Whether your school is metropolitan, regional, rural or remote, James knows the complexities of embedding change. Having led the transformation of schools in Victoria and the Northern Territory, he knows that it takes a collaborative approach that considers the nuances of your context.

A free initial consultation allows James to get to understand your school's unique needs. Below are some suggested themes that can be unpacked. These descriptions are intended to provide a glimpse of what your school could explore, through professional learning sessions, classroom modelling, observations, coaching, and/or mentoring. 

James looks forward to partnering with you to empower your teachers to achieve powerful learning for your students.

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What Are you seeking support with?

Gain a deeper understanding about how our students learn. Explore concepts that underpin the science of learning including:

• Cognitive Load Theory​
• Retrieval, spaced & interleaved practice
• Dual coding
• Motivation

Pairs nicely with Foundations of Teaching

Bring the science of learning to the art of teaching. Discover how you can implement essential elements of explicit teaching including:

• Reviewing
• Breaking concepts into small steps
• Checking for understanding
• Providing feedback

​Complements the Foundations of Learning

Delve into structured literacy. With a focus on blending the theoretical with your classroom practice investigate topics including:​

• Oral language
• Phonemic awareness
• Systematic synthetic phonics
• Fluency
• Vocabulary
• Morphology
  
• Comprehension
• Sentence-level writing
• Genre writing

Perfect for preparing for the Victorian phonics mandate

Unpack how the science of learning informs the teaching of mathematics. Find out about key ideas including:

• Revise-Learn-Apply instructional model
• Number sense
• Instructional heirarchy
• Concrete-Representational-Abstract approach
• Problem-solving approaches
• Basic number facts
• Intervention
• Maths anxiety

Schools should be spaces where everyone is valued and feels safe. Build a calm environment where learning can occur by considering:

• Routines
• Expectations
• Reinforcements
• ​Inclusion
• Positive school-wide culture

Change is difficult to manage and takes time. Get the support you need to create meaningful and lasting change through:

• Creating a vision
• Considering capacity
• Fostering motivation
• Engaging community
• Monitoring & evaluating

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Professional Learning & Coaching customised to your context

Specific

Stand alone professional learning sessions for schools seeking targetted assistance.

Sustained

Ongoing support through instructional coaching with modelling and observations.

Systematic

Focused and continuous mentoring for teachers and school leadership teams.