Ollie LovellT1: This week Mr. Barton has done it again with an incredible interview with Professor Becky Allen. Becky is one…
Continue ReadingTOT069: Visual representations of mathematics, the psychology of when, wait time 1 and 2, plus more Twitter takeaways.
I spent quite a bit of time digesting and pondering over T1 this week. Was one of my favourite Mr…
Continue ReadingImplementation Intentions and action triggers: moving beyond ‘Well, make sure you do it next time’
A student has forgotten something, whether it be their homework, to bring back a form, to bring their charged up…
Continue ReadingTOT068: Teacherhead’s update, Easy mistakes in mixed ability classes, and measuring 21st century skills
Hello dear readers. A fun week for you this week. T1 is the first of a post series from…
Continue ReadingTOT067: The preflight checklist, problems with deliberate practice, and a new (stolen) segment ‘Thought Shrapnel’
Good week dear readers. First bit of exciting news is that my podcast with Dylan Wiliam on his book Leadership…
Continue ReadingERRR #023. Dylan Wiliam on Leadership for Teacher Learning
The ERRR podcast can also be listened to on Spotify, apple podcasts, and all other podcasting apps. In today’s episode…
Continue ReadingTOT066: Rosenshine Re-ordered, Reflections of an experience teacher, Simplifying CLT, + more Twitter Takeaways
As I mentioned last week, I’m currently reading Ron Ritchhart’s ‘Creating Cultures of Thinking’. We’re nearing the end of year…
Continue ReadingTOT065: Simultaneously scaffolding writing and content knowledge in science, ‘the mistake game’, plus more Twitter Takeaways!
This week I’ve been been thinking a lot about talk and writing in the classroom. This is a result of…
Continue ReadingTOT064: What motivates your teaching? Evidence based literacy instruction, Science of Learning PD resources, + more Twitter Takeaways
Oh no, IT’S A MONSTER!!!!! (It was the holidays and I didn’t blog for a week : s) Unfortunately TOT…
Continue ReadingThe Science of Learning: Resources for 4 PD sessions
Around the time that I was first getting really excited about Cognitive Load Theory and Desirable Difficulties, and shortly following my…
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