This is a piece of research by John Hattie on feedback – what it is and what makes good feedback
http://education.qld.gov.au/staff/development/performance/res ources/readings/power-feedback.pdf
Retaining knowledge
Less is more. How much of what you have taught students have they retained?
https://reflectingenglish.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/in- trying-to-do-so-much-we-do-too-little/
Improving Boys Writing
An interesting idea on how to help develop literacy and writing skills and some opinions on how to develop boys achievement in English
http://learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.co .uk/2016/11/tell-me-why-i-love- fridays.html?spref=tw&m=1
Group Work Tips
Here are some strategies form Edutopia that may helping developing group work and ensuring that it helps all progress
https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-strategies-deepen-student- collaboration-mary-burns
Feedback pointers
Here are some pointers from the Guardian on effective feedback
https://www.theguardian.com/teacher- network/2016/nov/10/seven-ways-to-give-better- feedback-to-your-students
Growth Mindset
Here is a link to an interview with Carol Dweck on false mindset but other resources to support growth mindset
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/12/16/new-carol-dweck-interview-on-having-a-false- growth-mindset/
Here is an article from the TES about metacognition. This supports growth mindset as it encourages students to think about the process of learning
https://www.tes.com/us/news/breaking-news/meta-learning-what-it-and-how-it-can-help- students-succeed
And a bit of growth mindset for teachers – deliberate practice and how it makes you a better teacher “For example: Simply hitting a bucket of balls is not deliberate practice, which is why most golfers don’t get better. Hitting an eight-iron 300 times with a goal of leaving the ball within 20 feet of the pin 80 percent of the time, continually observing results and making appropriate adjustments, and doing that for hours every day – that’s deliberate practice.” Geoff Colvin, ‘What It takes to be Great’
The power of mistakes
Very nice blog on Art and the power of mistakes from Neil Gaiman.
http://chrisriddellblog.tumblr.com/post/154212320904/make-good- art-by-neil-gaiman
MFL grade descriptors for new GCSEs
Cramlington LV have come up with some MFL grade descriptors for 1-9 GCSE if you fancy a look
https://cramlingtonmuse.wordpress.com/category/feedback-and- marking/
Immigration and migration
Here is a really interesting interactive map of immigration and emigration to countries all over the world. A real eye opener…
Norton College Teaching and Learning Blog 