The heart of my LEARNING TO LEARN An Adaptive Teacher Business!

Updated: Apr 27

The excerpt was reposted and adapted from What is Adaptive Teaching?

By Hannah Hawthorne

Adaptive teaching ensures that all learners achieve the best possible outcomes.

Adaptive teaching:

Helps to cultivate a more inclusive learning space, where each child’s needs have been addressed.
It helps teachers understand pupils’ prior understanding of the subject matter, allowing them to plan more effectively.
It helps teachers identify and plan for any barriers to learning that may exist, such as specific SENDs, such as social, emotional, and mental health or communication needs.
It enables teachers to provide equitable learning opportunities for all children. Being adaptive in the moment and as a result of considered, planned adaptive teaching strategies will help yield better academic outcomes for pupils.
It gives every child the chance to succeed so that no child is left behind. This can help decrease gaps in progress and attainment between learners.
Helps to nurture a greater respect and admiration for education, ensuring pupils are motivated and engaged in their learning.
Supports both teachers and pupils alike. With considered and informed planning, teachers will feel more confident in their delivery as their planning will have anticipated any barriers learners may face. This helps teachers to have greater control over the outcome of lessons, and it gives them the freedom and space to explore and strengthen their in-the-moment adaptive teaching strategies. This can help to increase teachers’ long-term professional satisfaction.