Author: Craig Barton
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Focus on the concepts and the Big Ideas in our curriculum
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We should all be focussing on doing fewer things and greater depth
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Mary Myatt
You can download an mp3 of the podcast here. Mary Myatt’s tips: We should all be focussing on doing fewer things and greater depth (04:06) Focus on the concepts and the Big Ideas in our curriculum (13:03) We know more and remember more when we’ve heard it in a story (23:54) Provoke curiosity in our students…
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Some behaviours are more important than others
Summary This YouTube video discusses a hierarchy of teaching priorities, arguing that establishing positive classroom behavior is paramount before focusing on other aspects like explanation, instruction, and modeling. Only after these fundamentals are in place should teachers consider more nuanced pedagogical strategies such as variation, task design, and strategy selection. The discussion also touches upon…
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Treat the act of teacher development like teaching
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Leave space between reading and implementation
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Kieran Mackle
You can download an mp3 of the podcast here. Kieran Mackle’s tips: Leave space between reading and implementation (04:04) Treat the act of teacher development like teaching (10:09) Be explicit when modelling for colleagues (19:36) Some behaviours are more important than others (28:33) Nobody really knows what they are doing (40:37) Links and resources On Twitter,…
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Femi Adeniran
You can download an mp3 of the podcast here. Femi Adeniran’s tips: Teach behaviour lesson one by making ‘developing the right classroom culture’ your objective for the early lessons (02:56) Focus on explanations not resources (14:17) Teach in small chunks and fool kids into doing lots of work initially (23:17) Have your coffee whilst sitting in…