10 Steps to Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning For Parents: A Conversation with John and Kyle Hattie

What can concerned parents and teachers do to ensure their children, of all ages, develop great learning habits which will help them achieve their maximum at school and in life? This is probably one of the most important questions any parent can ask and now John Hattie, one of the most respected and renowned Education researchers in the world draws on his globally famous Visible Learning research to provide some answers.

Working with his own son Kyle, himself a respected teacher, the Hatties have written a book titled “10 Steps to Develop Great Learners”, which offers a 10-step plan to nurturing curiosity and intellectual ambition and providing a home environment that encourages and values learning. These simple steps based on the strongest of research evidence and packed full of practical advice can be followed by any parent or teacher to support and enhance learning and maximize the potential of their children.  

During this episode we will discuss:

• How to communicate effectively with teachers
• How to be the ‘first learner’ and demonstrate openness to new ideas and thinking
• How to choose the right school for your child
• How to promote the ‘language of learning’
• How to have appropriate high expectations and how to understand the power of feedback