Co-Teaching: Learning & DesignCase Study – Warts and all FutureSchools,Melbourne,March 2018

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•Design:TheRefurbishment/BuildingProject

•TheBenefitsandChallengesofOurLearningSpaces

•Learning:TheBenefitsandChallengesforLearning

•Change:TheBenefitsandChallengesofChange

Co-teaching: Learning & Design

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The Starting Point

CLAREMONT

2018I MY SCHOOL

INSPIRED FOR LIFE

Since 1882 we’ve stood…

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Our Key Drivers of Change• Creatingthephysicalenvironment• Embeddingco-teaching• Placingequalvalueonlearnerqualitiesand

academicsuccess• Valuingexpertisewithintheschool• Believingthateverystudentneedstobeprepared

forthe21st Century

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Pre 2012

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CLAREMONT

2018I MY SCHOOL

INSPIRED FOR LIFE

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and now…

CLAREMONT

2018I MY SCHOOL

INSPIRED FOR LIFE

Bymaintainingourfocusonlearning…

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It’s all about relationships

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Naturallight Ventilation Hydration Allowingfor

movement

Kitchensandasenseofhome

Acousticsandvoicecare

Curtainsandquietspaces

WANTED:“Aplaceformy

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The Flexible and Open Learning Spaces considerations:

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•Design:TheRefurbishment/BuildingProject

•TheBenefitsandChallengesofOurLearningSpaces

•Learning:TheBenefitsandChallengesforLearning

•Change:TheBenefitsandChallengesofChange

Co-teaching: Learning & Design

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The Benefits of Our Learning Spaces

•Engaginglearningenvironments•Flexibleseatingarrangements•Moreconducivetodifferentiatedlearningacrossthegrade

•Varietyofchoicesforalllearningneeds

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The challenges of Our Learning Spaces•Noise•Distraction•Organisation•Storage•Myspacevsourspace

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And now…•Thethingsthatworriedusinitiallyareoflittleconsequencenow

•Forexample,mostnoiseifgoodnoise,wesharethespaces,wearebetterorganised,andwedonotkeepandstoreasmuch(junk)asweusedto.

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•Design:TheRefurbishment/BuildingProject

•TheBenefitsandChallengesofOurLearningSpaces

•Learning:TheBenefitsandChallengesforLearning

•Change:TheBenefitsandChallengesofChange

Co-teaching: Learning & Design

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The Benefits of co-teaching for Learning •Collectiveteacherefficacy•Groupingforstudentneeds&differentiation•Multiplestaffineachlearningspace•Stafflearningfromeachother•Staffutilisingstrengthsandpassions

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Collective teacher efficacy

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The challenges of co-teaching for Learning •Moredistractionsforstudentswithautism•Parentsconcernedtheirchildwillfallthroughthecracks

•Themovefrom‘mykids’to‘ourkids’

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And now…•Westillneedtoaddressparentconcerns•Staffandstudentsarecomfortableworkingwithwholegrade

•Weknowhowtousethespacesbettertomaximisestudentlearning

•Studentshavebecomemoreresilientbyworkingwiththeirwholegrade.

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•Design:TheRefurbishment/BuildingProject

•TheBenefitsandChallengesofOurLearningSpaces

•Learning:TheBenefitsandChallengesforLearning

•Change:TheBenefitsandChallengesofChange

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The Benefits and challenges of change because of co-teaching •Oftenthechallengesbecamethebenefits•Staffhadtostepup– nomoreworkinginisolation•Greatertransparencyandaccountability•Greatercommunicationandmorecollaborative•Noprivatisationofpractice– nowmoreopensharing

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Open sharing of practice

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The challenges and benefits of change because of co-teaching •Theresisterswhodidnotwanttochangemovedtomoretraditionalschools

•Muchmoreplannedandincidentaljob-embeddedlearningforstaff

•Improvedteamsapproachtoteachingandlearning•Improvedresearchbasedpractices

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Improved school culture

Cultural change eats structural change for breakfast.”

Dr. Anthony Muhammad

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Allstaffparticipate

inProfessionalLearning:

Teachers,specialists,TLAs,office

staff…

THANK YOUwww.claremont.nsw.edu.au

@claremont2031

AlannaJamesa.james@Claremont.nsw.edu.au

30 Coogee Bay Road, Randwick NSW 2031

T (02) 9399 3217E office@claremont.nsw.edu.au

www.claremont.nsw.edu.au

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