Seventeen takeaways this week!
First up we have a riveting rollick through the history of reading. Fascinating stuff by Steven Parker.
T2 is the widely publicised EEF guidance report on Improving Literacy in Secondary
T3, I love Harry Fletcher-Wood's stuff, some interesting thoughts on getting students to act on feedback.
I found T4 quite insightful this week. When talking about the barriers to ed research we often don't go beyond the ‘teachers don't have time' argument. This post touches upon feelings of expertise, how welcoming different communities feel, and much more.
Lots of good stuff in the rest of the takeaways, but I will note that if you want to have your mind blown with a video on how to peel garlic, check out T17!
Enjoy : )
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A brief history of reading instruction, via Stephen Parker (@Parkerphonics)
‘A Brief History of Reading Instruction'. An impeccable bit of edu research scholarship. I was rivited from the get go. The most comprehensive and convincing coverage of reading instruction that I have read. Enjoy! Via @ParkerPhonics (1/2)https://t.co/9kKpbOSwd0 pic.twitter.com/jdDTQTfuor
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 23, 2019
2 more pics… (2/2) pic.twitter.com/olKriczP8X
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 23, 2019
The EEF's new guidance report on ‘Improving Literacy in Secondary Schools'via the Education Endowment Foundation (@EducEndwoFoundn)
The most recent guidance report from the @EducEndowFoundn
‘Improving Literacy in Secondary Schools' https://t.co/evmy7qCjRy
Two of my takeaways… pic.twitter.com/DFThTK8Bf5— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 21, 2019
Ensuring students respond to feedback: Responsive Teaching 2019 update, via Harry Fletcher-Wood, @hfletcherwood
Ensuring students respond to feedback: Responsive Teaching 2019 update.
Via @HFletcherWoodhttps://t.co/QcDYsxDUsg pic.twitter.com/w4e8BQBYZr— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 21, 2019
Helpful thread on peer vs subject expert feedback. https://t.co/R8EkuuW82c
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) June 25, 2019
Neat experiment finds that students prefer individual comments but learn more from seeing model answers https://t.co/AspFUxEjo7
— Harry Fletcher-Wood (@HFletcherWood) June 26, 2019
Some reasons why it can be hard for teachers to engage with Ed research, via @right2readproj
This is a thoughtful reflection on some of the reasons why it can be hard for teachers to engage with education research. Via @right2readproj https://t.co/Oko5zlZR8e
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 20, 2019
Takeaways from TeachMeet Melbourne
A fantastic #TMMelb loved it. Thanks @steven_kolber and team for organising. Here are my notes 🙂 pic.twitter.com/0HaU16P7ED
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 22, 2019
How to create a culture of collaborative discourse, short 3.5 pg article
LEADERS! This is an excellent, short article, with practical advice regarding how to create a culture of collaborative discourse with your team in which teachers challenge each others' and their own thinking, beliefs, assumptions, and practice. https://t.co/rhurDhL4rs pic.twitter.com/06tOAafKLA
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) June 25, 2019
A protocol for reading and discussing edu-research, via EdPartnerships
EdPartnerships: http://www.edpartnerships.edu.au/
Was just taken through this protocol for reading and discussing a paper. It was pretty good 🙂 pic.twitter.com/4CmCVTjSM8
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) June 26, 2019
Maths Teachers: Quiz generator for the Australian curriculum
This is pretty sick. Quiz generator. Aussie curriculum aligned! https://t.co/JZgB9oAOXU pic.twitter.com/ONoCKYLR1f
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) June 29, 2019
Making Learning Simpler, not Easier, via @effortfuleduketr
Making Learning Simpler, not Easierhttps://t.co/AptcP3jtNL via @effortfuleduktr
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) June 20, 2019
Effect Sizes and Additional Months of Gain: Can’t We Just Agree That More is Better? vis @RobertSlavin
Effect Sizes and Additional Months of Gain: Can’t We Just Agree That More is Better?https://t.co/FQxJqQcmpC via @RobertSlavin pic.twitter.com/6HPBb2om0X
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) June 14, 2019
Prompts that link to @mpershan's approach to worked examples
Excited for my first lesson trying out @mpershan‘s approach to worked examples tomorrow (which he details in this post: https://t.co/9n4qfGx5x1). Currently thinking about prompts. Wondering if I can't bring together this prompts idea with Arthur Shiamura's ‘MARGE'…? Needs work. pic.twitter.com/LDDJ6M4g4z
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) June 16, 2019
Using ‘5 practices' to promote mathematics learning and discussion in the classroom, via @DavidKButlerUoA
This is a super exciting article. Using ‘5 practices' to promote mathematics learning and discussion in the classroom. Thanks @DavidKButlerUoA for this summary. Upon your advice, I've just ordered the book! https://t.co/MR9GQI1j5c
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) June 17, 2019
Stanford's SCALE performance task database
Stanford – SCALE Performance Task Database: A small part of me hates it when I find a website with this many links to other great websites. It would take so long to sort through all of this and find the gold. But gold there be no doubt… https://t.co/zCQHlhC9Tr pic.twitter.com/SZPZJYZ0cd
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) June 26, 2019
Questions on reading to act as discussion prompts for students, via @jonnybid
We've been using these questions about reading as discussion prompts this morning; some we talked about in pairs, some as a whole class. Love that they're really opening up about their reading habits. If anyone wants them, there's about 60 questions here: https://t.co/779DnABB7z pic.twitter.com/2PvVmZvbUr
— Jon Biddle (@jonnybid) June 25, 2019
Maths Teachers: Some of Michael Pershan's (@mpershan) fave worksheets and maths problems
Apropos of nothing, here is a tremendous collection of worksheets and problems that I turn to frequently: https://t.co/vzIWJrCOzo
— Michael Pershan (@mpershan) July 5, 2019
Did you play pokemon as a kid? If so, you may find this article on brain plasticity interesting
This article provides evidence for the plasticity of brains an give an interesting example of a key developmental window in children! https://t.co/0eeE9xmXUu
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) June 14, 2019
How to peel garlic, the power of explicit instruction
The power of explicit instruction! https://t.co/vSdNtNItNy
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) June 17, 2019