Teaching Theory
Theory vs Practice?
Much classroom teaching can be treated as a logistical matter: present PowerPoints, give resources, mark work, occasionally deliver projects. For the literature teacher, such an approach is cursory anathema.
Education still does not know what it is. Is it philosophy? Perhaps sociology with a healthy injection (infection?) of politics? Bernstein, the somewhat discredited yet interesting late professor at the IoE, metaphorically defined the humanities as horizontal and the sciences as vertical. By
So, while theory sometimes derided in
The Psychology of Teaching
Although we have no solid idea of what learning might actually be, cognitive models that relate learning to brain activity are happily accepted. Here you can see thoughts and articles relating to the psychology of teaching from the view of both students and teachers.
Metacognition
Reflexive thought about the mind feels like it should make us better learners. Here I summarise past and thinking in the field of metacognition with practical solutions for schools and teachers.
Cultural Capital and Education
Perhaps the most contentious statement in this website: a teacher with little cultural capital lacks the inner map to teach literature effectively. Debates about the canon and voice discourse contest a knowledge-rich curriculum. Here I summarise thoughts about cultural capital and offer some ideas for both schools and teachers.
Research Methods in Education
Although evidenced-based teaching risks being appropriated by forces that seek to
