Joseph Barge

Filmmaker, Writer, Teacher, Father

[Joseph Barge @josephebarge]

@XpatEducator ATTENTION

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

📘 My new Teaching for Attention Playbook is a 70+ page, evidence-informed guide that breaks down the science of attention and provides 6 practical strategies to support teachers.

It covers how to:

🎯 Secure Attention: Create the conditions for students to focus
🎯 Direct Attention: Guide students towards important information
🎯 Orchestrate Attention: Manage where attention goes as learning unfolds

👉 Want a free copy? REPOST and comment ATTENTION below, and I’ll DM you the link.

⏰ Available free until Wednesday 30 September at 11:59pm AWST

[Steplab @Steplab_co]

🎉 Steplab Summer Reads - Giveaway #6

Win:
📖 Meaningful Learning in Action by Sarah Cottinghatt
📚 Steplab whitepapers
💧 Steplab insulated water bottle
🖊️ Notepad & pen

To enter:
1️⃣ Follow us
2️⃣ Like this post
3️⃣ Repost

Enter by 9am Monday 24 August. Winner announced the same day.

Good luck!

[Steplab @Steplab_co]

🎉 Steplab Summer Reads - Giveaway #5

Win:
📖 Developing Expert Teaching by @PepsMccrea
📚 Steplab whitepapers
☕ Steplab mug
🖊️ Notepad & pen

To enter:
1️⃣ Follow us
2️⃣ Like this post
3️⃣ Repost

Enter by 9am Thursday 20 August. Winner announced the same day.

Good luck!

[Steplab @Steplab_co]

🎉 Steplab Summer Reads - Giveaway #4

Win:
📖 The Scaffolding Effect by @MrsBallAP and @lamb_heart_tea
📚 Steplab whitepapers
🎁 Steplab insulated water bottle, notepad and pen

To enter:
1️⃣ Follow us
2️⃣ Like this post
3️⃣ Repost

Enter by 9:00am Friday 14 August. Winner announced the same day.

Good luck!

[Joseph Barge @josephebarge]

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[Joseph Barge @josephebarge]

@ClashofClans ❤️

[Joseph Barge @josephebarge]

@MissCole279 Hi Nicola, I am looking at doing something similar so would love to see what you have come up with if you are still sharing.

[Joseph Barge @josephebarge]

@ContextIsKing9 DM

[Joseph Barge @josephebarge]

@BradleyKBusch @Inner_Drive Yes, please. Would really appreciate this.

[Walkthrus @WALKTHRUs_5]

Learning, made clearer. Teaching, made stronger.
With Dan Willingham’s model at its core, Teaching WalkThrus supports staff to choose techniques that work.

@olicav @teacherhead @MattTeachCoach

[Sue Cowley @Sue_Cowley]

I'm doing a half term #giveaway of these two of my books on #behaviour. Like and retweet this post to enter! Winner announced next Sunday (22nd Feb). See the thread for more details and a flash sale this week by my publishers @BloomsburyEd. #freebie

[Joseph Barge @josephebarge]

@JafarNajafov AI

[Mike Downes (NPQLTD) @MrDownesteach]

NEW!! 2/6. The second one-pager in the new series is on GTT Dimension 4, Element 2 – Explaining. It focuses on how teachers can communicate new ideas clearly by managing cognitive load, activating prior knowledge, and making thinking visible through carefully selected examples and models.

This one-pager provides concrete, actionable strategies to support effective explanation, including:

✅ Using dual coding to enhance explanations
✅ Chunking ideas to reduce cognitive load
✅ Using examples and non-examples to clarify meaning
✅ Modelling with worked and partially-worked examples

It summarises ideas and practical strategies from @olicav and @MrGoodwin23's 'Organise Ideas', @olicav 'Dual Coding with Teachers', and the @EducEndowFoundn research on the 'FAME' approach.

Please repost if you would like a copy.

@EvidenceInEdu @ProfKime @ProfCoe

[Mike Downes (NPQLTD) @MrDownesteach]

NEW!! 1/6. The first one-pager in a new series is on GTT Dimension 4, Element 1 – Structuring. It focuses on how teachers can design and sequence learning so that all students know where they are going, why it matters, and how to succeed. This includes:

✅ Signalling learning objectives, rationale and key ideas
✅ Sequencing tasks and stages of learning
✅ Matching tasks to students’ needs
✅ Scaffolding learning effectively, then gradually removing support

This one-pager summarises ideas and actionable strategies from @teacherhead The Learning Rainforest, @PearceMrs & Isaac Moore’s book on Bjork & Bjork’s Desirable Difficulties in Action, and the @EducEndowFoundn (EEF) on Scaffolding and the Five-a-Day Principle.

Want a copy? Please repost!

@EvidenceInEdu @ProfKime @ProfCoe

[Joseph Barge @josephebarge]

@DeputyGrocott Yes, please @DeputyGrocott - thank you for sharing.

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

Happy Christmas Eve everyone! We finish this year’s EduAdvent with a double book special! We have Different Like Us by @MargsRooke and @TeachLeadAAli’s SEND in Schools.
Just ‘like’ and ‘repost’ to enter!
Have a lovely day and thank you for taking part ☺️

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

🎁 #EduAdvent Day 23!
Today’s prize is a fantastic read for boosting thinking and learning in the classroom 💡✨

Win Think! Metacognition-powered Primary Teaching by @anoara_a
— packed with practical strategies to help pupils reflect, plan and learn more effectively.

To enter:
✅ Like
🔁 Repost

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

🎁 #EduAdvent Day 22!
Today’s prize is guaranteed to bring smiles to the classroom 😍✨

Win this adorable classroom mascot plush from @education_emile — perfect for rewards, wellbeing check-ins or spreading a bit of joy!

To enter:
✅ Like
🔁 Repost
🎄 Reply with a festive emoji

[Mr G @DeputyGrocott]

EduAdvent Day 21!
An incredible SEND & wellbeing book bundle today 📚
Win a collection of titles by @PhoenixEdSarah
🧠All About SEMH
🧩 Including Children with Learning Disabilities
❤️ Supporting Social & Emotional Wellbeing in Schools
🐇 The Hare and the Elephant
Packed with practical guidance, insight and classroom-ready support.
To enter:
✅ Like
🔁 Repost