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Building challenge: differentiation that's quick and works

Jan 19, 2013 | Category: English

UPDATE: These two posts represent my latest think on differentiation: Is differentiation a zero-sum game? April 2015Why do we overestimate the importance of differences? November 2014Since having a go...

#Zoe Elder #Darren Mead #differentiation #Jim Smith #Lesson planning #6 degrees of separation #Before before after after #comparison alley #Lisa Jane Ashes

How to get students to value writing

Dec 31, 2012 | Category: literacy

Sir, do we have to write in sentences? Yes, you bloody well do!Students do a lot of writing at school but, bless me, most of it's turgid stuff. In practically every lesson they're required to scribble...

#Darren Mead #Slow Writing #proof-reading

Building resilience: Sir, I'm stuck

May 05, 2012 | Category: learning

Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. I have this quote from Samuel Becket's play Worstwood Ho! up in my classroom and regularly refer to it. It's there as much for...

#Darren Mead #Billy Ocean #Jim Smith #lists. resilience #stuck

How effective learning hinges on good questioning

Feb 04, 2012 | Category: assessment

Hands up who likes asking questions?Questioning is an essential part of helping students to make progress but only if it causes thinking or elicits evidence that informs our teaching. And the thing wi...

#AfL #Dylan Wiliam #Darren Mead #questioning #hinge questions

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

More DIY learning

Sep 06, 2011 | Category: learning

Following Kenny Pieper's wonderful guest post yesterday, I was inspired to put his ideas into action today.The most difficult aspect was geting hold of some netbooks. The DT had some which they warned...

#child driven learning #class blog #Darren Mead #learning continuums. mindsets