Visible learning

A recent post at the Corwin Connect blog celebrates the 10th anniversary of John Hattie's Visible Learning, a groundbreaking study of "what works" in teaching and learning.

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linkedin Education trends may come and go, but the conclusions of John Hattie’s Visible Learning research have remained largely unchanged over the years. The research is clear about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to raising student […]

Visible Learning “Visible” refers to making student learning visible to teachers, ensuring attributes that make a “visible” difference to student learning. The “learning” aspect refers to how we go about knowing and understanding then doing something about student “learning”. “Visible Learning” Learning Objectives Introduce and review John Hattie’s research around influences related to student achievement. [...]

Make thinking visible with these classroom-tested visible thinking activities for middle or high school students.

Avoid the sea of blank faces at the end of a lesson with these teacher-tested and easy-to-use ways to check for understanding.

We use tools in our classroom that help encourage our students' thinking -- but are you making their thinking visible? We use anchor charts and other strategies, but are you doing all of these? There's one way to find out!

10 Mindframes for Visible Learning has stemmed from the Visible Learning research conducted by Professor John Hattie and his team, who concluded that one of the most important influences on student...

Bump it up walls are a fantastic tool to make learning visible in the classroom.

Many approaches to encouraging better thinking are abilities-centric, but Visible Thinking is about fostering dispositions of thought, creating a Culture of Thinking, and bringing students to the c…

Using strategies to make thinking visible can be incredibly powerful. Their power, however, hinges almost entirely on how willing teachers are to learn about their students. Far too often, I see vi…

Visible learning stems from 15 years of research from Professor John Hattie which is based on millions of students and represented the largest meta-analysis and synthesis of what improves student...

Visible Thinking Routines TemplatesUnlock deeper learning and inspire critical thinking in your classroom!Transform your classroom with Visible Thinking, an evidence-based approach developed by Harvard's Project Zero. This method encourages students to observe carefully, reason critically, organise their thoughts, and reflect on how they understand the world. By incorporating Visible Thinking Routines, you can foster a Culture of Thinking and help learners develop deeper, more conscious…

Learn about teacher clarity and how it can impact your instruction and your students' achievement.

Think of working memory like a mental sketch pad; a place to store information for short periods of time while we're working through a task. Kids, teens, and adults use this skill on a daily basis to completely basic and complex tasks. For students, these tasks range from completing simple mental ma

You’ll probably agree with me when I say, “200% more growth than peers” is quite a stretch. Or is it? In our recent nine-week action research, students who focused on visible learning strategies outperformed their peers on district standardized tests. But that’s not all. They achieved over 200% more growth than their peers. We’ll get […]

Visible Thinking Routines: Graphic Organizers Set 1| Google Digital ResourceCreate a culture of thinking by making thinking visible in your classroom with these digital graphic organizers. Make inquiry based learning easier with this digital resource for your virtual classroom.This resource comes in the form of Google Slides and Jamboards. You can assign them as an independent assignment, group work or work together during your whole group instruction. Please check out the preview to learn…

My favorite part about getting ready for back to school is getting all of the bulletin boards set up around my classroom. Here are some of my favorite ideas.

An infographic by ASCD's Educational Leadership Magazine about what feedback for learning is (and isn't) and how feedback works to improve learning.