Kevin Rowlands

Headteacher - Winterton Community Academy Future Leader 2007 Cohort

[Kevin Rowlands @mrkrow73]

https://t.co/NOVWrNUl96

@educationgovuk
Unbelievably tone deaf communication from DfE.

[Winterton Academy @WintertonWCA]

Final day of our Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 adventure. An amazing time had by all!

[Kevin Rowlands @mrkrow73]

Almost ready…. Class of 25 ❤️

[Winterton Academy @WintertonWCA]

Fantastic effort from all those involved in District Athletics today.

[Kevin Rowlands @mrkrow73]

@SteveChalke @CPFC Congratulations…… and thank you 🙏 ☺️

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

It's so important for teachers to understand the implications of Cognitive Load Theory & the limitations of working memory for their students. But it's just as important for them to understand the importance of those things for themselves... A🧵

[Kevin Rowlands @mrkrow73]

@tombennett71 @MePeterNicholls There’s an easy solution. Stop comparing children against each other and test to a set standard. Allow children multiple attempts until standard is met (online units), like a driving test! If the aim is to better educate then the current system is not fit for purpose.

[Winterton PE @Winterton_PE]

It’s that time of year again, our camp site is set up and ready to welcome our Year 7 students tomorrow morning.

Thank you to the parents and staff who helped with camp set up!

Please remember student drop off is 9am tomorrow morning.

#normanbycamp

@WintertonWCA

[Winterton PE @Winterton_PE]

Inflatable fun and ice creams 🍦

#year7residential

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[Winterton PE @Winterton_PE]

Getting ready for their Go Ape 🦧

@GoApeTribe

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#year7residential

[Kevin Rowlands @mrkrow73]

A moment on Year 7 Camp…

[Winterton PE @Winterton_PE]

First full day of activities for the year 9’s in the Lakes.

Group 1 mountain biking and kayaking.

Group 2 Rick climbing and ghyll scrambling!

#year9residential

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[Winterton PE @Winterton_PE]

Day 2 of Camp
Following a very wet night, all the students enjoyed a day full of activities

Day walk, Judo and Archery
#busyday #year7residential

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[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

So important.

[Winterton PE @Winterton_PE]

Some music entertainment last night by Jayden and @mrkrow73

#camplife #year7residential

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[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

"Norms are the unwritten rules that govern the behaviour and attitudes of a group(such as a society or school). They are so powerful that they tend to override more formal rules or policies." @PepsMccrea

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

A short post about "Cold Call"

Cold Calling is a questioning strategy that I first read about in Teach Like a Champion 2.0. I used to use the term a lot when delivering training/INSET, but I tend to avoid it now for three reasons:

1. Some people are irrationally triggered by it as a term for political and ideological reasons
2. Lots of people think they understand it, but don't
3. TLAC includes a number of different variations, which makes it difficult to discuss and debate with people who haven't read it

For me, the key takeaways from reading and learning about Cold Call are

A. That the teacher is in complete control of who is being asked questions, and has a justification for why particular students are asked particular questions. I think there are simple rules of thumb that can help teachers make these decisions in the classroom. I wrote more about that, including the rules of thumb in these two blogs:

https://t.co/hiSOXKHPy9

https://t.co/QbD3S7W25M

B. That the teacher puts the name of the student at the end of the question, every time. This is to ensure all students are constantly paying attention, and know that they could be asked a question at any point. I wrote more about that here:

https://t.co/FKsAyoYLPQ

I'd encourage people to read TLAC and the blogs above if they have a problem with Cold Calling. It's a strategy designed to help teachers get the most out of their students in a range of lesson phases, and isn't particularly difficult to implement sensibly and sensitively. It's not rocket science, it isn't evil, and it's a guaranteed way to improve your questioning.

[Kevin Rowlands @mrkrow73]

@JohnBarneby @OasisAcademies Good luck and best wishes John

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

My youngest loves her new Spanish teacher. “We got started learning right away. Like the first day we were in it. Made me realize how much i was going to learn & that she valued our time.”

Good reminder. Start fast.

[Kevin Rowlands @mrkrow73]

@techMEWithyou @RishiSunak how are these not banned?