Building Learning Communities

In this hands-on workshop, Phil will demonstrate what he believes to be the critical meeting point of the work of leading educational thinkers including Alan November -Who Owns The Learning?, John Hattie -Visible Learning, Carol Dweck – Mindset and Michael Fullan -New Pedagogies For Deep Learning)

He will share practical strategies for shifting the ownership of learning from teacher to student and he will explain why activating student voice is essential if we are to transition students from surface to deeper, more personalized learning.

Phil will introduce participants to Verso, a web-based app designed to establish new learning partnerships between and amongst students and teachers.
Participants will gain access to a bank of resources for use in the classroom along with a range of examples from schools.