Same problem, new solution
Never before, as a teacher, have I been as fortunate and privileged as I am now. In my role, I see at least five teachers ‘at work’ almost every day, sometimes more, and I undertake more lesson observations than ever …
Teaching
Applying teaching strategied, techniques and ideas.
Dirty STAR
Effective marking, there are a growing number of blog posts on the topic at the moment. Basically we are being advised to through in a pinch of meta-cognition and a smattering of feedback and whallop, we have a recipe for, …
Evidence Based Teaching #DfEEBT
Thursday evening was spent in the company of some very accomplished and highly qualified researchers, who also happen to be teachers. One of four regional meetings (London, Manchester, Sheffield and Nottingham) hosted by Dr Kay Graham and Rachel Morris – Improving …
Talking teaching – Outstanding
Today was an important day. Today I was supporting two colleagues, discussing lesson observations and defining a route way towards more effective teaching and learning. However, instead of discussing teaching and learning, professional development, we were discussing lesson observations inequalities. The inequalities of …
Feedback and meta-cognition
Most recently we have released a Scheme of Learning form / template that presents a year plan, through to unit or lesson outline plan, which feeds either a lesson plan or Lesson Observation form. I was asked by a number …
Matter and difference
Leaders don’t matter until they do what matters. I really liked this quote, though I felt it needed an answer. So I tweeted ‘what matters to staff.’ I admit there were only a few responses but dealing with behaviour and …
Decoding and Vocabulary
It’s called reading. It’s how people install software into their brains. So last week I asked Twitter what the key skills of reading were? DECODING – identifying written words to decipher a text. VOCABULARY – Geoff Barton continues to inspire …
Wood, trees, fishes and boxes
On the topic of analysis. David Didau has been discussing the processes for teaching analysis skills. If your students have not been PEE, PEED, to within an inch of their literacy lives, maybe they have been TEPE’d to death? Maybe …