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About Visible Learningplus Build the capacity of learners to learn, teachers to teach, and systems to improve To understand what Visible Learningplus is, you need to first understand what it is not. Visible Learningplus is not another initiative to layer on top of other programs and priorities. It is not a one-day workshop, nor is it a simple checklist of strategies. Rather, Visible Learningplus is a deliberate mindset that shifts the focus from what teachers are teaching to what students are learning. It is a school change process that allows you to cut through the noise of conflicting demands and mandates to focus on the practices that have the highest impact on student achievement. And it is the only school change model based on John Hattie’s Visible Learning research, which is the world’s most extensive meta-analysis project on what works best in raising student achievement. In short, Visible Learningplus is what you need to make all your other programs and priorities work. Corwin is proud to be the exclusive provider of Visible Learningplus professional learning in Australia. Since Corwin was founded in 1990, our mission of “Helping Educators Do Their Work Better” has guided us in finding practical, research-based solutions to the challenges that educators face. Visible Learningplus is one of the most powerful, transformative school change models we have ever seen. Corwin is proud to be your partner as you begin your journey into Visible Learningplus. We can’t wait to hear your stories, learn from you, and welcome you to the Visible Learningplus community.
Brad Rosairo Managing Director Corwin Australia
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About the Research When teachers see learning through the eyes of their students, and students see themselves as their own teachers The Visible Learning research began with a simple question: what impacts student learning the most?
JOHN HATTIE
World-renowned professor John Hattie began his quest to find the answer more than 20 years ago. The resulting Visible Learning research is now the world’s largest evidence base on what actually works best in schools to improve learning.
Today, school systems around the world use the Visible Learningplus model of school change to examine their impact on student achievement and create innovation in the learning environment. Exclusively from Corwin
the years, we ❝haveOverbeen examining the impact teaching has on learning through data collection and analysis, which has broadened our perception about our work. Initially, we were challenged by the lack of significant impact our efforts were having on various measures. However, we are now thinking systematically about educational purpose and striving for a school/ community-wide culture that is visible to all.
Corwin is the exclusive provider of Visible Learningplus seminars, workshops, and consulting in Australia. For 25 years, our mission of “Helping Educators Do Their Work Better” has guided us in finding practical, research-based solutions to the challenges that educators face. We are proud to be your partner in creating school and systemwide impact through Visible Learningplus professional learning.
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—Damian Duncan, Assistant Principal Wodonga Primary School, Victoria
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Sustainable, Measurable Improvement The Visible Learningplus Collaborative Impact program is a professional learning program that provides the conditions to bring about ongoing and sustainable improvement in learner achievement. It aligns system leaders, school leaders, and teachers with an evidence-based research process for building capability at all levels of the education system.
YEAR 1 Capability assessments and designing a tailored professional learning pathway • Collaborative Impact Program (page 8)
Impact Cycle 1 • Foundation Series Seminars (page 10) • Inside Series Seminars (page 11)
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YEAR 3
Impact Cycle 2
Impact Cycle 3
• Continue to build capability with a second cohort of educators beginning their first year impact cycle
• Continue to build capability with a third cohort of educators beginning their first year impact cycle
• Use evidence from your second capability assessment to plan the second year areas of focus
• Continue impact cycles until Visible Learning practices are embedded as normal practice throughout all schools in system
Outcomes For Leaders
Enhanced visibility into school performance and improved decision making based on evidence
For Teachers
Inspired and passionate teaching based on teachers knowing their impact, and a clear understanding of evidence-based practices that raise student achievement
For Students
Increased attendance, engagement, retention, progress, and achievement
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Case Study Oxley College, New South Wales The Context
Changes at Oxley
Oxley College is an independent, co-educational school serving students in grades K–12.
We have introduced Visible Learningplus at every level of our school community. Our team leaders meet weekly to work on achieving our targets. They also conduct “learning visits” to their team’s classrooms biweekly. These visits focus on observations of student learning and are the basis for teachers collaborating on lesson planning and reflection. While staff is at different stages, we already have significant evidence of implementation, progression, and success using this model.
Prior to 2012, our staff professional learning program had been somewhat ad hoc, and we had little to show for our investment of time and resources. We were passionate and experienced, yet we did not collect data and our external results showed elements of underperformance. We saw Visible Learningplus as a way to maximise our impact and improve learning for all of Oxley’s students.
The Program In 2013, we conducted the following Visible Learningplus professional learning: • Foundation Day Seminar • Evidence Into Action I • Evidence Into Action II
We began our journey by going through the entire Visible Learningplus Toolkit during a staff professional learning day, watching the DVD and working through each of the activities. Attending the Foundation Series workshops was vital. The presentations and resources were outstanding, and the continued connection with the consultants meant continued support. The Foundation Series allows you to walk away with actionable tasks, accountability, and contacts to support you on your journey.
The Impact Students are more aware of the focus on “learning” rather than being “taught.” There has been a significant shift to active learning, group work, and discussion. Our teachers have opened up their classrooms and are showing an eagerness to learn more about learning and teaching—a huge step forward for some who had been teaching the same way for 27 years! Prior to this, there had not been a culture of sharing and collaboration at Oxley. We wait eagerly on the new NAPLAN data to be released so that we can start our data analysis and set next year’s targets for literacy and numeracy. —Kate Cunich, Deputy Head–Academic
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World-renowned professor John Hattie began his quest to find the answer more than 20 years ago. The resulting Visible Learning research became the world’s largest evidence base on what actually works best in schools to improve learning.
The Visible Learning research began with a simple question: what impacts student learning the most?
What Is Visible Learningplus?
