@TeacherToolkit

In 2010, Ross Morrison McGill founded @TeacherToolkit from a simple Twitter account through which he rapidly became the 'most followed teacher on social media in the UK'. In 2015, he was nominated as one of the '500 Most Influential People in Britain' by The Sunday Times as a result of being most influential in the field of education. He remains the only classroom teacher to feature to this day ... Sharing resources and ideas online as @TeacherToolkit, he has built this website (c2008) which has been described as one of the 'most influential blogs on education in the UK', winning the UK Blog Awards (2018). Read more...

Posts by @TeacherToolkit:

Non Verbal Signals

Non Verbal Signals in the Classroom

21st Oct 2021 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: < 1 minute How can teachers make small tweaks to the way they deliver information in the classroom?

CENTURY Assessment

5 Formative Assessment Strategies To Motivate Students

19th Oct 2021 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 2 minutes What assessment strategies can teachers reduce workload and encourage students to take action?

Business,analytics,in,cloud,arrow,leadership,company.,people,challenge,teamwork

Building Effective Professional Development

18th Oct 2021 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 4 minutes How should schools build a robust professional development programme?

Little,child,is,playing,superhero.,kid,is,measuring,the,growth

Is Your School Measuring or Growing Teachers?

17th Oct 2021 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 4 minutes How does your school support its teachers?

Confident,lady,business,trainer,coach,leader,give,flip,chart,presentation

Characteristics of Effective Professional Development

17th Oct 2021 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 2 minutes What are the hallmarks that constitute effective professional development?

He,has,eyesight,problems.,guy,with,beard,is,holding,his

Fuzzy Trace Theory

13th Oct 2021 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 3 minutes What is fuzzy trace theory and are there any implications for teaching and learning?

Stressed,exhausted,business,executive,in,the,office,overloaded,with,work,

Marking, Marking, Marking

10th Oct 2021 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 2 minutes What is the greatest bugbear for teachers?

Excited,indian,kid,primary,school,girl,with,backpack,wearing,uniform

School Choice + Accountability: Does It Matter?

7th Oct 2021 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 4 minutes Does school choice matter?

Young,blonde,pretty,girl,thinking,,feeling,doubtful,and,confused,,with

Feedback Strategies That Improve Learning

4th Oct 2021 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 3 minutes What type of feedback strategies improve learning in an edtech context?

Man,leaning,on,a,big,white,question,mark,on,a

The Big Ask: The Big Answer!

3rd Oct 2021 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we ‘level up’ our education system across England?

Tired,bored,teenage,school,boy,sleeping,at,desk,in,classroom

Taking Naps Boost Memory!

29th Sep 2021 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever ‘nodded off’ in a meeting or had to wake a student up in class?

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Introducing Verbal Feedback Methods

27th Sep 2021 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can disadvantaged schools move away from the burden of written feedback, and evidencing it?