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Why do I need a teacher if I've got Google and a granny?

Dec 04, 2011 | Category: learning

NB - Having reviewed the evidence, I am now thoroughly convinced I was wrong about all this. Instead, try reading Is it just me or is Sugata Mitra an irresponsible charlatan? Over the summer I watched...

#Carol Dweck #Ian Gilbert #SOLO taxonomy #Kenny Pieper #Sugata Mitra #granny clouds #iPads

Why aren't we supposed to teach anymore?

Nov 28, 2011 | Category: learning

[caption id="attachment_725" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Teacher committing the cardinal sin of teaching from the front"][/caption] I read this comment on the Guardian Teacher Network recen...

#Ofsted #Dylan Wiliam #John Hattie #Guardian Teacher Network #Pose Pause Pounce Bounce #Ross McGill

What's deep learning & how do you do it?

Nov 09, 2011 | Category: learning

So, deep learning. What's all that about then? I've just been dipping into Evidence Based Teaching by Geoff Petty and then cross referencing his advice with Why Don't Students Like School? by Daniel W...

#Geoff Petty #John Hattie #Daniel Willingham #Seth Godin

Should we be teaching knowledge or skills?

Nov 02, 2011 | Category: learning

It is a truth universally acknowledged that our education system isn’t quite up to snuff. And at that point virtually all agreement ceases. There are those on which we might loosely term the ‘right’ o...

#Ian Gilbert #SOLO taxonomy #Hattie #Tait Coles #constructivism #Daniel Willingham #direct instruction

Forget the answer, what's the question?

Sep 24, 2011 | Category: learning

We all know the value of effective questioning, but should it be the students rather than the teacher doing a bit more of the asking? After reading about Question Formulation Technique (getting studen...

#Of Mice and Men #Dylan Wiliam #Hattie #QFT #Question Formulation Technique #Steinbeck #Tait Coles

Going SOLO

Oct 05, 2011 | Category: learning

A few months ago I wrote about some of the concerns people have had with ubiquity of Bloom's Taxonomy and that there were other, perhaps more useful taxonomies around. Well, since then I've been quiet...

#SOLO taxonomy

How to have a successful life

Oct 01, 2011 | Category: learning

This week Mr Phil Beadle graced us with his towering presence and 'edutained' 60 Year 11 students. I was going to call this post "Beadle's About" but I'm sure he's heartily sick of any comparisons to...

#Carol Dweck #Ian Gilbert #Phil Beadle

Reasons to be cheerful

Sep 26, 2011 | Category: learning

So, it's now the fourth week back and despite been plum tuckered (I've a vague notion that this means tired) I'm still smiling. I've just read Kenny Pieper's latest post on how he's feeling after (in...

#Phil Beadle #Kenny Pieper #Ian Dury #optimism #reflection

Learning Journeys

Sep 21, 2011 | Category: learning

Last month I wrote a post asking whether there was a point to starters. Luckily for me, Darren Mead got in touch to tell me about what he has termed Learning Journeys. Ever since I've been absolutely...

#Geoff Petty #John Hattie #starters #Darren Mead #effect sizes #Learning Journeys

Questions every teacher should ask every day

Sep 18, 2011 | Category: learning

I've just read David Warlick's blog post on Transformative Questions and am feeling pretty excited about it. In it he challenges teachers to "create a culture of learners that thrive in the 21st ce...

#David Warlick #questioning