This week I finally finished listening to Craig Barton's mammoth ‘slice of advice' podcast. Got heaps out of it, and that's why it's T1, and perfectly complimented by a summary graphic by @mrshawthorne7.
T2 is about how Bentleigh West Primary School has improved its literacy in recent years with a highly focussed and structured approach. Lots of great resources mentioned in this article.
T3 is an interesting reflection on concept models and how to make them, quite long, will be stimulating for anyone who has been exploring dual coding and other such topics recently (such as the in the work of @olicav in the Slice of Advice podcast mentioned above)
T4 and T5 both step outside of education, with running and food production, to colour our view of both perseverance and the idea of ‘hinterland' within curriculum (If you haven't heard of hinterland, Adam Boxer writes about it here). Also check out the PBS research digest podcast on ‘cognitive reframing' and how it can help you to feel better when you're struggling to run up a hill (or in other scenarios)
And I recommend you check out the idea of an ‘adversarial collaboration contest' in T9!
Enjoy : )
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Craig Barton's ‘Slice of Advice', via @mrbartonmaths, @robeastaway, summary via @mrshawthorne7
‘Slice of Advice: What did you learn this year?' A fantastic recent podcast by @mrbartonmaths and friends, https://t.co/bCdZ0iH0DI
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 31, 2019
Oh wow. This is super helpful. Thanks Charlotte 🙂 https://t.co/tTzM70rEk7
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 28, 2019
One of the segments that piqued my interest was by @robeastaway and can be read here: http://www.robeastaway.com/blog/maths-humour
How to improve literacy, via @SaraAsome's and @LD_Australia
Original tweet here.
Enjoying reading @SarahAsome ‘s interview with Learning Difficulties Australia about some of the changes and advancements to literacy instruction at @BentleighWestunder Principal @StevenCapp (here: ldaustralia.org/client/documen…). Here's the professional reading diet… (start thread)
How to make a concept model
‘How to Make a Concept Model'. This is an interesting post. Touches upon many edu concepts under different names (such as the curse of knowledge) and I expect that it will be stimulating for anyone who has been enjoying @olicav‘s book and ideas! https://t.co/5qWCdjDmiJ
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 27, 2019
Goals, Set-backs and the Psychology of Giving Up. via @teacherhead
you might enjoy this @ResearchDigest podcast on cognitive reappraisal during running @teacherhead! (2/2) https://t.co/pwHzx1D8o7
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 28, 2019
Some gorgeous ‘hinterland' curriculum, how China feeds its 1.4 billion people, ht @DSGhataura, @hugoledoux
Gorgeous #hinterland.
Cc. @adamboxer1 @DrWilkinsonSci https://t.co/VEdeEekcuQ
— Deep Singh Ghataura (@DSGhataura) July 29, 2019
Using low-stakes quizzes in PD for teachers, via @riley_ed
Top tip. When running a PD on ideas for teaching, you're teaching, so try to use the ideas you're espousing in the PD! Just as @riley_ed has done here 🙂 https://t.co/O0qZVdGsJQ
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 25, 2019
Text messages to increase student engagement in school, via @hfletcherwood
Interesting report on a series of interventions that improves student engagement and achievement in maths and literacy in a variety of settings. One key strategy was text messages and engagement with supporters. Ht @HFletcherWood https://t.co/ST9EjaRwCi pic.twitter.com/x6EoHwplvO
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 25, 2019
Maths teachers: Practice (SLOP) rearranging equations, ht @arzzax
Here are some SERIOUSLY great resources to give students practice rearranging formulas, plus, a booklet that's also helpful. Thanks heaps for this link @arzzax https://t.co/LFAKvszNgf
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 24, 2019
Adversarial collaboration contest!
This is pretty exciting. ‘ADVERSARIAL COLLABORATION CONTEST 2019', perhaps @dylanwiliam would like to work with someone regarding @bryan_caplan‘s case against education, or @PamelaSnow2
Could join forces with someone from the whole language team? https://t.co/Cvm8bDIMyg pic.twitter.com/55bDjEEW0W— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 27, 2019