Ben Brown🔥

Building belonging in schools
Turning wood: Ko-fi shop:

[Ben Brown🔥 @EdRoundtables]

@mejessop @redefineED Getting video can't be played..

[Ben Brown🔥 @EdRoundtables]

High-achieving students might dominate discussions or take over tasks, while less confident students can end up on the sidelines, contributing minimally.

[Ben Brown🔥 @EdRoundtables]

While cooperative learning has numerous benefits, it does come with challenges, especially in the classroom:

Uneven Participation: One of the key challenges is ensuring equal participation. It’s common to see some children taking on more responsibility while others do less.

[Ben Brown🔥 @EdRoundtables]

In many cases, gamification increased students' motivation and engagement in the short term. For example, using points or levels can encourage students to keep trying and stay interested in tasks they might otherwise find difficult or boring.

[Ben Brown🔥 @EdRoundtables]

The authors gathered studies that looked at how game-like features like points, badges, leaderboards, and progress tracking affect learning outcomes, motivation, and engagement.

[Christopher Harrison @MrHtheteacher]

Our bike library is a cracking case study in North Yorkshire Sport's Opening School Facilities impact report. Read all about it here!

[Christopher Harrison @MrHtheteacher]

Delighted that we've had 13 parent Governor applications. I've never had so many - I'm used to 1 or 2 at best! Our team work tirelessly to build positive relationships and I hope this is a sign of that working. A lovely email arrived from a parent today, which suggests so! 💙

[SpecialEdHead FCCT @anson_kari]

Truly ethical leader @carlawhelan is my recommendation for @CSTvoice policy advisory board. Best of luck Carla. @KyrstieStubbs @CensoredHead @EdRoundtables

[Emma Turner FCCT @Emma_Turner75]

Just the yearly reminder that month of birth really does matter when considering provision for Y1.