Tag Archives: MELC

The Active Ingredients of Great Teaching

Posted on February 14, 2019 by classteaching

At DMAT, we have moved away from a ‘tick-box’ approach to teaching and have embraced a ‘tight but loose’ approach.  We want teaching to be tight, in terms of focusing on sound , evidence-informed pedagogical principles, but loose in terms of … Continue reading →

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Explanation Made Easy

Posted on January 15, 2019 by classteaching

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 →

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Making every lesson count – how it came about, why it matters and how we do it

Posted on July 7, 2016 by classteaching

Today we hosted the inaugural ‘Making every lesson count conference’ at Durrington.  I started my presentation by outlining three things that were instrumental in the development of the book: A visit to my loft and a look through some of my … Continue reading →

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