Lots of great resources this week. T1 is a summary on the science of learning that provides a great overview…
Continue ReadingTOT056: The impact of devices in the classroom, STEM Project resources, + more Twitter Takeaways
T1 this week is a research summary of a great paper I read on the impact of devices in the…
Continue ReadingTOT055: Can you even develop Grit? The Learning Curriculum, Yr7 maths resources, + more Twitter Takeaways
I’m pretty excited about this week’s TOT. It’s got heaps in it. T1 is an indispensable guide for anyone working…
Continue ReadingERRR #020a. Craig Barton on Knowledge vs. Skills, Explicit Instruction, and Diagnostic Questions
It isn’t that often that you get to hear an experienced teacher lay out, from go to woe, their philosophy…
Continue ReadingTOT054: Surface vs. Deep structure, What’s the point of teaching? Mansplaining flowchart, + More Twitter Takeaways.
Surface structure and deep structure. T1 is a short and concise piece on the distinction between surface and deep structure.…
Continue ReadingTOT053: Curriculum design, assessment, slices of advice, + more Twitter Takeaways
Back from a 3 week twitter break on a family holiday, I’m excited to share some quality new takeaways this…
Continue ReadingEffect Sizes, Robust or Bogus? Reflections from my discussions with Hattie and Simpson
This post is the story of one passionate educator trying to honestly work out whether effect sizes are worth the…
Continue ReadingERRR #019. Yael Perry on Adolescent Anxiety and Depression
Despite the debilitating impacts that anxiety and depression can have on young people, research shows that, in the last year,…
Continue ReadingTOT052: A year of Teacher Ollie’s Takeaways!
I’m pretty chuffed this week because we’ve managed to make it to a year (52 weeks) worth of Teacher Ollie’s…
Continue Reading‘Flippin Heck!’ 21 things I’ve learnt from Mr Barton’s two discussions with Dylan Wiliam
Towards the end of 2016 I was explaining to a friend that I was launching The Education Research Reading Room podcast because I…
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