Is This Good Enough? – How developing learnership improves student outcomes and saves teachers time
Lead by James Anderson
Why you need to know this now
Do your teachers ever feel like they are dragging students through the learning process? Do you find students asking, “Is this good enough”? Do they prefer to do the easy work, rather than challenge themselves with something difficult?
In this short, insightful, session you’ll explore a model Learnership – what it means to be a skillful learner. This type of learner embraces challenges, cultivates their learning dispositions, and invests their time and energy in growth. Most importantly you’ll be shown how to put students on the path towards becoming more effective learners?
Why do your teachers need this?
When students lack learnership, a large part of the cognitive load of learning is left to the teacher. Teachers need to guide students through the learning process, correct their mistakes, and scaffold their learning, and constantly encourage students to push and challenge themselves. As students develop Learnership they take charge of the cognitive load of the learning process. So not only do they achieve more, but they also give your teachers back their time and energy!
James Anderson is an Australian-based international speaker, author, and educator who is passionate about helping fellow educators develop students as better learners.
Originally a teacher and school leader, for the past 20 years, James has been working with schools to make classrooms more thoughtful places. He challenges teachers to think deeply about their own Mindsets and how their beliefs are communicated to students in often subtle and unintended ways.