Introduction

Is a framework of 5 dimensions, the results of a range of educational research of what is known to work in teaching and learning. It provides a band of strategies that match up the knowledge needed to be taught with the learner’s developmental stage.
 * __Dimensions of Learning__**

It’s designed to reduce the reliance on ‘chalk and talk’ pedagogy. The five dimensions are: 1. Attitudes and Perceptions 2. Acquire and Integrate Knowledge 3. Extend and Refine Knowledge 4. Use Knowledge Meaningfully 5. Habits of Mind

D1 and D5 are the foundation for the 3 teaching strategies (D2, 3, 4) that form the 3 steps of the ‘learning journey’. ‘Knowledge’ is seen as being of two types, **declarative** (things students know or understand such as facts and concepts) and **procedural** (processes or skills or strategies students can do).

A practical way to apply this framework is to think of each dimension as a way of formulating questions to help you develop teaching units.

A bit of an introduction:

Here are some practically-oriented ways of thinking about the 5 dimensions: how we can use one or more of them to help lesson planning: This has a lesson planning template for each of the 5 dimensions: Here are writeable versions of the planning templates for dimension 3 and 4: This one outlines the planning steps you could take when using a dimension to help inform and direct lesson plans: