Miss.Snowden

Mum of boys; Head of English; SSAT accredited Lead Practitioner of English; NPQLTD and Eduqas examiner. Sharing and pinching T&L; reading and vocab ideas.

[Miss.Snowden @MissSnowden1]

@LauraLolder @Team_English1 Yessss!! Please!

[Miss.Snowden @MissSnowden1]

Has anyone modified Q1 of Jun 25 AQA paper 1 Language? @LauraLolder @Mathew_Lynch44 @LitdriveUK

[Miss.Snowden @MissSnowden1]

Looking over the old annotated exemplars for Shakespeare extract and the Macbeth example got 6 marks. I cross referenced them with last Year 11 scripts and my students were getting 6 marks and doing a lot more! Have Eduqas brought out updated exemplars? @Eduqas_English

[Miss.Snowden @MissSnowden1]

NPQSL assessment ✅ Brain: fried. Coffee: consumed. Growth: undeniable.
#NPQSL #NIOT #LeadershipDevelopment

[Wellfield Academy @WellfieldAcad]

To mark our 90th anniversary, we’re hosting a Celebration Evening—& we’d love for you to join us! Whether you're a former student, ex-teacher, a proud parent, or a friend of the school, it’s the perfect chance to come together, reminisce, & celebrate the legacy of Wellfield💚💜

[Miss.Snowden @MissSnowden1]

Saw it. Loved it. Shared it.

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

A hugely important question to ask in evaluating teaching quality is 'how many students could sit through this lesson and still learn nothing of what's being taught?' In this lesson the answer is almost certainly none.

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

🏗️ Scaffolding Think, Pair, Share can help facilitate deep discussions and drive thinking from ALL students. This handy resource is designed to help students master the WHAT, WHY, and HOW of the process.

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[Miss.Snowden @MissSnowden1]

Do any schools still do ‘An introduction to Shakespeare’ SOL? If so, what is your rationale behind it instead of studying a play? Asking for, well, me! @LitdriveUK @Xris32 @AVisserFuray

[Miss.Snowden @MissSnowden1]

@MrMacEng Congratulations to you and your family!

[Miss.Snowden @MissSnowden1]

@MrMacEng I nipped in the other day and saw your room- looks great!

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Reading counts! 📚

[Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley]

*** ‘Write less; read more ***

“Reading more, longer texts could be the solution to improving reading. So, the answer to improve writing must be writing more and writing longer texts too, right? I suggest not.”

https://t.co/nEtIiZd43G

[David Goodwin @MrGoodwin23]

Adaptive teaching: Scaffolds, Scale, Structure and Style.

@AlexJQuigley take on AT offers a fresh take on how we can adapt learning whilst maintaining high expectations for all students.

Original blog: https://t.co/e691ZjN89Z

[Michael Chiles 🌍 @m_chiles]

A core set of ingredients for feedback and questioning 🗣️ ❓

[Dan Worker @WorkerDt]

The do-now for me is an essential technique for maximising teaching time.

However the effectiveness of do-nows can vary.

Here are 5 don’ts of do-nows:

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[Rebecca Smith @bex_renshaw]

This is so good (as is the original blog. Thank you
https://t.co/xJxIR2TjL3

[Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley]

*** Adaptive Teaching: What Is It Anyway? ***

"Adaptive teaching is the subtle, tricky, but compelling stuff of teaching. No lesson package you lift from the Internet can eliminate the necessity for adaptation and responsiveness."

https://t.co/0F9jezaUWe

[Miss.Snowden @MissSnowden1]

Can anyone recommend a good Victorian novella to teach Year 7?

[Miss.Snowden @MissSnowden1]

Just you all wait and see… I bet there is a heat wave once we are back in work 😂