Teacher Ollie's Takeaways is a weekly-ish post (and sometimes a podcast!) bringing together some of the fascinating things that Ollie read throughout the week-ish. Find all past Teacher Ollie's Takeaways here,
Lesson starters… the German way
Check out the podcast that this was the article linked to here.
Really interesting starter to a lesson from one of the two papers for next ERRR podcast. Last episode: https://t.co/VkH13wa0Ix pic.twitter.com/lnhNyGQo58
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) September 17, 2017
STEM+E=STEME. The ‘E' stands for ‘ethics'
STEAME… The last E stands for ethics. This could prompt a fantastic classroom discussion! https://t.co/DgJmLl8jO4
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) October 5, 2017
Large scale data analysis gives insights into major determinants of student achievement
How to improve student educational outcomes: New insights from data analytics https://t.co/sOnIizUqHb via @McKinsey
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) October 6, 2017
Conclusions:
-Finding 1: Having the right mindsets matters much more than socioeconomic background.
-Finding 2: Students who receive a blend of teacher-directed and inquiry-based instruction have the best outcomes.
… This is good stuff. Read it!
Balancing instruction for max benefit. Also see https://t.co/VkH13wa0Ix https://t.co/7ew1oRoUcm pic.twitter.com/COUuXllPXb
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) October 6, 2017
Evidence never enough
More evidence that humans are bad at interpreting evidence when ideologies get involved! https://t.co/weHh9vbdSn
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) October 6, 2017
Working memory depletion effects
(Good to read in tandom with my interview with John Sweller)
Working memory depletion effects. https://t.co/VFiKhxIYd6 via @greg_ashman
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) October 6, 2017