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Category: Closing the Gap

Questioning technique: no opt out

On February 11, 2018 By Every day is a school dayIn Closing the Gap, Marking and Feedback, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Great technique here…

http://teachlikeachampion.com/blog/masterful-no-opt-denarius-frazier-video/

Simply put: what is good teaching?

On February 11, 2018 By Every day is a school dayIn AfL, Closing the Gap, Differentiation, Marking and FeedbackLeave a comment

Good Teaching…what is it in your school?

Tackling educational disadvantage

On February 6, 2018 By Every day is a school dayIn Closing the GapLeave a comment

A thought provoking and well informed blog by Marc Rowland

https://rosendale.researchschool.org.uk/2018/02/03/cherry-picking-or-broad-vistas-using-research-evidence-to-improve-outcomes-for-vulnerable-learners/

Placemat from Doug Lemov

On January 3, 2018 By Every day is a school dayIn AfL, Closing the Gap, Differentiation, Growth Mindset, Marking and FeedbackLeave a comment

This is a great aide memoir for classroom practice based on Lemov’s work in an Australian School

Click to access Teach-Like-a-Champion-2.0-Placemat-with-the-Nanango-Nine.pdf

Great blogs from 2017

On January 1, 2018 By Every day is a school dayIn Closing the Gap, Leadership, ResearchLeave a comment

http://www.theconfidentteacher.com/2017/12/top-10-online-education-articles-of-2017/

Mistakes help us learn

On December 23, 2017 By Every day is a school dayIn AfL, Closing the Gap, Differentiation, Growth MindsetLeave a comment

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/11/23/why-understanding-these-four-types-of-mistakes-can-help-us-learn/

Questioning grids

On December 10, 2017 By Every day is a school dayIn Closing the Gap, Differentiation, English, Marking and FeedbackLeave a comment

Question templates – an approach to improving analysis

Teaching more able students

On December 10, 2017 By Every day is a school dayIn Closing the Gap, Differentiation, Marking and Feedback, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Content, thinking and shaping: three principles for working with brighter students

Ideas for middle leadership

On December 10, 2017 By Every day is a school dayIn Closing the Gap, LeadershipLeave a comment

https://improvingteaching.co.uk/2017/07/02/improving-teaching-and-learning-ideas-for-heads-of-department/

Planning using cognitive load theory

On December 10, 2017 By Every day is a school dayIn Closing the Gap, Differentiation, Growth Mindset, Marking and Feedback, ResearchLeave a comment

Planning lessons using cognitive load theory

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