John Hattie's 8 Mindframes

This video was interesting as although I have come across Hattie's work before I had not heard these 8 mindframes. I agree with all 8 to an extent, some more than others! I strongly agree that my fundamental task is to evaluate the effectiveness of my teaching. Working collaboratively has strengthened my ability to do this as we are constantly discussing and evaluating our joint and individual practice and the affect this is having on our students' learning. Mindframe 2 poses some questions for me. Although I agree that a teacher is a very strong determinate of student achievement I also feel that social, cultural, emotional and physical aspects of a student's life also affect their success rate. Research shows that students who are struggling with emotional distress or upset have a limited capacity to learn (Odgen, 2006). This is due to brain space being taken up with worrying and not being able to focus on learning.
I definitely agree with 3 and 4, although we are assessing what children have learned ultimately we are assessing how well they were taught. Mindframe 5 is the cornerstone of my teaching philosophy. I feel very strongly that teachers should not be the holders of knowledge and power in a classroom but rather teach through conversation and dialogue. This builds much stronger relationships with students which is shown to improve student outcomes. This also links to mindframe 7, education is all about relationships. With staff, students, parents and community. Challenging oneself as a teacher comes as part of the territory. I enjoy the challenge of researching and trying new things in my practice and evaluating how these affected outcomes. Mindframe 8 confuses me somewhat, I am not entirely sure I understand what informing about the language of learning looks like. I have interpreted it as talking to students and adults about the why of learning. How we learn and why we learn what we learn. I agree this is important, discussing metacognition with children helps them understand how they learn. This awareness can lead to great reflection and goal setting.