Essential information on Adaptive Teaching at a glance…
Having an adaptive learning environment is important in today’s classroom. In her recent course, Amanda Ross-Scott shared insightful strategies to make teaching more student-centered and responsive.
Importance of Metacognitive Awareness
Metacognition is the cornerstone of effective learning. Amanda shared that students structure learning through task planners, checklists, and graphic organizers. She further explained how scaffolding tasks can foster student independence and self-regulation.
Amanda recommended using technology to support diverse learners, especially for students with additional language needs. She also introduced adaptive teaching audit tool to help teachers reflect and enhance their practices.
Making Formative Assessments Meaningful
Formative is important for gaining real-time insights into student understanding. Amanda explored different creative techniques, such as exit cards, hinge questions, and structured debate to monitor learning effectively.
She also encouraged using dynamic questioning techniques to spark curiosity and deepen engagement. Teachers need to build a classroom culture where students feel safe taking risks and learning from their mistakes.
Overcoming Classroom Barriers
Amanda guided educators through common classroom challenges. She emphasized building strong teacher-student relationships as a foundation for learning success.
She also discussed creating low-sensory, focused learning environments to reduce distractions and enhance student concentration. Teachers should reframe fixed mindsets about ability and promote intrinsic motivation.
Key Takeaways and Next Steps
Amanda highlighted the importance of metacognitive awareness, adaptive teaching strategies, and formative assessment in enhancing student learning and engagement. She stressed the need for teachers to be flexible and responsive to students’ needs.
She also listed down next steps that educators can do:
- Implement formative assessment techniques
- Review and adjust lesson structures to support cognitive load management
- Incorporate adaptive teaching principles
- Develop and use task planners and graphic organizers as scaffolding tools
- Provide training on effective questioning techniques
- Create topic vocabulary lists
- Use adaptive teaching audit tool
- Share research and strategies on adaptive teaching with colleagues
- Focus on building strong relationships with students
- Review classroom environment to reduce sensory overload and distractions.
Interested in booking Amanda to lead a CPD session for teachers at your school ? Find out more here
How JMC INSET can help
At JMC INSET, we provide tailored professional development sessions that help educators with adaptive teaching techniques, formative assessment methods, and student-centered learning strategies.
JMC INSET offers expert guidance to help your school. Contact us today to start your school’s journey toward adaptive teaching.
