For the last 18 months, because of funding problems there has been very little activity in PEEL. Now that more funds are available it is possible to provide more support to teachers engaged in PEEL and to PEEL groups. This website is currently being updated and again provides new ideas, information about upcoming events, and more general information about PEEL. There are new editions of PEEL SEEDS with the most recent edition published in October 2011. The Sharing Pedagogical Purposes research group has continued to meet and develop exciting ideas for teachers interested in promoting deeper learning in their classrooms. The October edition of PEEL SEEDS features articles from this group. .We have resumed PEEL newsletters.
You will also be interested to know that Ian Mitchell the founder and co-ordinator of PEEL was awarded an Order of Australia this year for services to education, notably PEEL
Several times a year a new idea or procedure will be published here. Most of these ideas are published along with many others in PEEL Seeds. Our archive currently contains a number of excellent ideas developed by teachers for use in their classrooms.The current idea described here by Ian Mitchell gives another dimension to PEEL.
PEEL has developed a number of rich resources for teachers fimly based on what works in the classroom. Three of the more important of these are listed here, others can be found on our Publications page.
PEEL in Practice is a very rich range of innovative, classroom-tested teaching proceduresdeveloped over the 26 years PEEL has been operating. This is available in the form of a searchable database T.he latest edition features new and revised procedures to reflect recent ideas from 2009 and 2010. There are many new articles on the database with search fields that enable to find articles relevant to their students and classrooms. You can see a complete description of all the search categories here. The latest edition of PEEL in Practice is available from the PEEL office or can be ordered online.
This book is a comprehensive amalgam of PEEL practice and theory developed over the 26 years of PEEL by practising teachers and academics. It contains many examples of teachers writng about their experiences in applying the 12 PEEL principles in the classroom to improve the learning of their students. The stories and anecdotes from practicing classroom teachers, together with accompanying analysis provide an invaluable guide to teachers wanting to improve their practice. This book explores teacher and student journeys in learning how to learn and what makes a successful learning community. It is a companion text to our book of teaching procedures (Teaching for Effective Learning).
The fourth edition contains descriptions of the 223 generic teaching procedures developed or adapted by PEEL teachers since 1985. These procedures are generic in that they allow readers to apply each procedure to a wide range subjects and year levels, and nearly all are applicable at both primary and secondary levels.
Teachers will find that the procedures encourage more purposeful learning, and higher levels of student engagement and interest.
This was set up early in 2008 and has continued for the last three years. Some of the themes being investigated by participants include:
Some of the stories of the teachers engaged in this innovative project were presented at a PEEL conference in 2008. These were published in PEEL SEEDS #101. More of their research will appear in SEEDS #110 to be published later in 2011.
Please contact us if you are interested in finding out more about this project
Science continuum
A team of writers and researchers from
Each topic has four sections:
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/science/scicontinuum/default.htm