As part of a series of blogs focused on Durrington’s six teaching principles, this piece deals with the underpinning principle of explanation. It marries with James Crane’s blog on the Durrington Research School website. According to the Collins English Dictionary ‘if you give … Continue reading
On Saturday Andy Tharby was at researchED Kent. Andy was talking about his new book ‘How to explain absolutely anything to absolutely anyone: The art and science of teacher explanation’. Here are the slides from his talk:
Tonight’s 15 minute forum was led by our Director of Science, Steph Temple. Steph started the session by apologising for her powerpoint and saying that she wasn’t much of a powerpoint person…which probably explains why she was leading this session! … Continue reading
Many thanks to Durrington geography teacher Hannah Townsend for this post, where she reflects on the importance of challenge and high expectations in KS3. * I recently read a post on a GCSE geography teachers’ forum asking for advice about how … Continue reading
The educational twittershpere can be a very strange place. Over the weekend there was a flurry of discussion about powerpoint – whether it was useful or not for teachers. Who would have thought that powerpoint could bring about such a passionate response…especially on the first … Continue reading
The 15 minute forum tonigh was led by Andy Tharby. Andy started by sharing 3 principles for good teacher explanation: New knowledge should be linked to existing knowledge Ideas should be introduced in clear steps Abstract ideas are made simple and concrete in … Continue reading
As a science teacher, it’s not always easy to put into practice what we know is important in terms of effective learning. We know the importance of repetition and regular practice, but with a content heavy subject and limited curriculum … Continue reading
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