Applying teaching strategied, techniques and ideas.
The 100 minute drive time has thrown up a few gems recently. A little common sense, a little Carol Dweck, and a three pointer from Julius Irving. All bookmarked neatly on the Audible app. ’Goldilocks tasks’ – challenges that are not too …
…comes together. (Doo do do doooh, doo doo doooooh….) Take one regular lesson, on a regular Thursday, on a regular topic. Add a little Triptico magic, some fantastic, thoughtful, precise and quick witted questioning from a adventurous teacher and bam …
When everything else falls away, what sticks with you? Succes? No, it is not a basic spelling mistake, (although I have had a few of those in recent posts) but the sticky, Chip and Dan Heath, mnemonic that outlines how ideas (or good …
I am not keen to get into an aims, outcomes or objectives debate. I am not sure that I am too bothered which staff use, as long as the learning is framed, signposted or explored in some way and the …
Are your IWBs primarily overly sophisticated whiteboards? If yes, read on. Those of you that answered no, please re-read the question, I did hedge my bets with the inclusion of ‘primarily.’ If the answer is still no, you are on the …
Writing is never a chore when students get to be creative. I wish that were true, for some students creative writing is the most daunting prospect on the planet. It is however a great task to set if you want …
This post was started on day 2 of BETT and finished on the train on the way home from BETT. I wanted a little time for my thoughts to ‘brew,’ to see if I held the same view a day of …
If you wouldn’t wake up early to do it, you probably shouldn’t stay up late to do it. Don’t stay up past your normal bedtime to do something that you wouldn’t be willing to wake up earlier than your normal …
