Ollie LovellAs I mentioned last week, I’m currently reading Ron Ritchhart’s ‘Creating Cultures of Thinking’. We’re nearing the end of year…
Continue ReadingTOT065: Simultaneously scaffolding writing and content knowledge in science, ‘the mistake game’, plus more Twitter Takeaways!
This week I’ve been been thinking a lot about talk and writing in the classroom. This is a result of…
Continue ReadingTOT064: What motivates your teaching? Evidence based literacy instruction, Science of Learning PD resources, + more Twitter Takeaways
Oh no, IT’S A MONSTER!!!!! (It was the holidays and I didn’t blog for a week : s) Unfortunately TOT…
Continue ReadingThe Science of Learning: Resources for 4 PD sessions
Around the time that I was first getting really excited about Cognitive Load Theory and Desirable Difficulties, and shortly following my…
Continue ReadingERRR #022. Marnee Shay on Indigenous Education, Education Research, and Flexischools
In today’s episode we’re speaking to Dr. Marnee Shay. Marnee is an Aboriginal educator and researcher who is passionate about…
Continue ReadingTOT063: A whole class feedback how-to, Who is MARGE?, + more Twitter Takeaways
It’s the school holidays in Australia and I thought I’d take a fortnight off. However, after getting over the compulsory…
Continue ReadingTOT062: Schools and priorities, the importance of curiosity, instructional coaching, + more Twitter Takeaways
It’s the last day of term before the Term 3/4 school holidays here in Melbourne, and we’ve got a bunch…
Continue ReadingUsing and Evaluating Research Evidence
This post is a work in progress. This page contains an activity that will be used in a presentation at…
Continue ReadingTOT061: What can we learn from how a baseball coach gives feedback? Snapshots from @researchED, + more twitter takeaways
T1 this week is a plug for the first Dylan Wiliam appearance on the Mr. Barton Maths podcast. If you…
Continue ReadingTOT060: A collection of tips for starting out with a new class, + more Twitter Takeaways
T1 is the second Mr Barton Maths podcast ‘slice of advice’ episode. Love this format, hearing from more than 30…
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