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Improving writing by students annotating their own work

On February 17, 2021 By Every day is a school dayIn AfL, Growth Mindset, Literacy, Marking and FeedbackLeave a comment

Annotated by the Author: Why Having Students Annotate Their Own Writing Is My New Favorite Writing Instruction Tool

Remote learning tips from teacher head

On January 23, 2021 By Every day is a school dayIn AfL, Closing the Gap, Differentiation, Literacy, Marking and FeedbackLeave a comment

Principles for Remote Instruction: Notes from a #TLAC Masterclass.

Vocabulary development using the Frayer model

On January 20, 2021 By Every day is a school dayIn AfL, Closing the Gap, LiteracyLeave a comment

https://www.theconfidentteacher.com/2018/04/vocabulary-knowledge-and-the-frayer-model/

Improving teaching and learning

On January 1, 2021 By Every day is a school dayIn AfL, Closing the Gap, Differentiation, Literacy, SENDLeave a comment

Some great points here about how to develop quality of teaching and learning

The #1 problem/weakness in teaching and how to address it.

Tip for remote teaching

On October 26, 2020 By Every day is a school dayIn AfL, Literacy, Marking and FeedbackLeave a comment

Here is a great tip on how to help when live streaming lessons and modelling answers by inserting a text box you can type into during a ppt slide show

Here is a video to explain how you can insert a text box that you can type in during PowerPoint slideshow mode. Really useful when live modelling in lesson and not having to stop the PPT. #ukedchat #historyteacher pic.twitter.com/CrMiTbGesC
— J Mosley (@Jmosley_history) April 29, 2020

Using Semi- colons

On October 3, 2020 By Every day is a school dayIn English, LiteracyLeave a comment

Teaching Vocabulary

On September 12, 2020 By Every day is a school dayIn English, LiteracyLeave a comment

https://bettersongtosing.wordpress.com/2018/01/15/vocabulary-my-new-approach/

Literacy and subject specific words

On February 10, 2018 By Every day is a school dayIn LiteracyLeave a comment

https://classteaching.wordpress.com/2017/11/29/explicit-vocabulary-instruction-as-a-whole-school-literacy-strategy/

Excellent resources on how IT can support SEND learners

On December 23, 2017 By Every day is a school dayIn Literacy, SENDLeave a comment

http://www.callscotland.org.uk/downloads/posters-and-leaflets/

Reading aloud

On December 7, 2017 By Every day is a school dayIn English, LiteracyLeave a comment

http://www.learningspy.co.uk/reading/reading-aloud-might-boost-students-memories/

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