Mike Goves

All things learning. Not the former Secretary of State for Education. Special interests: neuroscience & cognition, cybernetics, systems theory, philosophy.

[Mike Goves @CPLDLead]

@adamboxer1 Fewer than a dozen? That’s nuts!! If this is weak acid strong base there would be a small increase in pH initially & worth showing equivalence point of >7. Maybe shorten the vertical line a but as this only shows moles not conc, it’s hard to tell.

[PiXL @ThePiXLNetwork]

👏 Huge congratulations to the Silver Award winners for School or College Partnership of the Year at the #TeachingAwards!

Partnership is the beating heart of PiXL and we're proud to support these efforts transforming local challenges into lasting change.

#TeachingHeroes

[Mike Goves @CPLDLead]

@adamboxer1 So many reasons (aside from defining ‘works’):
- culture, psych safety
- pupil needs analysis
- staff needs / expertise / individual autonomy
- school context
- change readiness / other current initiatives
- how is impact known
etc

[Mike Goves @CPLDLead]

@JimMurrayLaw @adamboxer1 Am well aware. Can do. Depends what you mean by works. And across what timescales. I refer to a wide range of research in education & also human development because whilst ‘what works’ is appealing, testing assumptions & defining success is important.

[Mike Goves @CPLDLead]

@adamboxer1 There are so many assumptions baked in here it’s a guess without context. One such guess: they’re so tired / been masking all day from the demands to remain focused / attentive; once home, enter meltdown.

[The Pearson National Teaching Awards @TeachingAwards]

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[PiXL @ThePiXLNetwork]

We are having a brilliant time at the @TeachingAwards listening to all of the incredible stories. Congratulations again to @Woolenwickinf who are the Gold Winner of the Impact Through Partnership Award that we are so privileged to sponsor. #TeachingHeroes

[The Pearson National Teaching Awards @TeachingAwards]

Behind the scenes at Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School! The Sunday Times visited to shine a spotlight on our inspiring Gold Winner in the Impact Through Partnership category! Learn more about their school here: https://t.co/NRzLMXaPuB @thetimes @Woolenwickinf

[The Pearson National Teaching Awards @TeachingAwards]

We're delighted to have revealed our first Gold Winner of the 2024 Pearson National Teaching Awards today!

Join us next week at 7pm every evening for our week-long celebration of education on @BBCTheOneShow!

#TeachingHeroes

[Mike Goves @CPLDLead]

@adamboxer1 You can answer this in one sentence - any resource or experience that provoked a reaction in you, which was significant enough to change your behaviour & memory.

Which is true of all learning.
And personal to everyone.

[Mike Goves @CPLDLead]

@adamboxer1 #11 Assuming all retrieval practice should be the first activity of the lesson. Neurobiologically, ‘warm activation ’ eg anything which primes the information you want students to remember, will activate associated memories - leading to more accurate ‘retrieval’.

[Mike Goves @CPLDLead]

Highly recommend. Whether trainee or experienced - the antithesis of reducing teaching to info in, retrieval out.

Not only for Biologists - read this to think deeply about how meaningful learning evolves + practical teacher guidance to bring this to life with (not at) students.

[Mike Goves @CPLDLead]

@adamboxer1 That you can transmit knowledge (colloquially the ‘brains as computers’ approach).

[Mike Goves @CPLDLead]

@englishspecial @CMooreAnderson 👍All Ebbinghaus demonstrated was you forget nonsense, boring, meaningless info really quickly. Surprise!

What education took from that was ‘transmit info & keep asking qs until they can’t possibly forget’ (until after the exam).

[Mike Goves @CPLDLead]

@LoicMnzs Fortunately there are solutions! Emerging research shows how to develop ‘situational awareness’ and sophisticated schemas. As @SCottinghatt , @HughesHaili can attest to 👍

[Mike Goves @CPLDLead]

@DavidDidau Sounds familiar!! 😉

[Mike Goves @CPLDLead]

@premnsikka @DrRLofthouse 💯 the farce that LAs fund places to this nonsense - what a waste of resources.

[Mike Goves @CPLDLead]

@HughesHaili @teacherhead I feel the same as @DrRLofthouse, frustrating this message still needs repeating. Years ago the shift was made (or maybe not) to learning - the observer being extra eyes/ears on students’ learning - to collaborate for mutual improvement. Esp since obs is so flawed.

[Mike Goves @CPLDLead]

@CMooreAnderson Let’s be clear, constructivist strategies (though not all) sit poorly with formal education and assessment metrics. Not with learning.