Monthly Archives: July 2016

Originally posted on Filling the pail:
“Right,” said Mr Poynt, briskly calling the class to attention, “now that we have those government tests out of the way I thought it would be good to dial down the stress levels with…

I’ve just had a CPD session. To help to clarify my thinking, I am going to write about it: 1. I’ve been thinking about the use of Multiple Choice Questions over the past few months. I think they’re very helpful … Continue reading →

Originally posted on mathagogy:
‘Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.’ – George Bernard Shaw ‘Why on earth are you a teacher? I still don’t understand. You could’ve done so many things and you chose to become a teacher.’…

Sarah Bedwell is an Aussie teaching English and other things in the north west of England. She loves using technology in new ways to engage and excite learning, though she does believe in pedagogy before technology. Sarah is currently the … Continue reading →

Sorting out the school inspection system in an early challenge for Justine Greening. Source: John Bald: The new Education Secretary needs to review Ofsted

Originally posted on 3-Star learning experiences:
Paul A. Kirschner & Mirjam Neelen Like deliberate practice (see our previous blog), grit is one of those buzzwords used a lot by many but understood by few. Grit – in relation to learning –…

Originally posted on Filling the pail:
I am reposting this old websofsubstance piece because of the new EEF results. The original post is from 2013. Please see this post for my current thinking on statistical tests. Hey, you there! Are…

Originally posted on Trivium 21c:
Think how useless a teacher’s greatest labours are now, when he tries to lead one single student back to the infinitely distant and elusive Hellenic world, the true homeland of our culture, and an hour…

Originally posted on Filling the pail:
One of the assumptions that is held by many educators is that maths should be taught, where possible, through real-world examples and applications. Some trace this idea back to John Dewey and it certainly…

Originally posted on Trivium 21c:
The dove, in free flight cutting through the air the resistance of which it feels, could get the idea that it could do even better in airless space.  Immanuel Kant: Critique of Pure Reason Pity…