A new book is just out:
Overt Teaching argues that successful learning is dependent on learners being actively involved in the learning process. Not only do learners need to be aware of what they are learning and why, but their involvement in the discussion of their own success is critical.
Overt Teaching: Teacher's Resource Book with digital extras | DELTA Publishing
Overt Teaching was born from the belief that learners should know what they’re learning, why they’re learning it, and are involved in discussions of that learning. It is rare in life that we choose to learn something for the sake of learning. We tend to have a clear reason and this reason drives our engagement. We don’t spend hours learning to drive out of interest; we do so because we want to be able to drive. In the same vein, we might learn a language to improve job prospects, to help us to pass an exam, to get a visa, or maybe to be able to converse comfortably with our parents-inlaw. Whatever a learner’s goal, knowing how a lesson will help them to achieve it can only add to engagement, and this means involving students in the overt discussion of learning from the outset of the lesson.
In general, a teacher will know what they want to achieve in their lesson and they may inform their students of this objective at the beginning of the lesson. The Overt Teacher, however, goes a little further. They want their learners’ input on this objective so they ensure that it is written in student-friendly language and that it mirrors their students’ real lives...
The latest EL Gazette has a piece by David Byrne and Mark Heffernan:
Overt Teaching was born from the belief that learners should know what they’re learning, why they’re learning it, and are involved in discussions of that learning. It is rare in life that we choose to learn something for the sake of learning. We tend to have a clear reason and this reason drives our engagement. We don’t spend hours learning to drive out of interest; we do so because we want to be able to drive. In the same vein, we might learn a language to improve job prospects, to help us to pass an exam, to get a visa, or maybe to be able to converse comfortably with our parents-inlaw. Whatever a learner’s goal, knowing how a lesson will help them to achieve it can only add to engagement, and this means involving students in the overt discussion of learning from the outset of the lesson.
In general, a teacher will know what they want to achieve in their lesson and they may inform their students of this objective at the beginning of the lesson. The Overt Teacher, however, goes a little further. They want their learners’ input on this objective so they ensure that it is written in student-friendly language and that it mirrors their students’ real lives...
Overt Teaching: What is it & how can it help your students? - E L Gazette
Here's a short video:
The idea does go back some twenty years:
Overt Instruction - A Closer Look into Literacy Learning
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