Bell Baxter Teaching & Learning

Teaching & Learning and Professional Development at Bell Baxter High School. Tweets from @dnleslie

[Andy Brown @AndyBrown314]

Charleston Academy welcomed friend and colleague @TTDelusion to work with staff this afternoon around pedagogy with lots of practical tips and ideas to think about!

“Questioning is one of the most difficult things to get right in teaching”.

Impactful professional learning!

[Carmel Bones @bones_carmel]

This 👇🏻is what I mentioned @BBHSLearns @Bellbaxter_HS @dnleslie @PortobelloHigh @ruthsmckay this week! All kudus o @CarlyWaterman21 🙌🏻

[Carmel Bones @bones_carmel]

Fabulous evening 🙌🏻 💕 hearing reflections from cohort 3 ⁦@Bellbaxter_HS⁩ ⁦@BBHSLearns ⁦@osirisedu⁩ PTs & SLT #oti ⁦@gtcs⁩ ⁦@dnleslie⁩ leading the way despite Covid interruption they are back on track & importance of collective efficacy re-emphasised 👌🏻

[Carmel Bones @bones_carmel]

A snapshot of the presentations tonight ⁦@Bellbaxter_HS⁩ ⁦@BBHSLearns⁩ ⁦@BellBaxterSTEM⁩ ⁦@osirisedu⁩ #oti ⁦@gtcs⁩ wonderful time sharing good practise. Teachers are incredible people who make THE difference! 🙌🏻🥰

[Carmel Bones @bones_carmel]

S1 scientists 👩‍🔬 leading their learning ⁦@Bellbaxter_HS⁩ ⁦@BBHSLearns⁩ ⁦@BellBaxterSTEM⁩ Ms Lorimer developing knowledge, attitudes, skills & habits ‘experts’, help desk, stuckness routines activated💥💪🏼 #oti ⁦@osirisedu⁩ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙌🏻

[Carmel Bones @bones_carmel]

Ms Sinclair ⁦@Bellbaxter_HS⁩ S4 Hospitality cranking up the challenge with a bit of ‘find & fix’ then Key Q ‘How will YOU remember this’ before re-iterating knowledge ⁦@BBHSLearns⁩ ⁦@osirisedu⁩ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍿🎥

[Carmel Bones @bones_carmel]

So so so 💕reviewing lessons with teachers #instructionalcoaching incremental gains. Fab day with staff across @Bellbaxter_HS @BBHSLearns teachers need 🥕 not 🦯they are their own harshest critics.❤️ celebrating all the strengths! Competency is motivational! #oti @osirisedu

[Carmel Bones @bones_carmel]

‘I wonder 💭 how many poems are hiding in your memories?’ 🤔….@JosephACoelho used to inspire S1 @Bellbaxter_HS @BBHSLearns with Mr Chainey. Who knew👟were so important to him! 🙌🏻 @dnleslie @BBC_Teach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Carmel Bones @bones_carmel]

Mr Robertson ⁦PE ⁦@Bellbaxter_HS⁩ using card sorts to help S5 commit to memory 🤔 today. Alone, in pairs, vs him: list, describe, explain. A reiterative process in action 🙌🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⁦@Bellbaxter_hwb⁩ ⁦@BBHSLearns⁩

[Carmel Bones @bones_carmel]

Ms MacConnochie’s S3 Spanish students 🇪🇸 revising some key phrases by piecing the info together then using the 🧩 to close gaps noting what they need to know 🙌🏻@Bellbaxter_HS @BBHSLearns @dnleslie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @osirisedu #oti

[Carmel Bones @bones_carmel]

Mr Robb’s S1 🎭 students used a 6x6 grid 🎲 as initial stimulus for own creations following Twisted Fairy Tales today. Fabulous collaboration ⁦@Bellbaxter_HS⁩ ⁦@BBHSLearns⁩ ⁦@BBExpArts⁩ ⁦@osirisedu⁩ #oti ⁦@OTeaching⁩ #engagement ⁦@dnleslie⁩

[Carmel Bones @bones_carmel]

Ms Gibson ‘Find & Fix’ Python part of Nat 5 Computing Science prelim revision ⁦@Bellbaxter_HS⁩ ⁦@BBHSLearns⁩ ⁦@dnleslie⁩ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ⁦@osirisedu⁩ #oti #engagement #feedback 🖥

[Carmel Bones @bones_carmel]

Ms Webster S2 business education revision ⁦@Bellbaxter_HS⁩ ⁦@BBHSLearns⁩ old skool 🐍 & 🪜 ⁦@osirisedu⁩ #oti

[Bell Baxter Teaching & Learning @BBHSLearns]

Our Listen this week is this great episode of @tips4teachers with Sammy Kempner as he gives us five tips for teachers

https://t.co/QAnqorgfTM

[Bell Baxter Teaching & Learning @BBHSLearns]

This weeks T&L Newsletter has been sent to staff and includes our weekly recommended Read, Watch & Listen.

The newsletter this week zooms in on Checking for Understanding

#excellence #togetherness #curiosity

[Bell Baxter Teaching & Learning @BBHSLearns]

Our Watch this week is this brilliant piece of advice from @daisychristo 'Ask a question at the end of every lesson that every student should be able to get right'

https://t.co/2E0qmIDKwn

[Bell Baxter High School @Bellbaxter_HS]

@BBHSLearns have planned an Independent Study Session Event on 1st November. The session will focus strategies (based on research) that work when revising ahead of exams and classroom assessments. Come along to this event, please sign up to the link
https://t.co/rqHurP3siw