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Thursday 24 of November 2011

DIMENSIONS OF LEARNING - DOL

In the late 1980’s, Dr Robert Marzano developed a practical planning framework called Dimensions of Learning, which is about linking thinking and learning, that: combines the best teaching and learning approaches, strategies...

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Tuesday 22 of November 2011

RESTORING ESTEEM AND FOCUS

Effective learning and teaching is very much reliant on getting the person right first through building trusting and respectful relationships. When students and teachers are in a good place they thrive.Therefore when students...

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About The Planners

The Learning Curve Planners and this website have been designed to provide the processes necessary to underpin the learning and pastoral care programs in schools and build healthy home–school learning partnerships; they are enhancers of schools’ individual programs.

There are five Learning Curve Diaries/Planners, plus an Early Communication Diary

  • Early Communication Diary
  • Primary
  • Junior Secondary
  • Middle Secondary
  • Senior Secondary
  • Teacher's planner

The Learning Curve student and teacher planners and website have been developed as learning and communication tools that provide:

  • strategies and techniques that scaffold students’ thinking, enabling them to see connections and reach balanced conclusions
  • techniques to enhance students’ capacity to organise themselves step by step
  • teachers and parents with a vast array of resources to support students together
  • a consistent whole school approach to teaching and learning.

The series focuses on a holistic approach to student learning, wellbeing and development in the following areas:

  • Study Techniques and Approaches
  • Career and Time Management
  • Thinking Skills and Tools
  • Examination and Revision Skills
  • Personal Health and Safety
  • Pastoral Care and Self Esteem
  • General Knowledge and Useful Information.

The planners have dimensions built into them to develop the "whole" person and nurture trusting and open learning partnerships between students, parents, teachers and the school.