Teach Secondary - Issue 14.6

ADAPTIVE LEARNING Discover how adaptive learning can help GCSE students and teachers at any level THE NEXT BIG THING [ THE TREND ] Adaptive learning technologies are improving all the time, creating solutions designed to effectively unlock every learner’s unique potential. Hachette Learning Adaptive and Hachette Learning Academy can help learners and educators alike raise their game and reach their goals through cutting-edge adaptive technologies that deliver both comprehensive personalisation and outstanding results. WHAT’S HAPPENING? MySmartRevision – Hachette Learning’s new adaptive study tool for students aged 14-16 – harnesses cutting- edge, AI-driven technology from Area9 Lyceum to deliver personalised revision pathways, focused exam practice and self-reflection. It gauges and adapts to each individual learner’s level, helps boost confidence and makes the revision process more efficient and effective, while saving time and reducing overwhelm for students. Hachette Learning Academy is suitable for teachers at any level, and mapped to a set of core teaching competencies. It’s designed to enhance teachers’ knowledge and teaching methods through interactive online courses that track both competence and confidence, while giving real-time feedback. WHAT’S THE IMPACT? MySmartRevision keeps learners engaged and focused by adapting their learning pathways based on their responses, time taken to answer and confidence in their content knowledge – preventing feelings of intimidation and being overwhelmed. It uses bite-size content that is digestible and interactive, keeping learners focused and making sure they are continually progressing and improving. Data from pilot studies of Hachette Learning Academy’s short course on Using Questioning for Impact showed that on average, teachers who completed this course improved their conscious competence by 33%. All the teachers ultimately achieved 100% conscious competency, demonstrating that the course succeeded in upskilling all participants. GET INVOLVED Hachette Learning Adaptive and Hachette Learning Academy are designed to enable teachers and students to enhance their knowledge, using interactive technology to identify areas for intervention and areas where the user is already confident in their knowledge. If you’d like to try MySmartRevision as a parent or educator, give access to learners aged 14-16 in MySmartRevision, or trial Hachette Learning Academy for teachers and receive immediate, actionable feedback – without adding significantly to your workload or time commitments. Please get in touch with one of our consultants to find out more or set up a trial. WHAT’S NEXT? Hachette Learning Academy’s next courses focus mainly on supporting EAL learners and wellbeing for teachers and learners. Developed by experts, these courses aim for teachers to increase their confidence in embedding strategies to help EAL and multilingual learners build confidence. The new short online courses on student and teacher wellbeing focus on implementing wellbeing practices into everyday teaching to improve learner engagement, emotional security and academic resilience, as well as wider participation in school life. MySmartRevision is meanwhile being released in stages; visit hachettelearning.com/contact-us to find out more about what is available from Hachette Learning Adaptive and Academy. Contact: 01235 827 720 education@hachette.co.uk hachettelearning.com/ hachette-learning-solutions PA R T N E R C O N T E N T 18 teachwire.net/secondary