The fourth and final part of Domain 3 South Australian Curriculum document Teaching for Effective Learning

1. Teaching for
effective learning
3.4 Promote dialogue as a means of
learning

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3. Develop a culture of mutual respect
 Do they talk amicably with
others who are outside of their
friendship group?
 Can they work positively with
anyone ?
 Do they listen attentively to
others?
 Do they consider how someone
else might see something?
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4. Establish agreed routines
 Do you have routines for
discussions?
 Do you explain how they can
contribute positively?
 Do they know to think before
they say?
 Do they know how to include
and acknowledge others?
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5. Teach and model strategies for dialogue
 Do they know how to
comment logically on what has
been said ?
 Do they understand how to be
sensitive and aware to cultural
and special needs?
 Do they act rather than react?
 Do they share ideas in an
equitable way?
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6. Pose thought-provoking questions
 Do you intrigue them as they
learn?
 Do you encourage them to look
for the mysteries and the
unexplained?
 Can they provide evidence and
examples to support what they
are thinking?
 Do they know what they need
to know in terms of the big
picture and big issues?
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7. Think out loud
 Talk as you do something.
 Talk as you work something out.
 Tell them what you are thinking
and ask what they think.
 Ask about interpretations and
what something could and
might mean.
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8. Encourage rich questioning
 Scaffold their thinking so they
come up with good questions.
 Rich questions come from a
rich vocabulary and sentence
structure.
 Do they listen carefully to
others?
 Use visual literacy to promote
deep thought and questioning.
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9. Incorporate dialogue and discussion
 Do they know how to articulate
how they are learning and what
they need to do?
 Do they know how to share their
ideas with others?
 Are they familiar with a number
of ways for getting help and
support?
 Do you give them one to one
time?
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10. Challenge assumptions
 Can they identify context and
cultural bias?
 Do they know how to agree to
disagree?
 Can they see how views
change across time and space?
 Do they know how to
challenge you politely?
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11. Encourage them to give feedback
 Do you use Twiducate.com,
Edmodo.com , linoit.com or
similar to ensure everyone can
easily give and receive
feedback?
 Do you demonstrate the value
of two way feedback?
 Do ask them what they value in
what you are doing?
 Do you encourage them to
contribute to practical problem
solving in class?
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12. Ask them to explain
 Challenge their assumptions.
 Ask them to support their
ideas.
 Get them to respond in a
variety of ways.
 Get them to explain
something to someone else.
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13. Use learning supports
 Do have models for
discussions?
 Do you work on peer
assessment?
 Do you have rubrics for sharing
and contribution?
 Do you clearly identify steps in
thinking and learning?
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14. Encourage them to participate
 Do you have group work
routines?
 Do you use resources which
allow everyone to contribute?
 Do you use a variety of
strategies for feedback and
discussion?
 Are they valued?
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15. Teach speaking skills
 Create rituals for speaking.
 Teach public speaking skills.
 Get them to record themselves
and listen to how they sound.
 Have routines for oral lessons.
 Are their opportunities to
speak?
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16. Promote active listening
 Are they plugged into other
devices when someone is
talking?
 Are they tuned in rather than
tuned out?
 Do you gesture as well as ask for
listening?
 Do they know how to do peer
assessments?
 Do you listen when they speak?
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