Verso uses Machine Learning (ML) to code student-voice from the classroom to help teachers understand their impact and support student engagement. Verso Learning has used the data from over 4.3 million student responses to inform the development of a supervised machine learning algorithm. This unique application has been designed to automatically code and display student…
Verso is very excited to announce the launch of its new Instant Check-in Tool for 2021, which has been co-designed with students to support and empower Student Voice in classrooms. The new Verso Instant Check-in makes it even faster and easier to create, launch in class and listen to Student voices. Based on feedback from students and teachers,…
Overview The general capabilities play a significant role in the Australian Curriculum in equipping our students with the knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions essential to thrive in and outside of school, as successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens. To support this process, Verso check-in has been designed to support teachers…
A key component of Verso Learning has been our commitment to student voice and agency. A belief in the importance of activating student voice as the driver for deeper learning and whole school change has been at the heart of our work, and this has never been more evident than now as we release Verso,…
Co-Design Workshop 2: Identifying the professional practices that underpin high agency learning and a positive sense of self. In this second workshop, students were asked to think again about lessons where they had experienced those positive emotions This time they were asked to consider the strategies that led to that high academic engagement…
Co-Design Workshop 3: Review of the student led changes made to the Check-in Tool When Verso’s Product Manager presented the updated Check-in form, the SRC students were excited to see that the changes were a true representation of their ideas. Some students commented that their peers in other classes would now have a far better…
This short video shows an example of students in grades 1 and 2 engaging in a math’s activity where they are using a model provided by the teacher to design their own problems for their peers to solve. The use of standard and non-standard measures and the opportunities for repeated practice, collaboration and creativity delivers…
Student voice has never been more important. With the transition to remote learning we need to engage students in decision-making and actively seek their feedback on what works and what does not. This video explains how teachers are using Verso’s student feedback tool to check in on student progress and wellbeing. It shares how teachers…
This longer video goes into detail about the importance of clarity when planning to teach remotely and offers some suggestions on how teachers can set students up correctly for success when they are working from home. It goes through strategies that can help teachers to get students to answer the 4 key questions for students…
One common issue raised with using Google Documents or Google Classrooms for remote or blended learning, is how to get students to engage with each other and share ideas. Google Classrooms is great for sharing files but doesn’t allow students to work together in a truly collaborative way, share ideas or engage with the lesson…