Peter Corcoran

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Maths is the subject that has the greatest difference between what we know works and what happens in the classroom. Why? Jo Baler Stanford

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Excessive fear & anxiety are enemies of good learning. Difficult tasks needing considerable thought are best performed with little anxiety.

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There's no great magic to motivating students. Allow them some control over their learning. It leads to greater engagement & responsibility.

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What's the gap between the knowing & the doing in teaching? Teacher have enough great ideas. They need support putting them into practice.

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Assuming positive intent can be one of the most powerful ways of guaranteeing success for your most at risk students. #edchat #mindfulness

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For better or worse our teaching is a projection of our inner selves. Therefore, knowing yourself is critical to great teaching. Palmer 2007

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A short article on formative assessment that I wrote for Teach Primary is now available online: https://t.co/PPqgScG5F9

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Roland Barth states school improvement takes recognition of and morale outrage with ineffective practices. What do you know need to change?

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Raising a Child With Grit Can Mean Letting Her Quit https://t.co/20AEhi4Cse

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Sanders & Rivers 2006: Students with highly effective Math teachers 3 yrs in a row were likely to score up to 50 percentile points higher.

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Academic Press is the positive determined effort by schools to help all students meet the same high expectations. What are you pressing for?

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Learning how to learn is very different from learning how to be taught. Simon Breakspear #TLForum2016

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"Turn education from a life of tests into a test of life." Andy Hargeaves at TLC Forum 2016 #edchat

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Despite evidence it works many schools don't harness the power of collaboration. It's safer & less judgemental to work alone. Stop worrying.

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Good schools ask: What should students learn & how will we know they've learned? Great schools ask: How will we respond when they have not?

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Don't act large to be in charge in the classroom. Gentleness lowers stress, builds rapport & curtails pushback #smartclassroommanagement.com

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Teacher evaluation doesn't have to be complicated. 1 Know your stuff & continually grow. 2 Genuinely care about children. Jeynes ISM #edchat

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The key to success? Grit https://t.co/q0wpqGOMs6