Mark Solomons

teacher | traveller | food-lover | dad …from Leicester. Assistant Headteacher @GISMalaysia #economics

[Mark Solomons @SirSolo]

The activity trap and the pedagogy delusion…this latest post looks at the evidence that underpins what we now know about how young people learn best.

https://t.co/VlMEYi0KEw

#teaching
#learning
#scienceoflearning

[Mark Solomons @SirSolo]

How to Revise https://t.co/WCuO2Z09rl

#education
#teaching
#revision
#scienceoflearning

[Daniel Willingham @DTWillingham]

Do Students Today Have Reduced Attention Spans? In this American Educator article, I argue they don't. (This piece is mostly a reprint of the one I published last year in Education Next.) https://t.co/fcBla8gfst

[Mark Solomons @SirSolo]

@LadyElenaUK We now call everyone whose folks haven’t informed us which works. Often though, parents are complicit, or even the problem!

[Mark Solomons @SirSolo]

Thoughts on dealing with attendance in international schools.

https://t.co/fp07XgqBzU

#edchat
#attendance #leadership

[Daniel Willingham @DTWillingham]

New article from E. D. Hirsch and me on (1) the evidence for the importance of knowledge in reading; (2) why it’s taken so long for people to acknowledge the evidence; (3) what we predict if the role of knowledge is taken seriously. https://t.co/JJONYhQCxQ

[Just a Dude Who Invests @DudeWhoInvests]

Peter Thiel gave a 40 minute lecture on everything about business competition. This teaches you more than any bachelor’s in business could…

Do yourself a favor and watch this.

[Mark Solomons @SirSolo]

Just because you taught it, doesn’t mean they learnt it!

https://t.co/h52L6O8NJD

#edchat #teaching #learning #scienceoflearning

[Mark Solomons @SirSolo]

Excellent teaching builds relationships, the sense of belonging then follows. It is not the other way around…

https://t.co/J5l0almCTR

#belonging
#teaching

[Mark Solomons @SirSolo]

Flashcards, familiarity and why learning should feel like a struggle https://t.co/MROJSkhxR5

[Evidence Based Education @EvidenceInEdu]

NEW podcast episode 🎙️

In this episode of the Evidence Based Education podcast @ProfKime was joined by Dr Lisa-Maria Müller from the @CharteredColl for a wide-ranging conversation about professional learning in education.

Together, they explored how schools and systems are rethinking the design of professional learning

moving beyond compliance-driven models towards approaches that prioritise agency, autonomy and meaningful professional growth.

Search "The Evidence Based Education Podcast" on your selected platform to listen to the episode.

[Evidence Based Education @EvidenceInEdu]

"Over a decade ago, Rob Coe and other researchers at the Sutton Trust authored What makes great teaching? Review of the underpinning research (2014).

In this influential review, the authors identified several ‘poor proxies’ for learning; these are indicators that may lead observers to assume learning is taking place, but in actuality may not be related to learning."

Blog by @KateJones_teach

Read it here https://t.co/jXLrktkkcM

[Mark Solomons @SirSolo]

I wrote a short piece on warm demanders after listening to Katharine Birbalsingh @Miss_Snuffy on a podcast.

Clear standards, explicit teaching of behaviour &uncompromising follow through…underpinned by care

#leadership #education #behaviour

https://t.co/cBid5nrcAB

[Mark Solomons @SirSolo]

I rarely run a meeting without some form of pre-wire. Here’s my take on how I go about them…

https://t.co/zwaWyzZLL7

#leadership
#meetings
#edchat

[HANNAH 😍 @akinz_babe]

Bruhh who ever made this is a genius?

[Mark Solomons @SirSolo]

Decisions are the job https://t.co/b5GzqGm5ck

#leadership
#decisionmaking
#schoolleadership
#executiveleadership
#judgement
#leadershipdevelopment
#management
#responsibility

[Goals Xtra @GoalsXtra]

Championship | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leicester City 2-0 Ipswich ⚽️ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku amazing goal !!!! Amazing... https://t.co/ta6An29iIP

[Mark Solomons @SirSolo]

SST on waived fees is a terrible idea.

‘Think twice about SST’ https://t.co/LdOgH2bBxX

#edchat #malaysia #internationalteaching

[Mark Solomons @SirSolo]

Strategic minimalism. I’ve learnt that focus beats busy every time. These are my reflections on strategy in schools.

https://t.co/VMqw8LRIsq

#education #strategy #edtech #edchat #strategicplanning #leadership #leadershipdevelopment

[Mark Solomons @SirSolo]

Schools can’t keep up with the pace of AI - but should they even try?

AI moves in weeks and months. Education changes in years.

https://t.co/8HqqwT4X2i

#AI #schools #jobs #education