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Not a podcast this week, just a few notes on key takeaways : )
Seminal Papers in Educational Psychology.
Check them out!
My tower of guilt (ie, reading list) just got a while lot longer! But seriously, thanks heaps @P_A_Kirschner https://t.co/eltOuB9T5D
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) March 3, 2017
Guide your teaching by setting questions that you want the students to be able to answer.
The problems of a list curriculum – very interesting suggestions from @mfordhamhistory on curriculum design: https://t.co/ULJdNLzfDv
— Harry Fletcher-Wood (@HFletcherWood) February 28, 2017
Birmo tweets about the new ‘My Induction' app.
It's pretty interesting, got some decent tips, and some good starting points for new teachers.
Fantastic tool & ‘My Induction' app a great support for teachers starting their career – Visit https://t.co/wOK4GaCp67 #aussieED https://t.co/pIjF1Ea0Px
— Simon Birmingham (@Birmo) February 28, 2017
Collection of evidence on direct instruction.
This is gold! E.g., I knew I'd read somewhere in the last PISA report that inquiry learning was negatively associated with science outcomes, spent about 15 mins trying to re-find last week, then gave up. Low and behold, it's right here!!!
One of the most concise collections of the key evidence for direct instruction that I've seen. Cheers @P_A_Kirschner https://t.co/JLzmi9vBHe
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) March 4, 2017
Further dissecting Growth Mindset.
This has been a hot topic on Twitter recently. Here's a collation of posts, well worth a look.
Amazing in depth look at, and dissection of, growth mindset https://t.co/FycEbhwlYi
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) March 6, 2017
More evidence for Explicit Instruction in Maths
Effectiveness of Explicit and Constructivist Mathematics Instruction for Low-Achieving Students in the Netherlands
Constructivism? Explicit instruction? What works in maths Ed? https://t.co/rmKuHRxSMI
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) March 6, 2017
A must listen podcast!
I love the Mr. Barton Podcast, and this week was an absolute ripper. I can't think of a better use of 2 hours of a teacher's time than to listen to this!
podcast w @greg_ashman @mrbartonmaths models how a tchr of 12 yrs can reconsider praxis in face of new evidence https://t.co/Hyj1xLeYqk
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) March 8, 2017
How deep can a simple maths question take us?
A really simple maths questions, with some amazing results!
@BryanPenfound https://t.co/LcCU1bXZ4v
— David Butler (@DavidKButlerUoA) March 8, 2017
Here's a sneak peek
Source: https://blogs.adelaide.edu.au/maths-learning/2016/04/12/quarter-the-cross/
Just for Fun. Pie Graphs in Action!!!
Changing trends of music storage from 1980. pic.twitter.com/PcJjF2kp2R
— Roberto A. González (@robertoglezcano) March 8, 2017
Want to see an elegant example of scaffolding?
How to help students to move from concrete examples to generalisations. This is a short and sweet classroom snapshot of how to do this incredibly effectively.
This is a really lucid snapshot into some powerful scaffolding. Thanks so much @leedonaghy https://t.co/2noGtWBkhj
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) March 9, 2017
‘When will I ever use this?': The ultimate comeback!!!
@tombennett71 pic.twitter.com/lImaGtn4qW
— Carl Newman (@carlnewman9526) March 9, 2017
Thanks for joining me for another week with Teacher Ollie's Takeaways : )
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