Teacher Clarity

The Visible Learning research reveals that teacher clarity has the potential to considerably accelerate student achievement. So, how do educators implement such a high-impact practice?

Teacher clarity is both a method and a mindset and is core to practitioners aligning lessons, intentions and outcomes of learning seamlessly so that the classroom hours flow productively for everyone. Teacher clarity requires that educators know what students need to learn, communicate learning intentions and success criteria to students, and deliver lessons in a coherent way so students will learn more.

This course is focused on strengthening educator competency in

• communicating transparent expectations that support student agency and progress
• designing and delivering highly effective instruction

Leave this course with:

• insights into why teacher clarity has a significant impact on student learning
• strategies for creating effective learning intentions and success criteria
• cross-curricular examples that span grade levels
• a supporting resource with further readings and material to assist next steps

This course connects with the SkillsFuture for Educators prioritised areas of practice relating to assessment literacy through the lens of Visible Learning by sharpening clarity of understanding about what students need to learn and identifying how they will know that they have learned it.

This course is one of a series of courses. Attend one or attend all courses to explore ways of translating new and relevant research into practice.

Click to find out more about the related courses below:

• How Students Learn (Monday 22 Nov 2021)
• Assessment Capable Learners (Tuesday 23 Nov 2021)
• Great Teaching by Design (Thursday (25 Nov 2021)
• Mindframes of Educators Who Think and Act Evaluatively (Friday 26 Nov 2021)

The Presenters

Professor Douglas Fisher

Dr Douglas Fisher, Ph.D., is a Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High. Previously, Doug was an early intervention teacher and elementary school educator.

He is the recipient of an International Reading Association William S. Grey citation of merit and an Exemplary Leader award from the Conference on English Leadership of NCTE.

Doug has published numerous articles on teaching and learning as well as books such as Developing Assessment-Capable Visible Learners, The Teacher Clarity Playbook, PLC+, Visible Learning for Literacy, Comprehension: The Skill, Will, and Thrill of Reading, How Tutoring Works, and most recently, How Learning Works. Doug loves being an educator and hopes to share that passion with others.

Registration Details

Topic: Teacher Clarity

Presenter: Professor Douglas Fisher

Date: Wednesday 24 November 2021

Time: 9.00 am to 12.00 pm Singapore Time GMT+8

Mode of Delivery: via Zoom

Closing Date: 29 October 2021 Friday

Workshop Fee: S$199.00 per participant. Fees are subject to GST.

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Other Information:

Registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis. No refunds will be made for cancellations or in the case of absentees. The Academy accepts replacements for registered participants who are unable to attend for whatever reasons.

School/Cluster-Based Workshop Registration:

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