Thomas Nelson

Head of Secondary in the UAE | NPQH | MA in Educational Leadership | Passionate about developing students holistically through character, knowledge & skills

[Thomas Nelson @mrnelson89]

In association with @IKEAUAE I hope you enjoy our anti-bullying social experiment video - 'bully a plant'. Raising awareness of the effects that verbal bullying can have on people though an innovative approach using two plants! #antibullying @GEMS_WSO @GEMSEducation @KHDA

[Amjad Ali @TryThisTeaching]

I’ve created snappy checklists for the following-

✅ Behaviour for Learning
✅ Inclusive Teaching
✅ Accessible Content
✅ CPD Engagement
✅ Literacy Boost
✅ Teacher Wellbeing
✅ Equity in the Classroom
✅ TA Empowerment
✅ Leadership for Learning
✅ Adaptive Teaching
✅ Classroom Climate
✅ Professional Conversations
And more…!

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[Michael Chiles 🌍 @m_chiles]

***CODIFYING FEEDBACK***

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What are we 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?

Read below 👇

[Thomas Nelson @mrnelson89]

@Headteacherchat Embed culture (values and behavior) and develop trust with all stakeholders. Survey to see what is working and what isn’t and start to drive these areas, whilst driving the schools strategic priorities. Be ready for things to fail, reflect and react. Be as visible as possible

[Thomas Nelson @mrnelson89]

@PrincipalProj Listen first, responding with emotional intelligence, let other views be heard. Explain that you are working with the family/student in partnership for their success and explain why you are making these decisions etc. Trust, support and understanding

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

10 Things: The essentials of your pedagogical toolkit. https://t.co/8FpLQpXKaS via @teacherhead

[HeadteacherChat @Headteacherchat]

School culture is not created by a laminated vision statement, a slogan or even policies, but it is created by what everyone does everyday.

[Nick Hart @MrNickHart]

How do you organise the rhythm of the school year?

For us:

1️⃣ Alignment
2️⃣ Improvement
3️⃣ Transition

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

📣 POSTERS! I have a growing collection of FREE evidence-informed posters available to download from my website. Perfect conversation starters and excellent resources to support professional development. Get. Share. Grow! 🌱

👊 REPOST and grab HQ copies here: https://t.co/Xj2XpPGvnu

[🇬🇧 TeacherToolkit.co.uk @TeacherToolkit]

A Practical Guide To Adaptive Teaching

This resource includes a slide show, a 12-minute walkthrough, and 5 editable slides, providing a wide range of worked-out examples for the classroom.

https://t.co/P5tWFcs2sz

[edutopia @edutopia]

"It's about getting us ready for what's after high school." Students at this school experience career connections in every class, working with real-world clients through authentic activities.

[Nick Hart @MrNickHart]

#LeadershipHandbook

💡 Values

Download the leadership handbook here: https://t.co/rnbmPnBdYf

[Mike Downes (NPQLTD) @MrDownesteach]

Here is the link to a pfd version of the Metacognitive Cycle. This metacognitive journey started with the GTT St surveys @EvidenceInEdu in Oct 2022 and led to the MC. Thank you to anyone who RT'd @RonBergerEL @dylanwiliam @teacherhead @EducEndowFoundn
https://t.co/fvDPMOeLER

[The Thinking School @Thinkingschool2]

My job as a school leader is to make it as easy as possible for our teachers to teach.

To support and empower them.

Because they are the ones that make the biggest direct impact on students' learning day to day.

[Thomas Nelson @mrnelson89]

@Headteacherchat “Only …..days to go to the next one….”

[Norwich City FC @NorwichCityFC]

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁.

Check in on those around you.

#WorldMentalHealthDay | #YouAreNotAlone | @samaritans

[HeadteacherChat @Headteacherchat]

There's a new website specifically designed for school leaders and which books we would recommend. Be sure to check it out at:
https://t.co/1CnjwNhJix

[Thomas Nelson @mrnelson89]

Using #Rosenshine as the foundation of our approaches to Teaching and Learning this year. Supplemented with our T&L handbook based on @WALKTHRUs_5

[Thomas Nelson @mrnelson89]

@jillberry102 Love this. It’s the 1%’s that count, and doing them consistently! It’s amazing to see how many people cannot always do that 1% on a daily basis

[🇬🇧 TeacherToolkit.co.uk @TeacherToolkit]

Does ‘Progress 8’ encourage schools to work more equitably? i.e. schools focusing their efforts less on pupils at the C/D borderline and instead spread their effort more evenly across the full range of attainment [subjects].

🔓 https://t.co/LNSQRvnrkZ #SLTchat

[Evidence Based Education @EvidenceInEdu]

Great teachers use questioning for two key purposes:

1) To promote thinking; and
2) To assess thinking.

Check out our latest blog on The Art of Questioning 👇
#edublogshare
https://t.co/a81tr6oMEs