Effective Learning in Classrooms

by Chris Watkins, Eileen Carnell, Caroline M Lodge

Overview

Presents case studies and examples from practitioners and examines the four major dimensions of advancing real learning: active learning, collaborative learning, learner-driven learning, learning about learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412900713
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	04/03/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.53(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr Caroline Lodge
Qualifications and position:
BA, MA, Ed D, Member of NAPCE, AUT
Senior Lecturer In School Improvemt And Effectiveness
Faculty:
Faculty of Children and Learning
Department:
Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
Summary:
A former secondary headteacher in an inner London school, Caroline has been studying school improvement, learning and teacher development for many years. Her most recent interest is in involving young people in research, including in visual research.
Teaching:
Leader of MA in School Effectiveness and School Improvement. Contributes to other programmes: eg Doctoral.
Professional Activities:
Editorial Board: Improving Schools
Conferences/presentations:
University of Southern Queensland Keynote on Engaging student voice to improve pedagogy and learning: An exploration of examples of innovative pedagogical approaches for school improvement (October 2007)

Table of Contents

Introduction
Learning in Classrooms - What's the Best We Know?
What is Effective Learning?
What Do We See in Classrooms - Ways of Seeing
Voices on Learning and the Culture of Classrooms - Contemporary Myths
Your Conceptions of Learning and Teaching - Teachers and the Tensions They Face
Promoting Effective Learning - Active, Collaborative, Pupil Agency and Meta-Learning
Talking With Colleagues - Telling Our Best Stories of Learning in Classrooms
Conclusions

Editorial Reviews

'This is a splendid book. [The authors] distil the results of their distinguished research and teaching to provide teachers with a new set of lenses with which to look at successful learning in classrooms. At the core of the book is a powerful critique of externally imposed frameworks for improving teaching and learning, and in their place, Watkins, Carnell and Lodge offer a powerful conception of the teacher as transformative pedogogue...This is a book which should not be on the shelf but on the desk of every professional development coordinator in schools' -
Teacher Development

From the Publisher