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The problem with fun

Aug 22, 2013 | Category: learning

Getting students engaged so that they can be taught something seems much less effective than getting them engaged by teaching them something that engages them.Dylan Wiliam Could fun be the enemy of le...

#John Hattie #Daniel Willingham #fun #memory

Icebergs, taking risks & being outstanding

Feb 11, 2013 | Category: Featured

How do we recognise a great teacher, a great lesson or great teaching and learning? How do we know what we're seeing is outstanding?The sad truth is that often observers don't (or can't) see the wood...

#risks #failure #Zoe Elder #Dylan Wiliam #John Hattie #Phil Beadle #Sir Michael Wilshaw #learning loop #icebergs #Outstanding teaching & learning #Thomas Edison

Is SOLO a waste of time?

Jun 04, 2012 | Category: learning

Stop blaming your lack of experimentation, risk and innovation on your lack of time.Hywel Roberts - Oops! Helping Children Learn Accidentally It was pointed out to me recently that I can afford to exp...

#SOLO taxonomy #John Hattie #Phil Beadle #direct instruction #Hywel Roberts #Jigsawing #time

Deliberating about practice

Apr 22, 2012 | Category: learning

Should learning be fun?A few years ago I remember saying that was all learning should be. If you weren't enjoying it, why on earth would you do it? But now I'm not so sure.One of the most frequently u...

#John Hattie #Michael Jordan #10000 hours #deliberate practice #fun #Malcolm Gladwell

How not to improve a school

Apr 21, 2012 | Category: leadership

Everyone agrees that 'lasting and sustaining improvement in student outcomes' is a good thing and there's little doubt that we should also seek to narrow the gap in achievement between different group...

#Dylan Wiliam #John Hattie #Ben Levin #school improvement #Sutton Trust

The 'practice' of teaching

Jan 16, 2012 | Category: learning

Fewer (activities); Deeper (learning); Better (student outcomes). John Tomsett, Headteacher This is not a blog post proper, just some notes on Hattie's introduction to Visible Learning for Teachers. H...

#Dylan Wiliam #John Hattie #learning styles #Visible Learning for Teachers

Doubts about Dweck? The problem with praise

Jan 27, 2012 | Category: learning

Back in 2010 I was introduced to Carol Dweck's research into fixed and growth mindsets and the scales fell from my eyes. It was an epiphany. A veritable Damascene conversion. And like Saul before me,...

#Carol Dweck #mindsets #John Hattie #Effort #Peanuts #praise

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

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