Wc 28.06.21
T&L: In this article, Tom Sherrington revisits and summarises "Why Don't Students Like School" by Dan Willingham with practical and timeless strategies to help our pupils understand an remember more, a must read refresher for all! The Genius of DT Willingham and WDSLS
Reading: In this blob, Tom Needham explores the relationship between reading and writing and how we can support our pupils develop both: Reading and Writing: a Reciprocal Relationship
Curriculum: As we are reviewing our curriculum offer, in this short article Claire Stoneman discusses how a well thought-out curriculum can ignite thought and agency for our young people: On Beauty
Teacher Feedback: The EEF published on 11.06.21 their latest report on how teacher feedback improve pupils learning. Find the full report here and a great summary of findings here. Dylan Williams then gives his view on the report here
Oracy: This article explains how one school is developing confident and articulate students through high expectations and habit forming with practical examples from Thahmina Begum
High Expectations: Shaun Allison gives practical strategies to ensure a culture of high expectations in your classroom: What do you expect
Cognitive Science: Rosenshine’s aim with his Principles was to bridge the gap between research and the classroom by providing effective, research-based strategies that teachers can implement in the classroom. This blog explores what different elements of cognitive science are and how it all ties together.
Teacher's Challenges: In this article, Tom Sherrington goes through 10 challenges teachers face and suggest how to get round them from behaviour management, to teaching or assessing: 10 FAQs about the challenges teachers face
Assessment: As we finish our y11 assessment window and are about to open the next one for other year groups, following on from the previous article giving the four pillars, this article by Ben Crockett get us to reflect on the reliability of our assessment with some examples: How reliable are you assessments?
Motivation: Mark Enser explores how we need to work on our students' motivation past exam grades but instead focusing on te learning: Why we need to change how we think about motivation
Questioning: When asking pupils questions, waiting time is essential to allow pupils not only to think but also formulate answers. This articles explores the research behind making the best of this precious waiting time: Make the best of wait time in your classroom
Vocabulary: Alex Quigley distils the wealth of research around vocabulary development into consistent pillars of practice that are best bets for supporting and super-charging vocabulary development: Three Pillars of Vocabulary Teaching
Assessment: The great team at Evidence Based Education have produced a super document that looks at the four pillars of assessment – purpose, validity, reliability and value. Staying on the theme of assessment, Mary Myatt has shared her thoughts on this topic here.
Behaviour management: Jo Castelino explores the importance of consistency in this blog.
A summary of strategies that teachers can employ to prevent problems with behaviour: ‘How to pre-empt poor behaviour and avoid unnecessary confrontation’ by Shaun Allison