Part of visible learning is making sure that students are aware of what they need to be able to do in order to demonstrate the learning that was intended. This helps to make the learning process more transparent, and gives students more ability to set learning goals and monitor their own progress. 

Success criteria are basically the judging standards used to determine if a learning intention has been achieved. When conducting assessments (be they formal or informal), it is useful to provide students with a success criteria rubric in advance of the assessment so that they know what will be expected and have a better idea of how to prepare. 

By putting success criteria in a rubric, it shows students what they need to be able to do or know in order to achieve a certain grade. This is helpful for students when they are goal setting, as it makes it clear to them what they need to do in order to meet their goal (such as move from a C to a B grade for example). It is also...

Hi teachers, 

I have created a new resource for you in the hope it assists you in your transition to providing online learning for your high school students during this challenging time. It is an eBook that contains information on the following topics: 

• The important of providing clear learning intentions and success criteria during remote learning
• The best online teaching tools
• How to structure online lesson plans
• How to differentiate when teaching online
• How to incorporate group work into online learning
• How to foster connection and community during remote learning
• Tips for Year 11 & 12 students to get the most out of this year (even during a global pandemic)

You can find it in the 'How To' section in the Freebies Vault, along with many other tools, templates and supporting resources. If you are not yet a member of the Freebies Vault, you will need to sign up first here. 

If you know of anyone else that would benefit from this resource, please send them this...

Many students, especially those in Year 11 & 12, are finding this year very difficult. I remember Year 12 being one of the most difficult and stressful years of my life, let alone having to complete it whilst a global pandemic is going on. 

So to help both you and them,  I have created a resource that you can pass out to your students. I really hope that this provides some assistance to you all in getting through this year. 

You can find it in the Freebies Vault here. If you are not yet a member of the Freebies Vault, you will need to sign up first. 

For more articles about online learning, you may be interested in the following: 

• Google Docs or Slides: both of these can be easily shared and...

• Make the task open-ended: the advantage of open-ended tasks is they might not have just one right answer, and kids can take it as far as they like. 
• Project work: by their nature, projects are also open-ended and they have scope to provide some student choice which helps with differentiation, as students can choose to work on something that aligns with their interests and abilities. Higher ability/ gifted and talented students can use their project work to stretch and challenge themselves. Support...

1. Quizziz.com : you can use this to create an online quiz and it will give you a link that you can send out to students.  Students love the interactive nature and instant feedback, especially the memes after each question.  When they complete it, it will give you all of the analytics for individual students and the class as a whole so that you can get an idea on what you may need to go over again. 
2. Quizlet.com : great for learning definitions or concepts. Once the basic info has been inputted it can be used in a variety of ways, including multiple choice...