Redefining Your Lesson
Presenter: Vic Gecas
Improving student engagement & achievement by improving Teaching.
As a teacher, how often have you reviewed a lesson and wondered what you could do better next time?
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We need to find ways of identifying effective teaching and provide teachers with actionable, reliable information to continuously improve their performance.
Lesson Preparation;
G – set a goal
A – access prior knowledge
N – new information (digital or print)
A – apply thinking/practice
G – goal review, grade
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About the Presenter:
Vic Gecas began teaching in 1977. He has taught in government and non government high school’s in Western Australia.
In July 2009 Vic made the decision, with his wife, to work in Dhaka, Bangladesh as Computing and ICT Integrator teacher. This introduced him to the International Baccalaureate.
The IB program is a leader in international education with students being encouraged to be active learners, well-rounded individuals and engaged world citizens.
In July 2011, Vic moved to Singapore, working with staff in ICT development and curriculum integration at ISS International School.
Vic Gecas is an active participant in online discussion groups and promotes content creation by students and teachers. He has presented many professional development sessions on animation and desktop publishing at conferences in Singapore, Hong Kong and Perth, and is an ECAWA Educator of the Year.
Vic has spent years reflecting on how we think about technology and how that influences our ability to use and deploy it creatively.
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Join Vic Gecas at the ECAWA Term 4 Professional Learning Day on Saturday the 25th of October at Wesley College.
For information see https://ecawa.wa.edu.au/pl-pd/2014-professional-learning-opportunities/
For the programme see https://ecawa.wa.edu.au/pl-pd/october-25th-professional-learning-day-programme/
Register at http://bit.ly/ECAWAOct252014 The form becomes a TAX INVOICE when completed.
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