Archive
A defence of the fixed mindset
Jan 23, 2015 |
Category: learning
The growth mindset has been so universally heralded as 'a good thing' that it's in danger of becoming one of those memes we think with rather than about. A number of commentators have been critical of...
Focusing on performance is the enemy of the growth mindset
Mar 02, 2014 |
Category: learning
Over the past year or so I've been following a line of thinking which has gone something like this:Learning and performance are not the same thing. Pupils' performance in lessons does not correspond w...
The effect of affect
Feb 24, 2013 |
Category: learning
For those of us fortunate enough to be literate, the whole idea of Literacy in schools can seem bewilderingly over complicated. Something that comes to us as naturally as breathing can hardly require...
Why we should strive for perfection
Jun 26, 2012 |
Category: learning
This article was first published, in a slightly different form, on the Guardian Teacher Network
[caption id="attachment_1439" align="alignleft" width="200"] TEACHERS ASSEMBLEhttp://venspired.com/?page...
Categories
Tags
Ofsted (62)
Dylan Wiliam (56)
John Hattie (31)
Robert Bjork (29)
marking (27)
feedback (23)
Daniel Willingham (22)
Robert Coe (20)
Carol Dweck (18)
knowledge (17)
lesson observation (16)
Daisy Christodoulou (16)
AfL (16)
Growth mindset (15)
Phil Beadle (13)
Making Kids Cleverer (13)
Graham Nuthall (13)
Sir Michael Wilshaw (13)
SOLO taxonomy (13)
Reading (13)