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The Teacher's Tool Kit For LiteracyUnleashing On-the-Spot Teaching Strategies, with Rob VingerhoetsThis podcast episode with expert numeracy consultant Rob Vingerhoets covers various teaching strategies, including apprenticeship vs lecture style learning Various components of apprenticeship style learning are covered: 'On the Spot' teaching, immediate feedback, engaging tasks, and students as teachers. Other aspects include explicit teaching, student reflection, using key words, and the power of questioning. The episode concludes with insights on classroom changes and the importance of flexible teaching approaches.The team discusses:02:27 Introduction to Rob Vingerhoets06:09 Lecture style learning versus apprenticeship learning09:09 What is 'On the Spot' teaching?11:43 Students as teachers, and supporting each other13:27 Giving i...
2023-07-1652 minThe Teacher's Tool Kit For LiteracyThe Power Of Key Words With Rob VingerhoetsAs teachers, we're always on the look out for easy ways for students to access vocabulary and build knowledge about words in lessons. How do we teach and empower students in their word knowledge and use, and see it make a real difference in our teaching?To talk about this and more, we are again joined on the podcast by education consultant Rob Vingerhoets. While a specialist in numeracy, Rob brings many important insights for the literacy space. Rob is an experienced educator and subject matter expert who has worked with teachers and st...
2022-07-0354 minThe Teacher's Tool Kit For LiteracyPart 1: Differentiation: How Do We Achieve It? With Rob VingerhoetsWith such limited time and resources, teachers find it difficult to cater for the needs of all students in the class. It can be hard to know where they are at, and to match them with the curriculum for their year level.To talk about differentiation and how to overcome these challenges, we are joined by numeracy consultant Rob Vingerhoets. Rob is an experienced and highly effective educator and subject matter expert who has worked with teachers and students throughout Melbourne, Country Victoria, interstate and overseas (New York City, Beijing). Prior to this he was a...
2021-10-2441 minThe Teacher's Tool Kit For LiteracyAvoiding The Trench Of Lost Momentum With Rob VingerhoetsLosing momentum is a common trap for many teachers, especially in literacy and numeracy. So how can we maximise every second of learning time?Rob Vingerhoets joins the show to share his insights on the issue. Rob is an experienced and highly effective educator and subject matter expert who has worked with teachers and students throughout Victoria, other Australian states, New York and China. Prior to this he was a primary school principal, curriculum coordinator and classroom teacher. He is an experienced teacher and author, having written a number of best-selling maths resource bo...
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