Ollie LovellThis week I managed to find a new time window in my days for reading edu-blogs, so there’s a cornucopia…
Continue ReadingResources to run a PD on ‘Hinge Questions’: Based on Dylan Wiliam’s ‘ACER Teacher’ podcast
Hinge Question: -A question that decides whether the students have understanding of the topic before you move on -A question…
Continue ReadingTOT078: Multi-choice for deeper understanding, Mario and Quadratics, Effective Prins, + more Twitter Takeaways
Some real gems for you in this TOT! T1 is a clever change that can be made to multi-choice questions…
Continue ReadingERRR #029. Judith Hochman on How to Teach Students to Write
The ERRR podcast can also be listened to on Spotify, apple podcasts, and all other podcasting apps. In today’s episode…
Continue ReadingInterthinking: How to make group work, work
I just had one of the most enjoyable classes that I’ve taught in a long time. It was focused on group…
Continue ReadingERRR #028. Viviane Robinson on Reducing Change to Increase Improvement
The ERRR podcast can also be listened to on Spotify, apple podcasts, and all other podcasting apps. If I had…
Continue ReadingTOT077: A treasure trove of maths resources, what mathematical problem solving takes, + more Twitter Takeaways
I’m pretty excited about this TOT because there are some really fantastic resources to share. Firstly, the resource ‘Hook, Line,…
Continue ReadingERRR #027. Daisy Christodoulou on Getting Assessment Right and Comparative Judgment
The ERRR podcast can also be listened to on Spotify, apple podcasts, and all other podcasting apps. I am incredibly…
Continue ReadingTOT076: An intuitive intro to the derivative, Dan Willingham’s 7 fave books, plus more Twitter Takeaways
Readers had to wait longer for this TOT than last year. My new year at school is a little busier…
Continue ReadingCommunicating a schema: How do I get it from my brain into my students’?
Background: Research tells us that when helping students to learn new concepts it’s important to support them to draw connections between what they’re…
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