index

Chapter 1: Introduction

  • Overview of Adaptive Teaching

    • Transition from "differentiation" to "adaptive teaching"

    • Definition of adaptive teaching and its significance in education

  • Importance of High Expectations

    • Emphasizes high expectations within adaptive teaching context

  • Connection with Frameworks

    • Links to Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and Early Career Framework (ECF) published in 2024.

Chapter 2: Support to Children

  • Shift from Differentiation to Adaptive Teaching

    • Research indicates differentiation has weak or no correlation with pupil outcomes.

    • Reference to John Hattie’s research on differentiation's efficacy.

  • Negative Impacts of Differentiation

    • Over-reliance on differentiated tasks can lower expectations for specific pupil groups.

    • Focus on providing support, but cautions against creating numerous differentiated resources.

Chapter 3: Setting Lower Expectations

  • Issues with Low Expectations in Education

    • Easy tasks for lower achieving pupils can lead to negative mindsets.

    • Chronic easier tasks restrict curriculum access, widening the gap in understanding.

    • Low challenge prevents the development of resilience and critical learning behaviors.

Chapter 4: Adaptive Teaching Principles

  • Understanding Pupils’ Needs

    • Emphasizes the importance of recognizing individual learning differences and prior knowledge.

  • High Expectations

    • Avoid prejudging pupils; maintain high expectations to foster growth and learning.

Chapter 5: High Ceiling Tasks

  • Low Threshold, High Ceiling Tasks

    • Tasks designed for accessibility but include challenge for all learners.

    • Promote equal opportunity for all students to engage and learn.

  • Monitoring and Assessment

    • Continuous assessment of student progress during tasks to provide tailored support.

Chapter 6: Maintaining High Expectations

  • Influence of Teacher Expectations

    • Teacher expectations significantly affect student outcomes (Pygmalion Effect).

    • Importance of setting ambitious goals that challenge students effectively.

  • Challenges in a Data-Driven Culture

    • Need to mitigate deterministic interpretations from data to avoid false assumptions about learner abilities.

Chapter 7: Conveying High Expectations

  • Practical Strategies for Educators

    • Convey high expectations by setting uniform tasks for all students.

    • Avoid indirect lower expectations through methods like inappropriate praise or premature intervention.

  • Encourage a Trusting Environment

    • Foster a classroom culture where asking for help is encouraged.

Chapter 8: Encouraging Student Ownership

  • Importance of Reflection

    • Help students attribute success or failure to changeable factors, not fixed traits like luck.

  • Summary of Adaptive Teaching Attributes

    • Focuses on inclusivity and high expectations for all, through strategies like low threshold, high ceiling tasks.

Chapter 9: Conclusion

  • Recap of Adaptive Teaching

    • Essential to monitor student progress and adjust support as necessary.

    • Reinforce the idea that predictions about learner success can often become self-fulfilling.

  • Final Thought

    • Teachers should be surprised by their students' potential when ceilings are raised.