Blog of the Week
Phil Stock – The Challenge of Developing Reading at Secondary School
In the first of a series of blogs, Phil Stock explains the potential value of tutor time reading interventions and the potential pitfalls.
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Chris Runeckles – Metacognition Bright Spots
In this blog I share some bright spots from Durrington High School lessons based on conversations with students about their self-regulation.
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Ben Crockett – How Effective is Think, Pair, Share?
Assistant Director Ben Crockett combines research evidence with classroom experience in this discussion of using think, pair, share in the classroom.
Other Useful Links
- Adam Boxer explains the importance of what students are attending to in our lessons in this blog – They aren’t listening
- In response to Adam’s blog, above Ben Newmark has written this thought provoking piece – Can you be bothered?
- Our selected Inner Drive blog this week – The impact of retrieval practice on cognitive load.
- Jon Eaton, Director of Kingsbridge Research School and Research Lead at Kingsbridge Community College, reflects on what adaptive teaching has meant for their trust.
- Pete Foster discusses – How can we harness the power of routines in our classrooms?
- EEF’s Mathematics Content Specialist, Kirstin Mulholland, introduces a new resource for teachers and school leaders – Four Evidence-informed principles to promote high-quality talk in Maths
- From SecEd comes this article with phrases to avoid with ADHD students – What not to say to an ADHD pupil
Deep Dive Days 2022-23:
This year the Durrington Research School is offering a range of one-day workshops on EEF guidance reports and evidence reviews. You can book your place here.
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