Teacher Ollie's Takeaways is a weekly summary of many of the fascinating and inspiring things that Ollie's discovered in the world of education. Often in the form of a twitter digest, it can also sometimes include book or conference notes. Find all past Teacher Ollie's Takeaways here,
Best concise list of Ed principles worth paying attention to that I've seen! Via @benrogersedu
Really great list of some edu concepts/strategies that teachers might like to upskill on, or introduce to their departments, over 2018. https://t.co/0XhuTolakd via @benrogersedu
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) January 16, 2018
A peer reviewed article sketching how individual's knowledge, and confidence in that knowledge, change over time
Haha. Life in a nutshell. https://t.co/WOGuQggY2F
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) January 18, 2018
Free online course for those working with refugees, via @futurelearn
Free online course 4 those working with refugee students. Haven't looked at it but by the cover looks interesting. https://t.co/zPj06tIpDd
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) January 18, 2018
Key phrases for ed leaders to use
Great tweet from @loudlearning. A few additions…
11. How are you feeling?
12. How is your workload like at the moment?
13. How was your weekend? (/how are your kids? etc)
14. Is now a good time to chat?
15. Do you think this will positively impact student learning? https://t.co/ZA9Zrj9yAp— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) January 22, 2018
Supporting students to better listen to each other, via @Doug_Lemov
Supporting students to learn to better listen to each 8ther. https://t.co/s07v7Bwmo6 via @Doug_Lemov pic.twitter.com/Xg5Z1xk2R6
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) January 25, 2018
Some notes from Daniel Willingham's ‘The Reading Mind', via @DTWillingham
"The shapes that people see most easily were judged to make nice letters." Willingham, Daniel T.. The Reading Mind pic.twitter.com/Ijr5bGF67R
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) October 18, 2017
Very interesting. Willingham in 'The Reading Mind' on dyslexia. #tottrm pic.twitter.com/PGIELXzkVf
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) October 18, 2017
I'm reminded here of the permaculture principle 'From patterns to details'. DT Willingham's 'The Reading Mind'. #tottrm pic.twitter.com/QkDli3nIeD
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) October 18, 2017
Learning the letter-sound pairings. From. Willingham, Daniel T.. The Reading Mind (p. 42). #tottrm pic.twitter.com/AtSrALQ04W
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) October 20, 2017
children who are good at learning paired‐associates learn to read faster. Willingham, Daniel T.. The Reading Mind: (p. 42) pic.twitter.com/PIWVE1hz4E
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) October 20, 2017
Building reading fluency and comprehension…
–@DTWillingham , The Reading Mind: A Cognitive Approach to Understanding How the Mind Reads (p. 70). Wiley. Kindle Edition. pic.twitter.com/lOD9bBEdd2— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) January 20, 2018
YAY! Just made it to the chapter on reading comprehension in Dan Willingham's new book. Got 45 mins of free time to read now. keen as! pic.twitter.com/xwLFWvfAt1
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) January 22, 2018
What does this sentence mean, 'Time flies like an arrow'. Think again! haha. pic.twitter.com/bRgemuJOHS
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) January 22, 2018
How much background knowledge is needed to comprehend this sentence? “The morning precipitation had left sidewalks icy. Kayla told her children to be careful.”
Willingham, Daniel T.. The Reading Mind: A Cognitive Approach to Understanding How the Mind Reads (p. 116). pic.twitter.com/mL4ju05aHY— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) January 22, 2018
From Dan Willingham's 'The Reading Mind'. Trying to convince students how important reading (or anything else) is, is of limited efficacy… pic.twitter.com/gjD1YfJWd8
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) January 23, 2018
Make it easy to read! "The implication of these examples is that books should not just be available, but virtually falling into children's laps,"
Willingham, Daniel T.. The Reading Mind: A Cognitive Approach to Understanding How the Mind Reads (p. 151). Wiley. Kindle Edition. pic.twitter.com/P0tIHRHckM— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) January 24, 2018