by thequillguy | Apr 1, 2020 | For Students
I write this post during the Coronavirus lockdown. Like all schools closed in the 2020 pandemic we need to continue our teaching. All schools need to do this to survive, but a more important mission is for us to seek academic thought. Fortunately we have spoken to...
by thequillguy | Dec 8, 2019 | For Students
Part of my summer reading has been a review of Dylan Wiliam’s ‘Embedding Assessment for Learning’ (AfL). Despite AfL’s popularity over the past 20 years, Wiliams and Black criticise how errant data managers misadministrate it. Reading this book would help such...
by thequillguy | Aug 15, 2019 | For Students
To start my new school I have read a dozen books on pedagogy. Here are some thoughts on the first. Deans for Impact attempts to use evidenced-based teaching into the classroom for pragmatic and profound impact. Evidenced-based teaching seems to be a no-brainer –...
by thequillguy | Jul 23, 2019 | For Students
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by thequillguy | Jul 23, 2019 | For Students
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by thequillguy | Jul 18, 2019 | For School, For Students
Teaching students how to read is not really the remit of the secondary classroom teacher. It is a tremendously difficult task that ideally requires several MA-level qualifications and one-to-one time with students. It is a SENCO-level role that is very rarely funded...
