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Education Expert & Author | Director @ Impact Wales | Helping schools turn research into better teaching and learning

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My new book is shipping tomorrow!

Write a review or buy your copy here: https://t.co/LVcIF6klVm

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How categorising new information aids retention and recall of learning.
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If you'd like to access more of our resources or you're interested in details of our professional learning for teachers and schools informed by research, go to https://t.co/xzzkF9GXyC or contact us [email protected], call us 029 2167 9140.

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Are you using low stakes testing in your classroom? If not, why not?
Here are 10 benefits from research.

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“Pay attention.” But what does that actually mean?

Why does attention wander? Why is refocusing difficult? And what can teachers do to support it?

Join my Improving Attention Workshop in North or South Wales.

👉 https://t.co/UV1WWLA2dW

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Build pupils' schema to help them to make connections with new vocabulary, by using these 4 ideas.

We think with words, read them, articulate our ideas in speech and writing. Words are who we are.

Find out more about our professional learning https://t.co/xzzkF9GXyC

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Is ALN in Wales out of control?

The latest Impact Podcast episode is out now. Listen here: https://t.co/etcZ8hGUwB

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Educational disadvantage affects how pupils think, feel about and plan their own learning. It's more than just test scores. Find out more in my new book published on April 9th.

Pre-order your copy here: https://t.co/VGd2FBl7LT

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Our super popular Self-Evaluation Workshop is back this autumn and places are already going fast. Don't miss out, especially if you're in South Wales. Click the link to find out more about what's included and book your place: https://t.co/9qQ6EBpCl2

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Research ED Cymru Bach. October 8th, 5.30-7.30pm. Come join @RhysWilliamsTV
@lucycrehan, @KellyBubbins, @garein, @thomasbreeze and me. Get your tickets here: https://t.co/nHXX3OYfqQ

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Pupils not motivated to learn? Try tasks that boost engagement:
✅Explain ideas in their own words
✅Break learning into meaningful chunks
✅Connect new learning to prior knowledge

Use our Rothkopf sketchnote to improve learning. [email protected]

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Are your pupils struggling to pay attention? Are they too easily distracted? Do they find it difficult to sustain their focus when tasks get tough?

Join me on the Impact Wales Improving Focus & Attention Workshop in Conwy or Merthyr this Nov. https://t.co/5EYolG9aKh

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Impact Wales takes research and turns it into an improvement in your teaching practice. If you'd like to know more about the bespoke professional learning we provide contact us [email protected].

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Are you reading this post and watching tv? STOP!

You can't do two similar tasks at the same time. Nor can pupils. Multi-tasking is a myth. Take a look at the sketchnote below for what is actually happening and share this information with your pupils.

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Contact us to find out how we can support you [email protected]

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Why teaching practice is so hard to change. It's all about habit formation!

We create sketchnotes that summarise key research for teachers and leaders. We also provide professional learning for teachers and schools.

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What are 2 well replicated and robust research-informed "best bets" for improving learning?

1️⃣ Spaced practice
2️⃣ Retrieval practice

Include them both when you use the Leitner Flashcard Method with your pupils.

Contact us for professional learning [email protected]

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Contact us for professional learning underpinned by research [email protected]

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Where are your pupils on the Dunning-Kruger curve? At the "peak of overconfidence" or the "Valley of Despair"?

It's not just for pupils, it can be just as prevalent in professional learning settings too!

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@HanDoesPhysics Yes. As soon as you add high stakes accountability that pressure limits freedom and the willingness to experiment.

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The only way teaching practice changes is through building new habits. Teachers build new habits through deliberate practice. In our professional learning, we use scaffolded tasks to help colleagues make sense of the change that is needed in their own practice.

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Research ED Cymru Bach. October 8th, 5.30-7.30pm. Come join @RhysWilliamsTV
@lucycrehan, @KellyBubbins, @garein, @thomasbreeze and me. Get your tickets here: https://t.co/nHXX3OYfqQ