Hereโs how I do turn & talk:
1. I only use it to help me answer the question, how do I know if all students understand what Iโve taught so I have a very clear purpose
2. I ask students to write a response to an open question on a mini whiteboard in silence
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What a privilege watching @DavidDidau teaching a lesson to a group of pupils.
After the lesson, he explained & modeled techniques to check pupilโs attention, understanding and how to know if all pupils are getting better at the skills they need to master. @researchEDBrum
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An incredibly small and simple idea I saw today that made the world a better place by exactly one centimetre: every school has hundreds of notice and display boards, and I can guarantee you about 50% of them are tatty homages to work and school shows that took place in 2009.
Solution: label every board with a code; assign every board to a named person or team. Once a year, line managers check which boards look like time capsules or binfires, and get their stewards to update them. The school I went to today did this, and every board BAR ONE was smart, decorative or informative. The one, of course, that didn't have a code.
This is not turnaround stuff, but it is representative of the way that well-run schools have systems to keep things running, instead of hoping that good people will all just notice and do the right thing spontaneously.
Just preparing my 'Three Things for Thursday'
Something to watch is my conversation with the very lovely, very funny and brilliant @Ellise_Hayward_
Here we are!
(Free to access)
https://t.co/A91DHzzqYb
@UhmitsMissB Well done ๐My Y1 maths working wall. CPA (concrete, pictorial, abstract) approach. Your KS1 children could access the concrete and pictorial and abstract would be more accessible for your KS2. Maybe?
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
*** Adaptive Teaching: Scaffolds, Scale Structure & Style ***
โIf we are setting simple tasks for struggling pupils, but complex tasks for high prior attainers, how are they ever meant to catch up.โ
https://t.co/vX3XzC0NmQ
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