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What's the starting point for all learning?

Feb 07, 2016 | Category: learning

"No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious." George Bernard Shaw UPDATED 7th February 6.30pmThis morning in answer to a question about whether children should be tau...

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Questions about questioning: just how important is it?

Feb 16, 2014 | Category: training

“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.”Nietzsche It's a little tiresome, but I feel I must preface this by saying that these are just my thoughts. I'm not claiming anyone is wrong (or...

#questioning #Kris Boulton

A model lesson? Part 1: routines vs gimmicks

Sep 08, 2013 | Category: leadership

It's been a busy week this week. What with starting at a new school, getting up before 5 to drive two hours on Monday morning, living an Alan Partridge-esque existence in a particularly horrific Trave...

#Dylan Wiliam #questioning #Pose Pause Pounce Bounce #Kris Boulton #Doug Lemov #bell work #routines

Developing oracy: it's talkin' time!

Dec 29, 2012 | Category: learning

Talk is the sea upon which all else floats ~ James Britton, Language and Learning, 1970 Students spend a lot of talking, don't they? Everyone can speak, so why would we want to waste valuable time tea...

#questioning #Geoff Barton #IRE #John Sayers #oracy #Robin Alexander #Thought Stems

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

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...

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