Tag Archives: Cognitive science

The highs and lows of spaced practice

Posted on March 12, 2019 by classteaching

By Andy Tharby Spaced practice (or ‘spacing’ or ‘distributed practice’) involves repeatedly coming back to the information that we are learning in various short sessions, spaced out over time, rather than ‘cramming’ it into a single intense period – known … Continue reading →

Posted in General Teaching | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Two conversations about the front of the classroom

Posted on May 2, 2016 by classteaching

Last week I had two conversations about the front of the classroom, that I think are worth sharing and thinking about. The first was on a street corner, outside the school, whilst I was on duty before school.  Sue Wolstenholme, … Continue reading →

Posted in General Teaching | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Subject Pedagogy Development Session 3: Remembering and revising

Posted on March 9, 2016 by classteaching

During our INSET day today, Andy Tharby led our third Subject Pedagogy Development Session, focusing on memory – how we should be using what we know about memory, to support revision. Andy started by telling us about degus – a … Continue reading →

Posted in CPD Events, General Teaching | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

Keeping it simple

Posted on January 28, 2016 by classteaching

Tonight’s 15 minute forum was led by Andy Tharby.   Andy’s session was based around his own blog on the same topic, but also this one by Nick Rose.   The premise of his session was very simple.  As teachers, we put … Continue reading →

Posted in 15 Minute Forums, General Teaching | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

The Benefits of Regular Retrieval Practice

Posted on September 25, 2014 by classteaching

The first 15 minute forum of the new year was led tonight by Andy Tharby.  Andy was discussing strategies that can be used to develop memory. Why knowledge is important 1. The more automatic and effortless their knowledge is, the … Continue reading →

Posted in 15 Minute Forums, General Teaching | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

Spacing and Interleaving

Posted on June 12, 2014 by classteaching

The 15 minute forum tonight was led by Andy Tharby, inspired by the above book.  One of the principles behind this, is that we should be designing a curriculum and teaching sequence around what we know about memory – so … Continue reading →

Posted in 15 Minute Forums | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

A Grand Day Out With Hattie & Waters

Posted on May 19, 2014 by classteaching

Today I attended the OSIRIS ‘Outstanding Teaching Conference 2014’ in London.  I always enjoy these events, but was particularly looking forward to this one, as they had two educational heavyweights on the bill – John Hattie and Mick Waters. Neither … Continue reading →

Posted in CPD Events, General Teaching | Tagged , | 11 Comments

Why Don’t Students Like School?

Posted on April 24, 2014 by classteaching

The 15 Minute Forum tonight was led by Andy Tharby.  Andy has recently read Daniel Willingham’s book ‘Why Don’t Students Like School?‘ and was sharing some of the ideas from it. The book makes a strong case for a more … Continue reading →

Posted in 15 Minute Forums | Tagged , | 2 Comments