1. Home Learning
A PACED APPROACH
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Paul

2. Why did we review Home Learning last year?
No changes to policy in many years
Changes to family life
Changes to extra-curricular schedules
Ensuring our academic and well-being programs are in alignment 
Consistency and development across EL3 - Year 12 
Members of the team included experienced teachers and teachers who are also parents who completed surveys and explored research in to this area. 
PAUL

3. What the Research Says
"No EVIDENCE any home learning improves academic performance of elementary students." 
Harris Cooper 
Emma

4. What the Research Says
PROFESSOR JOHN HATTIE (2014) – Prominent Educational Researcher 
- Conducted a meta- analysis of educational research to show us what works in education. His findings about home learning were:
“Homework in primary school has an effect of around zero. In high school it’s larger. (…) "
“We need to get it right, not get rid of it. Five to ten minutes has the same effect of one hour to two hours." 
Emma

5. What the Research Says
"Children's minds and bodies need other kinds of experiences when they get home." 
Jessica Smock – former teacher, Curriculum Coordinator and doctorate in Educational policy.
Craig

6. What the Research Says
The Australian Government’s Longitudinal Study of Australian Children  four dimensions of a child’s home learning environment from age 2 that make a difference are: 
teaching a child a song, playing games, doing arts and crafts activities 
an adult reading to a child each day 
the number of books in a child’s home 
out-of-home activities e.g. visiting a library or going to a zoo, going on picnics, attending sporting events.
Craig 

7. What the Research Says
We need to consider long term mental health effects of insisting that the end of the school day be dominated by more work.
Increasing rates of anxiety and depression, particularly among adolescent girls, whose thinking can be dominated by “unhelpful perfectionism” which may cause long term mental health issues.
Craig

8. What do our changes recognise?
We believe when children return home after their day at CGGS she should enjoy time to:
Connect with family
Develop her personal health and well being
Socialise within the community
Engage with Home Learning, where appropriate (PACED).
Craig

9. Why do we give home learning?
Opportunities for students to apply their classroom learning and share their knowledge with their families
To develop organisation, learning dispositions and self-regulation 
Emma

10. A PACED Approach P- Preparation A- Application C- Consolidation
E- Enhancement 
D- Differentiation 
Selena

11. What does Home Learning Look Like at JS in 2017?
Emma

12. What can you do at home?
Developmentally appropriate and valuable activities that help them grow into healthy and happy adults
Example: Free play, skipping, conversing with parents, sleep, independent reading,
Listen to a book, work on a puzzle, exercise, connecting with nature and others
Craig

13. What can you do at home?
Discuss, revise and summarise learning moments and questions students have
Talk about events that:
inspired curiosity
engaged creativity
made your daughters feel good
Let them get bored
Craig –CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO... 

14. Question Time