Hastings PEEL

2009

PEEL started 24 years ago in a secondary school in Melbourne. What started as a project involving ten teachers and two university researchers has grown into a phenomenon that has reached thousands of teachers in a number of countries. When PEEL began there was little discussion about how students approached learning. More than 20 years later, these ideas had become much more mainstream and there had been many initiatives with goals consistent with those of PEEL.  

New Book in 2009

Principles of teaching for effective learning: the voice of the teacher.

This completely new PEEL book is a comprehensive amalgam of PEEL practice and theory developed over the 24 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).