Jennifer Sims

Secondary Assistant Headteacher for Learning & Teaching @jebelalischool 🇦🇪 MFL specialist 🇪🇸🇫🇷 NPQSL

[Jennifer Sims @JAS_AHTLearning]

NPQH passed 🤩🙌🏻🥳 @ucl

[Jennifer Sims @JAS_AHTLearning]

Learning Walk Shoutouts and Walkthroughs - sharing the positives ONLY! #edutwitter

[Jennifer Sims @JAS_AHTLearning]

Cannot wait for this

[oliver caviglioli @olivercavi]

We're getting close to completing the @WALKTHRUs_5 Coaching book. It's been so exciting — & an honour — to read @MattTeachCoach & @teacherhead's practical & illuminating writing as it comes in.
Everyone, from system leader to classroom teacher will want to read this gem.

[Jennifer Sims @JAS_AHTLearning]

Amazing as always @XpatEducator

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

✅ Checking for Understanding (CFU) makes the invisible visible. 🏗️ Scaffolding builds students up, not down. These two new guides break down essential moves at the heart of great responsive teaching.

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[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

⚗️ DistillED is about making evidence-informed teaching crystal clear. Each issue breaks down key insights from research and classroom practice into short, sharp reads and downloadable takeaways for busy educators.

https://t.co/TiPSYeW9TD

📧 Subscribe and refer the newsletter to get these three unreleased A3 guides on Building Motivation, Adaptive Teaching and Clear Explanations!

[Jennifer Sims @JAS_AHTLearning]

@KateJones_teach does it again 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Looking forward to sharing this within our PLCs at JAS

[Michael Chiles 🌍 @m_chiles]

***TEACHING AND LEARNING***

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To improve the use of teaching and learning techniques in the classroom we need to define them “this is how we do it here” and make it common practice across the school.

When implementing T&L techniques their success relies on this clarity and creating opportunities for teachers to deliberately practice.

What have we done @LHS_HighSchool?

STEP 1

We have identified 10 core T&L techniques.

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[Michael Chiles 🌍 @m_chiles]

***CODIFYING FEEDBACK***

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What are we @LHS_HighSchool doing to codify feedback and create opportunities for students to feedforward?

All too often feedback doesn’t create opportunities for students to feedforward and allow application to different contexts from across the curriculum. It ends up looking at isolated components / composites creating a disconnect between what has been learnt and the extent to which students are successful with applying knowledge.

How are creating clarity and consistency across subjects when students are demonstrating their proficiency in applying knowledge to the subject disciplines?

How do we create opportunities for students to respond and act on the feedback?

@mel_mwicks @MissCole279

Read below 👇

[Jennifer Sims @JAS_AHTLearning]

Nothing new: Consistency, Progress & Fundamentals #edutwitter #pd #cpd #alwayslearning

[Jennifer Sims @JAS_AHTLearning]

A great first PD session looking at the work of Prof Hattie & Doug Fisher. We delved into our own personal sense of belonging as well as the sense of belonging our students should have: JAS MAGIC @Taaleem #visiblelearning #belongbelievebecome #expectations

[Jennifer Sims @JAS_AHTLearning]

@XpatEducator Hi Jamie, would love to get our school involved

[Jebel Ali School @jebelalischool]

Well done to our Year 11 students for their amazing GCSE results. You all worked incredibly hard and we could not be prouder. 🎉🎉

#JebelAliSchool #Taaleem #DubaiSchool #ResultsDay #ALevel #BTEC #GCSE #ResultsRelease

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

🏗️ Scaffolding classroom talk can help facilitate deep discussions, drive thinking from ALL students and help them to deliver meaningful peer feedback. These handy A4 sheets are designed to help them master the WHAT, WHY, and HOW of Think, Pair, Share and Peer Critique.

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[Walkthrus @WALKTHRUs_5]

We're pleased to say that the first wave of #LearningWalkThrus materials are now LIVE on the @WALKTHRUs_5 Resource Hub (Google Site)! 🤩

70+ techniques for better learning, now resourced with slides and videos for assemblies and study sessions.

Plus, a brand new, interactive Learning WalkThrus cluster tool for designing powerful clusters to support learning. 😍

All included in your @WALKTHRUs_5 membership.

[Jennifer Sims @JAS_AHTLearning]

PD afternoon, looking at Visible Learning with Professor John Hattie & Doug Fisher #pd #visiblelearning #continuousimprovement

[Jennifer Sims @JAS_AHTLearning]

Thank you @m_chiles! First PD of the year looking at our whole school focus of Assessment & Feedback. Informative and so many things to take away for not only departments to look at but also SLT. Thank you Michael!

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

NEW BLOG: Developing an Evidence-Informed Culture! This post outlines five key ingredients essential for developing an evidence-informed culture in schools. A must read for CPD and school leaders... This post also features a free, HQ one-page poster!

https://t.co/7AkIghlXxN

[Jebel Ali School @jebelalischool]

What an inspiring and informative Corwin Keynote session at JAS today. All the leaders of Taaleem participated to shape the future of learning at our schools. Special thank you to John Hattie and Doug Fisher for speaking with us today.

#JebelAliSchool #Taaleem #DubaiSchool

[Jebel Ali School @jebelalischool]

We are so proud of our students for their amazing A-Level results.

#JebelAliSchool #Taaleem #DubaiSchool #ResultsDay #ALevel #ResultsRelease

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

**NEW** FORMATIVE ACTION! This poster summarises the five core principles of formative action as formulated by @DrokHilly and Flemming van de Graaf in their blog post for The Formative Action School! @toetsrevolutie 🏫 🇳🇱

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📰 BLOG: https://t.co/xJBeKAnwr5