Education

Students Teaching and Learning Video 

10 Ways To Close The Teaching Gap

2nd June 20192nd June 2019 @TeacherToolkit 897 Views 0 Comments #MarkPlanTeach, @TeacherToolkit, behaviour management, classroom strategies, disadvantaged students, Education, Ideas, Mark-Plan-Teach, Modelling, Oli Caviglioli, Questioning, School, Sketchnotes, strategies, Students, teacher, Teacher Toolkit, teaching, teaching strategies, Visualiser

Reading Time: 1 minute How can teachers close the gap between learners?

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Podcasts Staff Well Being Teaching and Learning 

Follow @TeacherToolkit on iTunes!

2nd September 201828th October 2018 Holly Gardner 1102 Views 0 Comments #TTkit100Women, #TTkitPodcast, Education, Iesha Small, Interview, itunes, Joshua McGovern, Podcast, soundcloud

Reading Time: 1 minute Did you know the Teacher Toolkit podcast is on iTunes?

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CPD Curriculum Research 

Research Myth 12: We Don’t Need To Teach Facts

1st April 20187th April 2018 John Dabell 2090 Views 2 Comments 21st century skills, Daisy Christodoulou, Education, Google, Knowledge, Myths, Parents and Teachers for Excellence, Schools, self-educate, teaching

Reading Time: 2 minutes Is it a myth that teachers do not need to teach knowledge anymore?

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CPD Research Teaching and Learning 

Research Myth 11: Ability Grouping

25th March 201823rd March 2018 John Dabell 4092 Views 5 Comments ability grouping, Durham University, Education, Education Endowmwnt Foundation (EEF), Professor John Hattie, Professor Rob Coe, Schools, setting, teaching, Tim Dracup

Reading Time: 2 minutes Why do we bother with ability grouping?

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Blogging Social Media Twitter 

What Are You Reading?

13th March 201821st May 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2393 Views 0 Comments advertising, Analytics, Blogger, Blogging, Bounce Rate, Classroom, content, Design for Digital, Education, Facebook, February 2018, Google, Google Analytics, marketing, Schools, SEO, sessions, Traffic, Twitter, United Kingdom, USA, Website

Reading Time: 2 minutes What does Google Analytics tell you? And what have you been reading on Teacher Toolkit?

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CPD Research Teaching and Learning 

Research Myth 9: Boys Are Better At Maths Than Girls

3rd March 20182nd March 2018 John Dabell 1797 Views 0 Comments Daniel Ansari, Education, environment, Gender, gender gap, Jo Boaler, Maths, maths brain, Mindset, Schools, teaching, WomenEd

Reading Time: 1 minute Do girls perform more poorly than boys at maths?

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CPD Research Teaching and Learning 

Research Myth 8: Pupils Are Digital Natives

25th February 201824th February 2018 John Dabell 1410 Views 0 Comments Angela McFarlane, digital native, Education, fluttering, Homo Zappien, Paul A. Kirschner, Pedro De Bruyckere, School, teaching, technology

Reading Time: 1 minute Are pupils digital whizz-kids?

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CPD Research Teaching and Learning 

Research Myth 7: Brain Gym

18th February 201820th February 2018 John Dabell 2676 Views 1 Comment Ben Goldacre, Brain Gym, Charlie Brooker, Education, Education Kinesiology, Gail Dennison, neuroscience, Paul Dennison, Schools, teaching

Reading Time: 2 minutes Can Brain Gym lead to optimal learning?

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CPD Research Teaching and Learning 

Research Myth 6: You Only Use 10% of Your Brain

11th February 201810th February 2018 John Dabell 1471 Views 0 Comments 10% myth, Barry Gordon, brain science, Dr Eric Chudler, Education, fMRI, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Lucy, PET scans, School, teaching

Reading Time: 1 minute How much of your brain do you use?

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DfE Leadership Ofsted 

Is The Fear Narrative Out Of Proportion?

8th February 201810th February 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2028 Views 2 Comments @TeacherToolkit, Amanda Spielman, blogs, British Values, busload of heads, Curriculum, Education, evidence, Examinations, Exams, gaming the system, hijab, HMCI, HMI, Inspection, leadership, Michael Gove, Michael Wilshaw, Nick Gibb, Ofsted, Parent View, Peter Wilby, School Inspection, Schools, Sean Harford, Teacher Toolkit, Teacher View, teaching, Testing, The Guardian, Trojan Horse

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is the inspection ‘fear narrative’ out of proportion claims OfSTED’s chief, Amanda Spielman?

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CPD Teaching and Learning 

#1MinCPD: Giving Instructions

7th February 20187th February 2018 Hanna Beech 3417 Views 2 Comments #1minCPD, Education, Explain Everything, explanation station, Feedback, instructions, misconceptions, Schools, teaching

Reading Time: 1 minute What is an explanation station?

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Blogging Social Media Technology 

What Are You Reading?

7th February 20186th February 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1470 Views 0 Comments Analytics, Blogging, Bounce Rate, Design for Digital, Education, Facebook, Google, Google Analytics, January 2018, marketing, SEO, sessions, Traffic, Twitter, users, Website

Reading Time: 2 minutes What have you been reading on Teacher Toolkit since the start of 2018?

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CPD Teaching and Learning 

#1MinCPD: More Inclusive Questioning

31st January 201831st January 2018 Hanna Beech 2801 Views 0 Comments #1minCPD, closed questions, Education, open questions, Questions, rephrasing, Schools, teaching

Reading Time: 1 minute Do our questions inhibit learning?

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Mental Health Parenting Students 

Hospital Teachers

26th January 201825th January 2018 @TeacherToolkit 3611 Views 5 Comments Cancer, children, Education, EYFS, hospital, Hospital Teaching Service, hygiene, Illness, iPads, Kate Sumner, KS4, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Royal Berkshire Hospital, rubber gloves, sick, support, teacher, teaching

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are you familiar with the role ‘hospital teacher’ and what they to support children?

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CPD Research Teaching and Learning 

Research Myth 3: Learning Styles

21st January 201828th January 2018 John Dabell 2801 Views 4 Comments auditory, Carol Lethaby, Daniel T. Willingham, David Didau, Education, kinaesthetic, Learning Styles, Patricia Harries, Paul A. Kirschner, School, Scott O. Lilienfeld, teaching, visual

Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you succumbed to using Learning Styles?

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Staff Well Being Staffing 

Staffroom Politics

20th January 201818th July 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1764 Views 1 Comment comedy, Education, James Wren, mindfulness, Podcast, politics, Relax, School, Staff Room, Stress, teacher, teaching

Reading Time: 1 minute What does mindfulness look like in your school?

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Blogging CPD Teaching and Learning 

Storytelling: It’s Harder Than You Think

20th January 201816th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 2617 Views 0 Comments Attitude, belief, Cause and effect, Critical thought, educate, Education, Emotional, emotions, Heider and Simmel, Intention, Masterclass, Psychology, responses, Simplicity, Specificity, stories, Storytelling, Structure, Subtext, Surprise, teacher, teaching, The Guardian, The Pixar Formula, Transportation, Will Storr

Reading Time: 5 minutes When last did you attend a professional development course on your terms?

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