive
o Accessible
Positive culture for writing
- Values risk taking
- Ideas and thinking are valued
- Learning process is just as important as the product
- Praise, risk taking and problem solving are valued
Motivation is a key factor
- Winch p. 282
o Ten activities to inspire writing
- Probably the most important ‘condition’ for effective writing is motivation
o Once the right atmosphere has been created, children can write with
confidence and in full knowledge
▪ time for writing and sharing
▪ opportunities for making choices,
▪ real purposes,
▪ experimentation
▪ modelling
▪ positive expectation
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Document Summary
Lecture four: conditions for effective writing in the classroom. By the end of the session students will be able to: Share - key ideas as to what effective writing in the classroom could look like. Identify theories of learning that will inform their classroom practice. Look like: physical environment, space, equipment, desks, writing area, teacher writing ( messages, programs, agenda, signs, word, walls etc) Sound like: busy, noisy, discussion, positive feedback. Feel like: safe, welcoming, supportive, accessible. Learning process is just as important as the product. Praise, risk taking and problem solving are valued. Winch p. 282: ten activities to inspire writing. Embarks on a journey on a cruise ship with the captain. As he travels the world he will visit countries that are relate to the origins of the families of the children in the class. At each port choco and the captain send a letter to the class about their adventures.
