How can teachers and school leaders consider the use of 'audience' in lesson planning?
The most effective way to engage students in learning is to create an authentic audience; a sense that someone else (besides teachers and parents) cares about their work.
In a recent conversation with Dr Debra Kidd as part of our weekly chat for Teacher Hug Radio, Debra mentioned Hierarchy of Audience: the more genuine an audience is, student engagement can improve.
I am familiar with Ron Berger. In fact, I'm a huge fan of his research, yet surprisingly 'late to
This is such an interesting topic and way to consider giving feedback, thank you for highlighting it.
As a music teacher, I absolutely see how pupils’ attitudes to their appraising (exam-based) work and performance work are different. They commit to performance in an authentic way.
My concern with many things that inspire and create one-off excitement for pupils is that the fact that they are rare and novelty is one of the biggest contributing factors to their engagement.
This is where taking lessons from one-off events is difficult to implement into a curriculum that is repeated (often with the idea of refining it).
Thank you for bringing this topic to my attention.
I agree with Anthony when he says hierarchy of audience is a thought provoking topic. The opportunity to share creative output with a wider audience, thanks to online platforms is incredible. But of course, needs to be handled in ways which follow safeguarding guidelines.
As an EAL teacher, giving children the opportunity to write for an audience of their choice definitely increases motivation. Writing letters to politicians or on behalf of NGOs like Amnesty really underscores the importance of the written word as a vehicle for social change.