Impacts on Teaching: Scenario
ddewell@goodtogreatschools.org.au March 4, 2024
Impacts on Teaching: Scenario
Step 1: Teacher, Liam, observes a diverse range of learning abilities within his classroom during a mathematics lesson. Some students grasp the concepts quickly, while others struggle to keep pace, leading to disparities in understanding. Recognising the need to address these differences effectively, Liam identifies a problem: not all students are having their learning needs met during whole-class instruction.
Step 2: Liam demonstrates a new approach by delivering instruction across the classroom, ensuring that all students receive targeted support. He uses the Learning Goals Matrix to select appropriate goals for each student based on their individual needs and assessments. Additionally, Liam consults the Adjustments Matrix to tailor his teaching strategies to accommodate diverse learning styles and abilities.
Step 3: Implementing the new approach, Liam selects lessons for reinforcement, remediation, and retesting, ensuring that students’ learning needs are targeted effectively. He strategically places students in groups based on their learning needs, facilitating differentiated instruction at their instructional level.
Step 4: Liam provides individualised attention to students, offering extra support such as repeating exercises or reteaching particular skills as needed. He continually assesses the impact of his teaching plans, using the insights gained to inform and improve future intervention strategies. Over time, Liam observes significant improvements in student engagement, confidence, and academic progress, demonstrating the positive impacts of delivering teaching processes with mastery/fidelity.