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Dept Meeting (4 Jun) Reflections

Learning should be challenging.

Communicate clear expectations.

Provide learning support

Learning should be inclusive.

Learning should be owned.

Empower students to set their own goals.


Creating the need to know (bring relevance to the content)

Facilitate demonstration of learning

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