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Brain food for the thinking teacher

Brain food for the thinking teacher
Getting feedback right Part 4: How can we increase pupils’ aspiration? You may remember that over the past few weeks I’ve been trying to refine my thinking about how we can improve the way we give feedback. If you haven’t already read the On dichotomies I seem to regularly find myself embroiled in various polarised debates, and invariably, at some point in the discussion, someone butts into to dismiss the entire exchange as a ‘false dichotomy’. (And

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The Big Five Personality Test Directions: The following statements concern your perception about yourself in a variety of situations. Your task is to indicate the strength of your agreement with each statement, utilizing a scale in which 1 denotes strong disagreement, 5 denotes strong agreement, and 2, 3, and 4 represent intermediate judgments. In the boxes after each statement, click a number from 1 to 5 from the following scale: SOLO taxonomy A few weeks ago I rather rashly offered to present on SOLO taxonomy to the North Somerset Aspire network. As always with this sort of foolishness it’s made me consider my understanding of the subject in a lot more depth. Before the Summer I’d never even heard of it.

English — Teaching and Learning at Cardiff High School “But is that the right answer Miss?” June 10, 2012 — English, Main Activities, Tools, Uncategorized ‘If only we talked and taught a little less how infinitely better our students might learn a little more.’ Ok so I’m slightly paraphrasing Charles Dickens here, but when our approach to teaching and learning ( Candles to be lit, not bottles to be filled) also derives from Hard Times it seems appropriate. Sometimes refusing […] Blogging, Tweeting and Learning How to Design an Infographic for Maximum Success The best infographics can be an incredibly useful tool for designers and marketers. They draw the reader’s attention more effectively than boring old grayscale text, and they allow for much more creativity than a straightforward breakdown using words. Infographics offer users a way to combine the best parts of illustration and narrative: Something to catch the eye, hold the attention and drive home a point.

SOLO taxonomy I am pleased to say that John Biggs himself has endorsed this representation of his ideas; "I've just found your website on SOLO et al. via google. I'm delighted! Your diagrams of prestructural-extended abstract are very elegant..." (Unsolicited email, 29 May 2005) The SOLO taxonomy stands for: Tools for plugging ICT into any lesson: my top five resources ICT shouldn't just be utilised within ICT lessons. There are many applications out there that allow teachers to dazzle their students with their ICT skills. There are so many, in fact, that its very difficult to know where to start. Furthermore, you don't want to be using your time and effort investigating something which might not be of any use to you.

Ahead of the Pack: 11 Amazing Career Tips for Young Pros After our college career has ended, we enter a new chapter in our lives… we begin a career. And the faster graduates get serious about finding work in the post-collegiate world, and learning how to thrive there, the better. You have skills and experiences to share, so it’s time to up your career game and distinguish yourself from the pack. Here are a few tips for doing just that: Dabbling with SOLO I admit to having been pretty harsh on oxbow lakes in the past… They’re unfortunately still on the GCSE syllabus so require something more than a “meh” response. I’ve just spent an hour planning a lesson in which I’ll introduce them to Year 7. The class has done very little to deserve this imposition, especially as I’ll be taking the opportunity to have my first dabble with SOLO taxonomies, first introduced to me by David Didau at Clevedon Teachmeet (using a geography exemplar!) The class has completed varied work on rivers and meanders; running around the playground, flume modelling and more traditional activities.

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