Great news! We’re delighted! Many thanks folks 🥰

Previously when I've mentored ECTs our meetings have not been much more than - 'How was your week?' So this year I'm making a guide for ECT1 history teachers with a weekly topic. I've completed the first section and will update during the year. docs.google.com/document/d/1py…

Back to School BOOK GIVEAWAY! No matter your role in education, you’re a leader. First and foremost, take care of yourself and lead others with a humble heart. Like and reshare for a chance to win! Winners chosen Monday morning. amazon.com/Leading-Humble… #HumbleHeart

There is so much more to classroom #modelling than 'I do, we do, you do'... #adaptive_teaching #Instruction jamesdurran.blog/2024/08/13/mod…

Ebbinghaus' Forgetting Curve and Potential Mutations buff.ly/3MrFdmR Be conscious of any alluring graphics you find without unpicking the original research.

If you’re thinking about your team for September, check out my ‘Thriving Teams’ blog series - practical ideas and lots of research! Series: samcrome.com/category/thriv… Or start here: Thriving Teams #1: What is a team? samcrome.com/2021/12/21/thr…

NEW POST: Disciplinary literacy: a step-by-step guide to reading a challenging text in the classroom. jamesdurran.blog/2024/08/19/dis…

Now a mainstay in the classroom: peer desk gallery walk 1⃣ S's add their own annotations independently 2⃣ leave annotations on desk, travel room SILENTLY 3⃣ S's return to their desk, add what they noticed 4⃣ debrief what they saw from others in groups

Wendy Heffler Yep! Slide 14 in this slide deck: docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Teachers: students have a harder time with eye contact while speaking compared to 10 years ago. Note: the fact that teachers are pointing out the problem and that Education Week is reporting it does not mean it's on teachers to fix. (Hi parents). edweek.org/leadership/kid…

By far the best task I have for retrieval practice. Love the effort the pupils put in

Retrieval practice is about so much more than quizzes at the start of lessons. It's a hugely impactful way to increase students ability to recall key information. Here are some additional ways we can do it. kylegrahameducation.wordpress.com/2023/05/18/ret…

Miss L 🌼 Mumin Humayun It was from here tes.com/teaching-resou… - effectively I write multiple choice questions about the previous years (mainly SDP outcomes) and sit people in teams. They have a tube of smarties each to put on their answers - they lose any on incorrect answers and winning team is

To celebrate the start of the new academic year I am giving away a copy of my new book Is Leadership A Race? Want to win? Retweet this tweet. Winner announced Sunday @ 9pm

One of the most important things to get right as a teacher is also one of the easiest things to overlook: giving clear directions and making sure students know you'll notice whether they follow them. teachlikeachampion.org/blog/the-what-…

Slides for my talk ‘Why you need feedback more than you think you do’ are here: profcoe.net/talks

Leading an independent school - why you might want to, and, if you do, how you can prepare (as an aspiring Senior Leader or head): jillberry102.blog/2017/11/19/lea… Please pass on to anyone you know who might be in that category? Thanks!

New post - researchED National 2024 - a few reflections on the day, and some notes on my session. What a day! Downloadable PDF of my slides - feel free to use. Thank you to the organisers at researchED, the school, everyone I met / caught up with! samcrome.com/2024/09/08/thr…

Adam Boxer The paper I wrote that was also a presentation at researchED. It's peer-reviewed and can be criticized, but it wasn't made up: my.chartered.college/impact_article…

Who would like a free copy of ‘some schools are harder than others’ ? Personally signed to the recipient. Simply retweet the link to the book below on Amazon and you will be in the draw taking place this time next week . Good luck 🤞