Author: Craig Barton
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Three reflections on behaviour in schools
Summary This YouTube transcript discusses classroom behavior management, focusing on three key reflections. First, the speaker highlights the transformative impact of witnessing exceptionally well-behaved classrooms, emphasizing that good behavior enables effective teaching and learning. Second, the detrimental effects of ineffective, multi-stage disciplinary systems are examined, where students exploit leniency before consequences are applied. Third, the speaker observes a…
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Three reasons students don’t know the answer
Summary This YouTube transcript discusses three potential reasons students make errors: lack of attention, lack of knowledge, and working memory overwhelm. The speakers explore how teachers can identify these root causes and offer effective feedback. They debate the optimal order for categorizing these issues and suggest that addressing a lack of attention is paramount. The…
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How to get better sleep
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The power of a slideshow for teaching mathematics
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The crucial role of curriculum
Summary This YouTube transcript discusses the crucial role of curriculum in effective teaching. The speaker argues for centralized lesson planning, citing examples of successful schools with highly structured curricula and contrasting them with schools experiencing declining performance due to less structured approaches. The importance of teacher autonomy is also considered, with the speaker emphasizing the…
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The Tick Trick
Summary This YouTube transcript discusses the “tick trick,” a method for improving classroom assessment of multi-step problems. The technique involves checking students’ work line by line, using ticks to indicate correct steps and prompting corrections for incorrect ones. This approach enhances understanding by focusing on the process rather than just the final answer, and is…
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Diagnosis in coaching
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No hints before a check for understanding
Summary This YouTube transcript discusses the importance of accurate checking for understanding in education. The speakers analyze a teacher’s lesson where a hint was given before assessing students’ prior knowledge of order of operations, arguing this compromised the validity of the assessment. They contend that providing support after checking for understanding yields more reliable data…
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What’s happening in AI right now, and what does it mean for education?
View all of Peps McCrea’s videos in this playlist: You can listen to the full audio of our conversation on my Mr Barton Maths podcast here If you haven’t already, please consider:
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Mind your modes
View all of Peps McCrea’s videos in this playlist: You can listen to the full audio of our conversation on my Mr Barton Maths podcast here If you haven’t already, please consider: