Dylan Wiliam

NQTs Research Teacher Training 

The Early Career Framework: A Thumbs-Up

9th April 20199th April 2019 Phil Naylor 1459 Views 0 Comments Daniel Willingham, Dunlosky, Dylan Wiliam, Early Career Framework (ECF), Early Careers Framework, ITT, John Dunlosky, John Sweller, mentoring, NQT, observation, planning, PowerPoint, Recruitment, Research Schools, Retention, Sweller, Teachers' Standards

Reading Time: 4 minutes Why should we welcome the Early Career Framework (ECF)?

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Psychology Research Teaching and Learning 

Getting To Grips With Cognitive Load Theory

18th March 201918th March 2019 Phil Naylor 2647 Views 0 Comments Allan Paivio, Cognition, Cognitive Load Theory, complexity, Craig Barton, displays, Dual Coding, Dunning-Kruger effect, Dylan Wiliam, information overload, instruction, instructions, John Sweller, PowerPoint, redundancy effect, Ross McGill

Reading Time: 2 minutes Are we getting in a muddle with cognitive load theory?

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NQTs Research Teaching and Learning 

Lesson Observation: “Not terrible though?”

7th January 20196th January 2019 Phil Naylor 1850 Views 0 Comments BBC2, Behaviour, Bill Gates, Castle School Education Trust (CSET), Coaching, cognitive bias, Doug Lemov, Dylan Wiliam, Feedback, initial teacher training, Lesson observations, Ofsted, ResearchEd, School, Teacher Development Trust

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we improve our lesson observations?

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Curriculum Students Teaching and Learning 

Do You Have A Saber-Toothed Curriculum?

4th November 201831st January 2019 John Dabell 2601 Views 6 Comments Curriculum, Debra Kidd, Donaldson Review, Dylan Wiliam, Factfulness, GCSE English Literature, Graham Chisnell, Hans Rosling, Harold R. W. Benjamin, Helen Jones MP, Jon Brunskill, Knowledge organisers, NESTA, Sir Ken Robinson, skill-based education, The Edge Foundation, The Saber-Toothed Curriculum, VUCA

Reading Time: 4 minutes Is your curriculum long in the tooth?

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Behaviour Curriculum Teaching and Learning 

Educational Fad: Collaborative Learning

8th July 20188th July 2018 John Dabell 2451 Views 1 Comment Collaborative Learning, cooperative learning, Dylan Wiliam, Group Work, Research, Tom Bennett, Vickie Randall

Reading Time: 2 minutes How effective is collaborative learning?

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NQTs Research Teaching and Learning 

4 Essential Quick-Reads For New Teachers

24th May 201825th May 2018 Hayden Reynolds 5980 Views 5 Comments American Federation of Teachers, Barak Rosenshine, Ben Wright, cognitive load, Dunlosky, Dylan Wiliam, Emily Clements, John Dunlosky, Learning scientist, Martha Boyne, NQT, Research, Sweller, Twitter

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you know what the research says makes a good lesson?

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Assessment Teaching and Learning 

Educational Super-Fad: Assessing Pupil Progress

22nd April 20183rd May 2018 John Dabell 2413 Views 1 Comment accountability, Assessing Pupil Progress, Assessment, Assessment Focus, Data, data analyst, Dylan Wiliam, James Pembroke, Joe Kirby, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 4 minutes Do you miss Assessing Pupil Progress (APP)?

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CPD Research Teaching and Learning 

Research Myth 10: Homework ‘Works’

18th March 201812th March 2018 John Dabell 4105 Views 1 Comment achievement, Alfie Kohn, Alice Keeler, Dylan Wiliam, Homework, Inequality, Matt Miller, Myths, OECD, Professor John Hattie, Research

Reading Time: 1 minute Does setting homework make a difference?

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Exams Students Teaching and Learning 

5 Ways To Make Knowledge Stick

11th March 201811th March 2018 Helen Sharpe 15931 Views 16 Comments Andy Tharby, Assessment, Bjork Learning and Forgetting Lab at the University of California, Daniel T. Willingham, David Didau, Doug Lemov, Dylan Wiliam, Elizabeth Bjork, Joe Kirby, Michaela Community School, practice, Revision, Robert Bjork, study, Testing

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can you prepare students for their exams?

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Coaching Leadership Resources 

Self Review: For Appraisal Or Development?

16th September 201722nd March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 7852 Views 2 Comments accountability, Appraisal, Capability, Department for Education, Dr. Gary Jones, Dylan Wiliam, Middle Leadership, Ofsted, pay scale, Performance Management, Policies, Professional development, Professor Rob Coe, Resources, Senior Leadership, Statutory, target setting, targets, Teachers' Standards, Threshold

Reading Time: 5 minutes How does your school conduct its performance management and appraisal?

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Assessment Teaching and Learning 

Fragile – Do Not Drop – AfL Inside

1st March 20171st March 2017 John Dabell 8054 Views 3 Comments Active Assessment, AfL, Brenda Keogh, Daisy Christodoulou, Dylan Wiliam, formative assessment. summative assessment, high takes assessment, Inside the Black Box, John Dabell, low stakes, Making Good Progress, Paul Black, responsive learning, responsive teaching, Stuart Naylor

Reading Time: 4 minutes Is formative assessment dead?

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Teaching and Learning 

Kung Fu Sully

15th January 20175th March 2018 John Dabell 6949 Views 3 Comments 10000 hours, Anders Ericsson, Bill Chase, Captain Chesley Sullenberger, Dylan Wiliam, Herbert Simon, John Dabell, Kung Fu, Malcolm Gladwell, Mastery, Outliers, Perceptual Cognitive Processes, US Airways

Reading Time: 4 minutes Do teachers naturally improve over time?

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Policies Teaching and Learning 

Teaching and Learning: The Life Of A Deputy Headteacher

19th July 201629th April 2018 @TeacherToolkit 18884 Views 7 Comments Andy Griffith, Andy Tharby, Daniel Willingham, David Didau, Doug Lemov, Dylan Wiliam, Graham Nutall, Jim Smith, John Hattie, Learning Policy, Mark Creasy, Martin Robinson, Mary Myatt, Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, Peps McCrea, Phil Beadle, Policy, Quintin Kynaston, R Gee, Ross Morrison McGill, Shaun Allison, Sue Cowley, Teaching and Learning, The Life of a Deputy Headteacher

Reading Time: 6 minutes When a school policy is proposed, how do you know if it’s going to help support staff?

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CPD Leadership Teacher Training 

Bad Training Days: What To Avoid

15th October 20123rd January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 11680 Views 1 Comment 1265, agenda, bad CPD, CPD, CPD Update, Dylan Wiliam, Education, Guest Speaker, ICT, Inset, Inset day, Meetings, Optimus Education, PowerPoint, Professional development, Twitter, Workshops

Reading Time: 6 minutes How can we make in-house CPD sessions more engaging and useful for teachers?

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