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Collaborative Impact Establish the System Structures for Success
COLLABORATIVE IMPACT SERIES
SYSTEM LEADERS
Guiding Coalition
System Capability Assessment
School Capability Assessment
Impact Coaching I
Impact Coaching II
SCHOOL LEADERS LEAD TEACHERS ALL TEACHERS
Seminars & Consulting Services Establishing a Guiding Coalition
System Capability Assessment
Drive system-wide reform by determining goals, appointing the implementation team, and ensuring long-term commitment to change when you establish a guiding coalition of stakeholders from all levels of the system.
Consultants aggregate school capability assessment data to determine system readiness and areas of need for engaging in the Visible Learningplus framework.
Online Support Team The Guiding Coalition, working with Visible Learning consultants, will form an online support team to create and maintain a collaborative online community to support Visible Learningplus work across the system. plus
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School Capability Assessment Consultants conduct half-day school visits at select schools to collect and analyse baseline capability data against the five strands of Visible Learningplus. Individual reports are provided to each school and a collective report to the Guiding Coalition.
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The Visible Learningplus Collaborative Impact program supports systems, regions, networks, and clusters of schools in creating the conditions to bring about ongoing and sustainable improvement in achievement for all students. The customised program is co-designed and implemented in partnership between the Visible Learningplus team and your system’s education leaders, school leaders, coaches, lead teachers, and other stakeholders.
FOUNDATION SERIES
INSIDE SERIES
Foundation Seminar
Foundation Seminar
Evidence Into Action I
Evidence Into Action II
Foundation Seminar
Visible Learning Into Action I
Visible Learning Into Action II
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Inside Series (Select Seminars)
Inside Series (Select Seminars)
Impact Coaching I
School Visits
This one-day seminar introduces the Collaborative Impact program of school improvement and the responsibilities of the Impact Coach. Coaches will learn strategies and skills to support the implementation of Visible Learningplus in schools.
Consultants and the site Impact Coach conduct half-day site visits to evaluate progress through in-depth conversations with school leaders, teachers, and students. A full written report is provided to the school.
Impact Coaching II Impact Coaches further develop skills for conducting opento-learning conversations and classroom observations in this follow up one-day seminar.
Program Evaluation Throughout each impact cycle, consultants conduct a series of evaluations that measure the effectiveness of the Collaborative Impact program, providing information that will be used to improve processes and outcomes.
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The Foundation Series
Build a Foundation Across All Schools
Begin your Visible Learningplus journey by building foundational knowledge of the Visible Learning research. Teachers and school leaders will be introduced to tools for gathering evidence in their schools and classrooms and create a plan for making learning visible for all students.
Spending a day ❝together to work on the very specific actions we needed to put in place has been the springboard to our success.
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Foundation Seminar
Evidence Into Action I for Leaders Visible Learning Into Action I for Teachers
Gather evidence over at least 60 days
Evidence Into Action II for Leaders Visible Learning Into Action II for Teachers
One-Day Seminars Foundation Seminar
Visible Learning Into Action I for Teachers
Participants will discuss the most important messages from the Visible Learning research and understand what does—and doesn’t—make a significant difference to student achievement.
In this seminar, teachers will gather and examine evidence on what is occurring in their classroom, with a focus on understanding the characteristics of visible learners and measuring their impact on students.
Evidence Into Action I for Leaders
Visible Learning Into Action II for Teachers
Learn what evidence you can collect to know if you are having an impact in your school. Participants in this oneday seminar will be introduced to tools and processes for gathering data.
What can data tell us about our impact on student learning? In part II of this seminar series, teachers will analyse and share their evidence and create an action plan for moving forward.
Evidence Into Action II for Leaders On this second day, participants analyse their gathered evidence to determine school priorities and targets and to develop an action plan for making learning visible.
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The Inside Series Dig Deeper to Embed Change
Once school teams have developed an action plan through the Foundation Series, educators can dive deeper into various strands of Visible Learningplus with the Inside Series. In these individual seminars, you can focus on the areas of greatest need for your school, based on your implementation plan.
The ultimate ❝requirement is for teachers to develop the skill of evaluating the effect that they have on their students.
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—John Hattie
Using Data to Evaluate Your Impact
Feedback That Makes Learning Visible
Creating Effective Assessments for Teaching and Learning Using SOLO Taxonomy
Developing AssessmentCapable Visible Learners
One-Day Seminars Using Data to Evaluate Your Impact How does data inform decision making? In this seminar, you will learn how to calculate effect sizes and interpret evidence to show impact.
Feedback That Makes Learning Visible The Visible Learning research tells us that feedback has a big impact on student achievement. This workshop focuses on effective types of feedback and ways of providing effective feedback to your students.
Creating Effective Assessments for Teaching and Learning Using SOLO Taxonomy There are many ways to collect information about what students know and can do. Learn how to create effective pre- and post-tests using the SOLO taxonomy as the framework for effective and reliable design.
Developing Assessment-Capable Visible Learners Where am I going? How am I going? Where to next? These questions are the foundation for developing assessmentcapable visible learners.
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3 Ways to Get Started 1. Understand Your Baseline School Capability Analysis How does your school measure against the five strands of Visible Learningplus? Certified consultants will conduct a half-day site visit to collect and analyse baseline capability data to determine your school’s readiness for Visible Learningplus. A full written report is provided.
2. Build Foundational Knowledge The Foundation Series Begin your Visible Learningplus journey by building your team’s foundational knowledge of the Visible Learning research. Teachers and school leaders will receive tools for gathering evidence of effective practice and create a plan for making learning visible for all students.
3. Drive Whole-System Reform Collaborative Impact Program Seminars Workshops Consulting
The Collaborative Impact program is our gold standard for sustainable reform, as it aligns system leaders, school leaders, and teachers with a proven process to build capacity for change over 3-5 years, with measurable results.
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