Chris McCarthy

IB History teacher @TISA, former Celtics ballboy, enjoys hitting things with sticks.

[Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77]

On my 1st day with England Rugby (before the last World Cup), Eddie Jones said to me:

“I want you to help my coaches be better at coaching on the run”

My 1st thought? The ability to be skilful at questioning

Here’s a 🧵 for coaches on becoming skilful at asking questions…

👇🏻

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@TheFigen @getvideobot

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@isaacmoore7 Would love to see these!

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@WesleyLowery @threadreaderapp unroll

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@pernilleripp Amos and Boris by W. Steig. I read this to my HS students on the last day of school. It’s a dramatic story of unlikely friendship, and particularly poignant for international students who have to say goodbye to good friends every year.

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@coraliabali @jwinterflood So gondrong

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Students inquiring into global issues and planning to take tangible action with our Big Future project. #mindmap #bighistory #AISGlearns

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@MissJLud @Team_English1 I use 1979 BBC, Polanski and Joel Cohen versions. I think all have much to recommend, though Mckellen and Dench are the benchmark for me and the best to teach language.

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@AISG students inquiring into global issues and planning to take tangible action with our Big Future project. #bighistory #AISGlearns

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@sherish_o It helps to encourage them to see how the best responses are complex. To that end, I encourage them to revise their initial thesis after writing their essay to better capture their ideas. This calls to mind Forster’s “how do I know what I think until I see what I say.”

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@FunkyPedagogy @JimmyWeltschme1 @Team_English1 @LitdriveUK I’m curious how you would define a strong curriculum.

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@bungdan Here in Guangzhou we are certainly expecting it. Then again, Shenzhen has had significant (well, significant for China) outbreaks previously and we’ve not really been affected.

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@zhaot2005 @threadreaderapp unroll

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Using #socraticseminars at the moment to #hivemind the work of Carol Ann Duffy and Liza Donnelly. Graphing the conversation movement early on has led to good convo about listening and sharing. #watchyourairtime #AISGlearns

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Peeling the fruit: students grappling with the impact of population growth used a #visiblethinking protocol to uncover their questions, connections and core ideas. #bighistory #AISGlearns

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Peeling the fruit: students grappling with the impact of population growth used a #visiblethinking protocol to uncover their questions, connections and core ideas. #bighistory #AISGlearns

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@LibertyLayne01 Robert Palmer’s Sailin’ Shoes

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@bungdan Double fisting, Dan?