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Attention Contagion

Student behavior is contagious in the classroom. What behaviors are your students catching?

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'Improving Independent Learning'

'Even for the pupils who appear most helpless, a sustained approach to teaching strategies to develop independence is workable.'

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You've heard of the 'jigsaw' method, where students learn a small piece and explain it to each other.

SOUNDS GREAT!

Should teachers use it?

Our blogger looks at the research picture:

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How can we use accountability to encourage teachers to adopt a new technique?

Well accountability can flow in 2 directions and often we only use one.

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The problem with #mentoring ...

Mentors often fail to realize their role as a teacher or trainer, and/or they don’t have the necessary skills to effectively help the new employees. Proficiency at the job doesn’t always translate to helping others improve.

Conversely, mentees…

Sometimes a phrase is so well put it captures the gist of many of our experiences. It seems to follow you around growing and growing in meaning.

For me this phrase is “memory is the residue of thought” - Daniel Willingham.

This is what it means to me:

Your bank holiday #EduWeeklyRoundUp is here. #BOTW goes to fellow RS director Phil Stock and also in are: Bradford Research School Blake Harvard Greenshaw Research Blackpool Research School Alex Quigley Peps Jo Castelino (drjcastelino on threads) Tom Sherrington InnerDrive
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The five best science fiction films are:
1. Blade Runner.
2. 2001 A Space Odyssey.
3. Contact.
4. Gattaca.
5. Independence Day. 'Welcome to Earth!'
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Would you rather have a takeaway, or see myself Nick Pointer Mary Myatt Dave Ellison-Lee Juli Ryzop Adam Woodward oliver caviglioli and a whole host of other amazing people?!

There really is only one right answer...
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(Plus who wouldn't want this view?!)

Really pleased with how this show turned out - lots of positive feedback so far and lots of questions as well. If you’re curious, give it a download and let us know what you thought. paulcline Teachers Talk Radio

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If you missed the show yesterday, catch up on our chat around instructional coaching paulcline and myself on Teachers Talk Radio

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I am delighted to share my new website...

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All my blogs, newsletters and resources are now in one place. You can sign up to access to my free resources, including lots of exclusive new resources.

Excellent thread from Peps. To me the really crucial bit is how much teachers and leaders underestimate just how important these things are & therefore that these things can't just be left to chance.

Beautiful pre-school run preparing for the Ncl-Gateshead 1/2 marathon this Sunday.

Me, Tom Pattison and friends are running to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer UK in memory of my incredible Mum who passed last year.

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A word of warning on teaching tricks.

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Great post from Tom - how do we know, in the moment, how *everyone* in the class is doing?

Looking for a live discussion on all things Instructional coaching? Look no further… 18:00-19:30 tonight. Hope to hear you there! Teachers Talk Radio paulcline

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1. The most troubling aspect of the discourse about SLANT etc has been the conflation of so many conditions and individual circumstances into 'this is exclusive to children with SEND.' A few things it is important to get below..

Instructional coaching with Adam Kohlbeck FCMI FCCT and guest paulcline podbean.com/lsw/TTradio?ls…