Aaron Berry

Head of Faculty (Science) | @GRJEducation Team | @EduMentoringuk Co-Founder | #CollectivEd Fellow | #MIEExpert | Personal Account / Own Views

[Greg Ashman @greg_ashman]

Explicit Teaching

Definition: Concepts are fully explained and procedures fully demonstrated before novices are asked to apply those concepts or procedures

Features that increase effectiveness
- highly interactive
- new material presented in small steps with practice after each step
- big investment in ‘we do’
- whole class response systems eg mini whiteboards, cold calling, think-pair-share
- lots of spaced practice
- pitched so students obtain 80%+ success rate
- as students move from novice to expert, balance shifts to them solving/completing more steps themselves

The ultimate destination is for students to solve complex problems or produce complex products on their own

Links:

https://t.co/kloLXf6g6D

https://t.co/vVPBEABdqc

https://t.co/WJDNasIKoI

[Sarah Cottinghatt @SCottinghatt]

FREE copy of the latest book from the 'In Action' series: Ausubel's Meaningful Learning In Action

Just *retweet* this thread and I'll pick a winner tomorrow. Thank you for your support!

Here's what reviewers are saying and how to order your copy…

[Aaron Berry @aaronaberry]

@HollyNiBhriain @MrTs_NQTs You will get tax and deductions for NI. Depending on the board make sure they haven’t signed you up for a pension (unless you want it) I got a bit back last year as I had been auto enrolled and then opted out

[Aaron Berry @aaronaberry]

@missperrysci @leysbiotutor @KJF239 @DrCGraham @BeaulieuBio @chatbiology @ChatEcology We do 3 field trips. Each one is in a day - sand dunes, local meadows and then woods nearby to do light intensity and lamina length - in summer term of year 1 and autumn term year 2.

[Michael Chiles 🌍 @m_chiles]

***ASKING BETTER QUESTIONS***

A guide in collaboration with @TheNatCollege 🎯

[Aaron Berry @aaronaberry]

A great weekend with the @GRJEducation team at @woodhouse_grove discussing leadership for departments and schools in the North #grjeducation #cpd #education

[Aaron Berry @aaronaberry]

Although most of my notes are on OneNote, whenever I hand write notes I’ll be using this…

[Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @MushtaqBilalPhD]

A simple note-taking technique that helped me:

• Finish my dissertation in 12 months
• Publish four single-authored journal articles during my PhD

I call it "Right for Writing, Left for Thinking."

Here's how it works:

[Evidence Based Education @EvidenceInEdu]

📣Free eBook by @KateJones_teach!

Retrieval Practice: Myths, Mutations & Mistakes

Download & share
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[Aaron Berry @aaronaberry]

Thanks to all the @cogscisci team for such a great event

[Aaron Berry @aaronaberry]

Home from #CogSciSci23 and digesting all the inspiration from @slparry14 @DrWilkinsonSci @adamboxer1 @aidanhorner and @MBDscience
Now to take @MrARobbins final advice and spend some time thinking on ideas to take forward…

[Aaron Berry @aaronaberry]

Made it to #cogscisci23 . Now sat with a coffee doing the “who do I go see” decision making!

[Aaron Berry @aaronaberry]

Some great strategies here to engage quieter learners in the class.

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

TPS6: How do I engage passive learners? https://t.co/tV8Ka8rEoe

[Medlife Crisis (DEFUNCT) @MedCrisis]

Fellow eukaryotes!

Today begins the Intracellular World Cup

There will be 16 first round match ups, every match is a knock out. Vote in each match so we can definitively prove the Greatest Intracellular Structure

No prokaryotes. The microbiome can do one🖕🏽

Round 1 match 1

[IOP support for teaching physics @IOPTeaching]

We want to hear from you.

Tell us what it is like to teach/work in science education in the UK and Ireland by taking part in the Science Teaching Survey before 30 May👉https://t.co/F8xW91wOBS

(The survey is being run by @RoySocChem supported by @PhysicsNews & @RoyalSocBio)

[EiC @RSC_EiC]

How confident are you teaching the maths components in the science curriculum? Audit your knowledge and take the next steps with this article and resource from @TeacherCoach1
and @kcoscience
https://t.co/ZlDefWkIdZ
#ASEchat #chatchemistry

[AQA Science @Science_AQA]

Help prepare your GCSE students for the exams with confidence. The curriculum team has designed this useful booklet for you to use with your students to explore and highlight common misunderstandings in science assessments.

Access the resource here > https://t.co/4psQ16xx9i

[Edumentoring @Edumentoringuk]

A catch up on #edumentoring for all the #edumentors and those that have been in touch:

[Aaron Berry @aaronaberry]

@KJF239 @emmajwilki @AniqaPirzada Came here to say this and the oracle that is @KJF239 has already imparted the wisdom….!

[Aaron Berry @aaronaberry]

@MsGee_C I've often used "rewrite the question into your own words". Model it first and get them to do it. Once they realise that underneath it all the question is asking about a concept (rather than a confusing abstract idea) they seem more confident.

[Shelley Parry @slparry14]

I've been putting a lot of time and thought into my GCSE Biology booklets lately. Blog post about the decisions I've made to follow, but all can now be found here: https://t.co/ZEuBjhcTqW