Mazenod College | Mulgrave
Learning & Teaching Goals & Intended Outcomes Our major goal for 2020 was to develop our new Learning and Teaching Framework and Guiding Principles.
Our new Learning and Teaching framework was developed in 2020.
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Mazenod College recognises that young men have particular learning needs. Drawing on research commissioned by the International Boys School Coalition, of which the College is an active member, Dr Michael Reichart and Dr Richard Hawley has identified the core elements for boys' learning. Boys are relational learners and 'learn' their teachers - they choose to learn based as much on teachers as on subjects.
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Positive and authentic relationships between staff and students, centred around "conversational learning" and founded in mutual respect, are therefore fundamental to what Mazenod does.
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We use a Visible Learning Framework based on the research of Professor John Hattie to ensure that we are making a positive difference to maximise the learning outcomes of our students. Visible learning occurs when learning is the explicit and transparent goal. By making learning visible, teachers are more empowered to intervene in meaningful ways to enhance student achievement.
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Teachers use a strategic collection of instructional practices combined to design and deliver well-crafted lessons that explicitly teach content to all students.
Guiding principles developed in 2020:
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Mazenod's learning and teaching pedagogical framework are set upon a set of guiding principles that are followed by all teachers and in all subjects. Teachers collaborate to achieve a consistent approach to these principles:
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Respectful relationships: these underpin our learning and teaching. All members of the community display courtesy and respect to one another.
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Discipline: the College values and seeks to instil a discipline towards learning, with resilience and a willingness to learn as feature
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High expectations: regarding behaviour, attitude, commitment and academic performance.
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Equity: a set curriculum and course delivery and preparation for assessment and assessment tasks that is common across classes within the same subject.
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Continuity and progression: is seamless across the year levels with evident pathways for student development in particular subject areas.
2020 Annual Report to the School Community
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