Wall of Action to support conceptual learning and transfer. by Pinaster 9

Theatre

2025-07-24 11:13:37 UTC

The need to ensure there are bridging ‘leads’ for students, e.g., a surface level pondering, then something that leads students deeper, then the conceptual inquiry…

2025-07-24 11:14:15 UTC

Units focused around a single concept or two really ties a unit together well

2025-07-24 11:14:15 UTC

Holistic learning

Theatre

2025-07-24 11:14:22 UTC

Ensure there is a step-by-step sequence of simple questions to lead students from surface level understanding to deeper, connected understanding.

2025-07-24 11:14:23 UTC

Making concepts explicit during teaching

Conceptual teaching is holistic and goes beyond the topic being discussed.

2025-07-24 11:14:41 UTC

2025-07-24 11:14:46 UTC

Being more explicit with students about concepts and how/what they are learning

jieun

ezearth00 — 2025-07-24 11:14:53 UTC

I learned that conceptual teaching in science isn’t just about content knowledge, but about using concepts to help students see patterns and make connections across different topics and even subjects. This empowers them to transfer their learning in meaningful ways.

2025-07-24 11:14:54 UTC

Add concepts for instruction for activities more

Science BY JIEUN

ezearth00 — 2025-07-24 11:15:39 UTC

I will begin lessons with a guiding concept question and give students time to reflect and connect it to both our unit and their daily experiences. This will help frame learning through a conceptual lens from the start.

Explicit

2025-07-24 11:15:42 UTC

Work across the school to make the concepts explicitly explored at the beginning of units