Blog of the Week
‘Three Pillars of Vocabulary Teaching’ by Alex Quigley
Alex distils the wealth of research around vocabulary development into consistent pillars of practice that are best bets for supporting and super-charging vocabulary development.
Classteaching Blog
‘The move from primary to secondary’ by Deb Friis
Transition to secondary school is a really important step for our pupils. This blog explores how we can support this.
Research School Blog
‘Moving forward with metacognition’ by Chris Runeckles
Metacognition has been a Durrington priority for several years. here are two ways we can ensure it remains high priority.
Other Useful Links
- The great team at Evidence Based Education have produced a super document that looks at the four pillars of assessment – purpose, validity, reliability and value.
- Staying on the theme of assessment, Mary Myatt has shared her thoughts on this topic here.
- In this TES article, David Alcock explores what he means by a hopeful education.
- This article summarises the really important research of Dr Gill Main, comparing the aspirations of parents and children living in poverty, to those families who are better off.
- Ongoing improvement as a teacher is a tricky business. Mark Enser explains why in this TES article.
- Jo Castelino explores the importance of consistency in this blog.
- Great news – the researchED national conference is back this September. Details here.
Podcast
Subscribe to the ClassTeaching podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/class-teaching-podcast/id1553470551 (Apple)
https://anchor.fm/james-crane39/ (Other platforms)
Episode 9 available now: Pre-empting poor behaviour.
James Crane talks to John Fuller about how we can pre-empt poor behaviour and avoid confrontations.
Free Twilight CPD Webinar
- Theme: Disciplinary Reading
- Led by: Fran Haynes
- Date: Tuesday 11th May
- Time: 3.30pm-4.00pm
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