Two months thinking, the model was now ready to share for a critical second opinion. Responsive Teaching – “relatively short teaching cycles with fortnight responsive teaching tasks (assessments) and whole class feedback lessons.” A bias towards the importance of assessment. …
In designing and building a teaching-instruction model, I was determined to enable the model to articulate. At least within the classroom, if not the wider Complex Adaptive System of the school in which it operates (of course schools then operate …
Thinking takes time I have spent far, far too long on this series of posts and I have @davidErogers (and Paul Blake before him) to thank for that. When we worked together, in his office, above his desk, David would …
If there’s no wind, row. Latin Proverb COVID19 stole the wind. And I have been rowing. In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I have been incredibly privileged and busy investing both my professional time and my discretionary time in two projects, sometimes …
Part of the reason for blogging is to clarify one’s thinking. Behind this post, making abstract themes – concrete, Stuart Pryke’s analytical verbs and “the character of…” (in this case Othello). Then there is the thought of ‘faultless communication,’ my …
Teaching – Othello Act 3.3 of Othello (or rather the character of Iago) just keeps on getting better and better. Iago is a stunning character, with multiple layers of complexity offering numerous interpretations of his motivations. Along side reading it, watching it, analysing sections …
The new teacher advert has received mixed reviews. Some suggesting that the advert was “misleading.” Starting early was barely mentioned, yet leaving with the pupils, without marking, besmirched the credibility of the ad. (On the marking point, I have just …
Advocating for the Education Support Partnership in 2016 led to the opportunity to work with a Coach. I was ‘unsure.’ As it turned out, it was a very worthwhile experience, both personally and professional and not only that, it encouraged …
