Direct instruction is joyful & leads pupils to success. Here is a *clip* where I use high frequency & high participation questioning in 3 phases: 1. Check for listening 2. Rehearsal 3. Check for understanding Established routines: all hands up, turn & talk, SLANT & ruler reading

***LEARNING MECHANISMS*** The EEF mechanisms for effective PD presented by Steplab got me thinking that we can apply the same to learning for students

"Cold calling is my go-to technique during [group work] tasks when I’m worried that a member of a group might be getting left behind, willingly or unwillingly." teachlikeachampion.org/blog/how-doug-…

🏗️ Scaffolding Think, Pair, Share can help facilitate deep discussions and drive thinking from ALL students. This handy resource is designed to help students master the WHAT, WHY, and HOW of the process. 👊 Support my work by tapping REPOST and grab a FREE high-quality copy

💡 Creating a positive and supportive environment for all pupils means placing support for pupils with special educational needs at the heart of school priorities. Download our guidance on supporting special educational needs in mainstream schools: tinyurl.com/bdwdhep4

Check out these activities to help with RETRIEVAL PRACTICE. Here's just one of 6️⃣ ideas💡 buff.ly/4gsHSZJ via Collins Secondary

This post got me kicked out of a Facebook group 5 years ago. Nowadays, most of these things are widely implemented in the classroom. gianfrancoconti.com/2017/07/15/13-…

The pomodoro technique, the Feynman technique, mind mapping – Mark Enser 🌍 explains 7 revision strategies that actually work tes.com/magazine/teach…

*** Updated *** 'Top 10 Revision Strategies' I've updated one of my all-time most popular blogs on 10 evidence-informed revision strategies: alexquigley.co.uk/top-10-revisio…

Following on from my classroom-based revision strategies guide, here is a free student/parent version. 10 suggestions for how to revise at home with free templates, guidance for home and Stretch & Challenge suggestions: drive.google.com/drive/folders/… #edutwitter

Some literature/language revision lessons I’ve made for the 2025 exams. Use/chuck/change as you see fit - help yourselves! Team English dropbox.com/scl/fo/s9x6lu3…

Misbehaviour, if unchecked, is contagious. That small disagreement in a distant corner of the classroom won't put itself out. It's more likely it will escalate, and pass a point of easy de-escalation. If you don't intervene early, it catches fire. Onlookers watch, distracted,

In the book I cover the "winner & loser effect" plus challenge versus threat response which gets at ths underlying biology of pre-game priming. The book is currently 20% off! So worth a read: amzn.to/3DpYyUq

Quantitative evidence of the impact of teacher-student relationships on achievement is thin on the ground, so this paper on the positive benefits of "looping" (teaching the same class for more than one year) by Matthew A. Kraft and colleagues is important: bit.ly/4bBiBvD

🧵 MINI-WHITEBOARDS! Why MWBs remain one of the most effective, low-tech tools for improving classroom instruction —and how to use them with precision and purpose. A thread for based on the latest issue of ⚗️DistillED! newsletter.jamieleeclark.com/p/mini-whitebo…

TikTok videos that claim to predict GCSE exam questions are seriously endangering students' chances of success, warns Amy Forrester tes.com/magazine/teach…

A review of studies of professional development in math and science finds a 1 sd increase in teacher knowledge is associated with a non-significant increase of 0.08sd in student achievement, though a 1 sd increase in instruction quality has 3x the effect: bit.ly/4kDfyHg

Pupils' books don’t give clear evidence of learning, but they can be a useful tool to help leaders ask the right questions about school improvement, says @ensermark tes.com/magazine/teach…

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