The Curse of Expertise: Why ‘Common Sense’ Isn’t Common
Reading time, 5 minutes: Why do experienced people mistake expertise for common sense?
Tag: metacognition
Adaptive Teaching: Priority or Panic?
Reading time, 3 minutes: Is the rise of adaptive teaching a sign of better inclusion, or a warning that the SEND system is struggling?
State of the Nation: The Science of Learning in Classrooms
Reading time, 2 minutes: What do teachers really know about the science of learning?
The Largest Teacher Database on Science of Learning
Reading time, 2 minutes: What if we could help teachers use cognitive science more easily?
Work Scrutiny and Book Looks: How to Sample Pupils’ Work
Reading time, 5 minutes: How can school leaders conduct work scrutiny without judging teachers, while still improving feedback?
Why Perspective Matters In Schools
Reading time, 3 minutes: What changes when teachers and school leaders shift their perspective?
Metacognition in the Classroom: What It Really Looks Like
Reading time, 2 minutes: Can you define “metacognition” and provide some examples?
Adaptive Teaching Strategies Without Extra Work!
Reading time, 3 minutes: Are you being asked to “do adaptive teaching” as if it’s a new initiative?
Retrieval Practice: A Teacher’s Guide
Reading time, < 1 minuteWhat one teaching technique can transform classroom learning?
Designing ‘Live Feedback’ Students Use
Reading time, 2 minutes: Is live feedback reducing workload, or just changing the paperwork trail?
Ofsted Report on ‘Curriculum and Teaching’
Reading time, 6 minutes: What do Ofsted say about teaching and learning in their new report cards?
5 Retrieval Practice Tools Teachers Can Use
Reading time, 4 minutes: What top-5 retrieval practice examples help teachers and students?