3/ A whole-school curriculum approach guarantees all students receive common, high-quality teaching that supports them to build knowledge and skills through their school years. Teachers benefit too, with more time to tailor instruction to their students’ needs.

The is a big deal: theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/minis…

Facebook endorsed practices/lethal mutations are now rife in schools. “SoR” & “structured literacy” have become as nebulous as “balanced literacy.” Quality control on available evidence and available practices is becoming rarer. Labels, bandwagons & unchecked advice abound.

The STAR Technique: Building Student Habits of Attention buff.ly/3B1uhXl Graphic by Jamie Clark

Late to the party… But no time like the present to be #ProudToBePublic. This rural primary school no longer exists - now a 2nd campus for another local school. Whatever its called this is where it began for me, I’m the teacher I am today because of Horsham North P.S. ♥️

When students (and teachers) feel safe to open up, they’re more likely to perform better and be a good classmate (or colleague). A thread on 'Psychological Safety' ↓

Many primary schools have made the transition from teaching reading primarily in small groups to whole-class teaching without considering one key component of what makes this such a potentially powerful change: class sets of books. 🧵 1/13

Trust is a critical component of effective education. However, it relies on us having healthy reserves in our 'trust account'. Here's how teachers & school leaders can create such currency: ↓

Education Special. Q&Aish Annabel Astbury Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership brilliant forum for teachers to discuss the challenges and future of our profession. #ABCEducation

Teachers, which do you think leads to better learning... 💬 Asking for *feedback* or asking for *advice*? (answer below) ↓

As you're thinking about classroom assessments next year, remember that we grade against criteria for standards, outcomes, learning goals, i.e., evidence of learning, NOT the vehicle used to deliver that evidence. So, unless we're teaching the assessment format itself, whether or

Great to hear from Tom Rees and Ben Newmark discussing 5 Principles for Inclusion, detailing the importance of a more rigorous and dignified approach to inclusion #EducationFest

NEW! For school leaders using the ACER School Improvement Tool, we’ve made it even easier to find links within the Teaching & Learning Toolkit. The 9 SIT domains have been mapped to the relevant toolkit approaches, find it here: E4L.org.au/alignedSIT

Just published online, the Open Access Article - Navigating roadblocks & gates: longitudinal experiences of highly accomplished teachers following professional development by R. Cooper, J. Carpendale, B. Cutler, A. Berry & I. Mitchell. Download for free @ bit.ly/3D5K9sF

How does time spent in direction instruction vs peer interaction vs practice/assessment impact learning? And does the answer differ by subject? Simon Burgess et al analysed the performance and data from 250+ teachers to answer these Qs. Here's what they found: ↓

10 Reasons to Love Teaching teacherhead.com/2013/12/20/10-… Always used to repost this on last day of term.. because of 10. It's important. Enjoy the holidays. You deserve every second of them.

If you've been following me, you know we frequently discuss learning intentions and success criteria on this page. But do we truly grasp the distinction between the two? Here is a simplified breakdown. #SuccessCriteria #VisibleLearning

I've seen people criticized for using the words "effectiveness" and "efficiency" in education. Whatever you think education should do, if you don't care about effectiveness, you don't care about students, and if you don't care about efficiency, you don't care about teachers.

📘 Highly recommend the book ‘Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI)’ by Hollingsworth, and Ybarra. The ‘TAPPLE’ acronym they introduce is ingenious for memorising their steps for Checking for Understanding. Take a look at this visual breakdown...

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-…