Effective modelling slows this process down, making both what to do and how to think while doing it visible.

Rather than displaying “good work”, effective examples can show a progression of work samples, supported by clear success criteria, so learners can compare, notice differences and identify what they could do next.

Co-construction is about involving learners in making sense of what success looks like, sounds like and requires, so the criteria become something they understand and can use.

If we walked into ten classrooms today, would we see and hear the same understanding of quality teaching, or would it look different depending on whose classroom we entered? Building collective expertise begins with developing a shared picture of what quality looks like in action.

What makes rubrics tools that students use to learn? Explore 5 questions to think deeper about your rubric design and use.

If your current teaching and learning model could speak, would it tell the story of teaching, the story of learning… or both?

Mobilising students as givers and receivers of peer feedback transforms it from something they simply receive to something they own and understand.

This Micro Move is a celebration of some of the ways educators have made Heat Maps work not only better for their learners and their context, but also as part of a suite of strategies and tools for learning.

What might be different if the anchor chart was in every student’s hands? Literally!

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