Cognitive Apprenticeship For Transmitting Knowledge
Reading time, 4 minutes: What do you know about cognitive apprenticeship in the classroom?
Tag: Student
How To Approach A Level Revision
Reading time, 2 minutes: How can students prepare for A levels?
Don’t Be Like Me, A Blunting Pencil
Reading time, 3 minutes: Did you reach your full potential at school?
Where I’ve Failed As A Teacher
Reading time, 7 minutes: This post has been sparked off by Rachel Jones @rlj1981 who blogged on the topic of ‘pontificating about pedagogy’ in July 2013. Her post headline, “Show me the money” was an excellent article; one I wholeheartedly agree with. As a result, I have decided to share her sentiments and elaborate on the mistakes ‘I have […]
Your Typical Head of Design and Technology
Reading time, 3 minutes: A typical Head of Technology no matter what their discipline loves making things. They HOD of Maths, at HVC, said to me the other day in the staff room ‘All you do in technology is have fun making things’ and my response was ‘yes you are right and we get paid for it!’
Teaching for Stickability
Reading time, 2 minutes: Stickability is a term used within the notable 5 Minute Lesson Plan.
The Etymology of ‘Classroom’
Reading time, 3 minutes: This post answers the 28th question from my TeacherToolkit Thinking page of Thunks.
Rewarding Student Progress
Reading time, 7 minutes: “The stickers at that time were black and white, a nightmare to print and (compared to today) pretty unsophisticated designs!” But as he used the stickers and saw the reaction he got – both from pupils and other teachers he showed them to – he knew he had a hit on his hands. From there, […]
To Uniform or Not To Unifrom?
Reading time, 2 minutes: This post answers the 25th question from my TeacherToolkit Thinking page of Thunks.
#Ofsted recognition of The #5MinPlan
Reading time, 2 minutes: You may or may not be aware, that Ofsted inspectors do not expect to see a lesson plan – they never have(!) and it is one of the greatest myths of the teaching profession here in England and Wales – but, just wait a moment! Ofsted do expect to see evidence of a planned lesson!
The Original Pose, Pause, Pounce, Bounce!
Reading time, 4 minutes: I’ve updated this PPPB post to allow you all to deliver effective questioning in the classroom next week!
A War of Nerves
Reading time, 3 minutes: Trying to win over the hearts and minds of potential students and parents is no easy feat – in many aspects it’s as daunting as facing the dreaded Ofsted inspector, says Ross Morrison McGill.