Blog of the Week
Mason Davies – Using mini whiteboards to optimise ratio and make thinking visible in GCSE Economics
Good exemplification is often what we need and Mason has explained in fine detail how he uses MWBs to increase think and participation ratio.
Class Teaching
Jody Chan – Routines for attention
Attention is getting a lot of attention at the moment. Here Jody describes some core routines for gaining and retaining it.
Research School Blog
Sam Atkins – Metacognition and self-regulation in geography
Durrington head of geography Sam Atkins explains how he has been helping students develop their metacognitive regulation.
Other Useful Links
- From Rachael Wilson via Norfolk Research School comes this – Learning Behaviours and Teaching Assistants in the Primary Classroom: So What?
- A new one from Inner Drive on retrieval – When to use free recall retrieval practice: more nuanced than you think.
- Via the TES is this from Kirstin Mulholland on how we can structure talk in our classrooms – Talk for learning: a 5-point checklist for teachers
- Conextualising learning behaviours is East London Research School with this blog – Sound the siren for our children; all behaviour is communication
- Dylan Wiliam has shared this useful slide deck – Learning and the Brain (Collaboration)
- Another top blog on coaching from Nick Pointer – Are we even doing deliberate practice in teacher development?
- From Alex Quigley via the TES – How to get peer assessment right
- Thahmina Begum on how we get through this sticky patch – Beware The Dip
- From Chris Curtis is this for English colleagues – Symbolism, structure and chat
- Clare Sealy has shared this interview with Margaret Williamson on handwriting – The handwriting revolution
Durrington Professional Development Twilights 2023 – 24
This year we are offering twilight training programmes on the following areas of evidence-informed practice. They will take the format of three 90 minute online sessions spread over 6 – 8 weeks. You can book via this form.
The one remaining bookable session is:
- Effective Professional Development
Class Teaching 