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Lesson planning principles
Summary This YouTube transcript discusses lesson planning principles for teachers. Two main approaches to lesson planning are debated: focusing on individual lessons as discrete units of time versus broader, long-term planning. The conversation highlights the importance of establishing predictable routines to create a safe learning environment. Furthermore, the speakers advocate for using PowerPoint as a…
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Lesson planning mistakes
Summary This YouTube transcript discusses common mistakes in lesson planning, specifically focusing on a teacher’s past approach. Initially, the teacher prioritized engaging, novel tasks over ensuring student understanding, leading to confusion and ineffective learning. Later, four key errors are identified: choosing flashy tasks over educational value, failing to complete tasks beforehand, neglecting pedagogical considerations, and…
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Check for understanding
Summary This YouTube transcript discusses the critical importance of checking for understanding in education. Effective teachers regularly assess student comprehension, using various methods like cold calling, mini-whiteboards, and peer discussions, to inform their instruction. The discussion emphasizes responding to assessment data and adapting teaching strategies accordingly. Different assessment techniques, such as varied questioning types, are…
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Teach in small chunks and fool kids into doing lots of work
View all the videos of Femi Adeniran’s tips Video transcript
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Tip 103. Sixteen ideas to improve the delivery of CPD
Summary of all 16 ideas: Tom Sherrington has written about structures of coaching and CPD here Tom also writes about the importance of building CPD around a learning model here Finally, Tom describes the power of non-examples in CPD here Sam Sims discusses what makes effective professional development with Ollie Lovell here Josh Goldrich shares…
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Tip 101. Five ideas to help tackle the negativity radio
You can find out more about David Goggin’s Cookie-Jar approach here Ian White has a great thread on supporting colleagues who are struggling here General links
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Tip 100. Four things to consider when trying something new
Harry Fletcher-Wood has a lovely blog post called Better teacher habits for better student learning here Dylan Wiliam shares some tips to help teachers and leaders change their practice in this video here If you want a colleague to observe the change you have enacted, they might find this post by Adam Boxer useful, available here…
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Tip 99. Revisit education books and podcast episodes
Here are links to the 3 things I revisited: General links