Rosenshine's Principles in Action

Rosenshine's Principles in Action

Author: Tom Sherrington

Publisher: John Catt Educational

Published: 2019-05-06

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9781912906208

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Sherrington amplifies and augments the principles and further demonstrates how they can be put into practice in everyday classrooms.


Rosenshine's Principles in Action: The Workbook

Rosenshine's Principles in Action: The Workbook

Author: Claire Grimes

Publisher: John Catt Educational

Published: 2020-07-14

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9781913622121

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Following the resounding success of Tom Sherrington's Rosenshine's Principles in Action, the seminal principles have swiftly become a practical support for teachers looking to develop their classroom practice. The Workbook seeks to further this engagement by providing a thought-provoking and reflective guide designed to encourage teachers in all settings to become self-aware practitioners. Completed alongside a series of video masterclasses delivered by Sherrington, teachers will be led through a range of questions and activities devised to secure pedagogical understanding and ensure teachers are left with clear actions to support pupil progress. The five-session structure of the workbook explores the fundamentals of classroom practice, finishing with a guided reflection on Rosenshine's Principles in Action, thus providing the reader with a stimulating companion to Sherrington's excellent work. Foreword by Tom Sherrington


Teaching WalkThrus

Teaching WalkThrus

Author: Tom Sherrington

Publisher: John Catt Educational

Published: 2020-04

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781912906765

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Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli present 50 essential teaching techniques, each with five clear and concise illustrations and explanations.


Making Every Lesson Count

Making Every Lesson Count

Author: Shaun Allison

Publisher: Crown House Publishing

Published: 2015-06-11

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1845909771

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Packed with practical teaching strategies, Making Every Lesson Count bridges the gap between research findings and classroom practice. Shaun Allison and Andy Tharby examine the evidence behind what makes great teaching and explore how to implement this in the classroom to make a difference to learning. They distil teaching and learning down into six core principles challenge, explanation, modelling, practice, feedback and questioning and show how these can inspire an ethos of excellence and growth, not only in individual classrooms but across a whole school too. Combining robust evidence from a range of fields with the practical wisdom of experienced, effective classroom teachers, the book is a complete toolkit of strategies that teachers can use every lesson to make that lesson count. There are no gimmicky ideas here just high impact, focused teaching that results in great learning, every lesson, every day. To demonstrate how attainable this is, the book contains a number of case studies from a number of professionals who are successfully embedding a culture of excellence and growth in their schools. Making Every Lesson Count offers an evidence-informed alternative to restrictive Ofsted-driven definitions of great teaching, empowering teachers to deliver great lessons and celebrate high-quality practice. Suitable for all teachers including trainee teachers, NQTs, and experienced teachers who want quick and easy ways to enhance their practice and make every lesson count. Educational Book Award winner 2016 Judges' comments: A highly practical and interesting resource with loads of information and uses to support and inspire teachers of all levels of experience. An essential staffroom book.


Writing for Pleasure

Writing for Pleasure

Author: Ross Young

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-29

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1000298841

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This book explores what writing for pleasure means, and how it can be realised as a much-needed pedagogy whose aim is to develop children, young people, and their teachers as extraordinary and life-long writers. The approach described is grounded in what global research has long been telling us are the most effective ways of teaching writing and contains a description of the authors’ own research project into what exceptional teachers of writing do that makes the difference. The authors describe ways of building communities of committed and successful writers who write with purpose, power, and pleasure, and they underline the importance of the affective aspects of writing teaching, including promoting in apprentice writers a sense of self-efficacy, agency, self-regulation, volition, motivation, and writer-identity. They define and discuss 14 research-informed principles which constitute a Writing for Pleasure pedagogy and show how they are applied by teachers in classroom practice. Case studies of outstanding teachers across the globe further illustrate what world-class writing teaching is. This ground-breaking text is essential reading for anyone who is concerned about the current status and nature of writing teaching in schools. The rich Writing for Pleasure pedagogy presented here is a radical new conception of what it means to teach young writers effectively today.


The Fundamentals of Teaching

The Fundamentals of Teaching

Author: Mike Bell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-10-12

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1000196623

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Teachers are bombarded with advice about how to teach. The Fundamentals of Teaching cuts through the confusion by synthesising the key findings from education research and neuroscience to give an authoritative guide. It reveals how learning happens, which methods work best and how to improve any students’ learning. Using a tried-and-tested, Five-Step model for applying the methods effectively in the classroom, Mike Bell shows how you can improve learning and eliminate time-consuming, low-effect practices that increase stress and workload. He includes case studies from teachers working across different subjects and age groups which model practical strategies for: Prior Knowledge Presenting new material Setting challenging tasks Feedback and improvement Repetition and consolidation. This powerful resource is highly recommended for all teachers, school leaders and trainee teachers who want to benefit from the most effective methods in their classrooms.


Understanding How We Learn

Understanding How We Learn

Author: Yana Weinstein

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-08-22

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1351358049

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Educational practice does not, for the most part, rely on research findings. Instead, there’s a preference for relying on our intuitions about what’s best for learning. But relying on intuition may be a bad idea for teachers and learners alike. This accessible guide helps teachers to integrate effective, research-backed strategies for learning into their classroom practice. The book explores exactly what constitutes good evidence for effective learning and teaching strategies, how to make evidence-based judgments instead of relying on intuition, and how to apply findings from cognitive psychology directly to the classroom. Including real-life examples and case studies, FAQs, and a wealth of engaging illustrations to explain complex concepts and emphasize key points, the book is divided into four parts: Evidence-based education and the science of learning Basics of human cognitive processes Strategies for effective learning Tips for students, teachers, and parents. Written by "The Learning Scientists" and fully illustrated by Oliver Caviglioli, Understanding How We Learn is a rejuvenating and fresh examination of cognitive psychology's application to education. This is an essential read for all teachers and educational practitioners, designed to convey the concepts of research to the reality of a teacher's classroom.


Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory in Action

Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory in Action

Author: Oliver Lovell

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2020-10-23

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1913808440

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What is it that enables students to learn from some classroom activities, yet leaves them totally confused by others? Although we can't see directly into students' minds, we do have Cognitive Load Theory, and this is the next best thing. Built on the foundation of all learning, the human memory system, Cognitive Load Theory details the exact actions that teachers can take to maximise student outcomes.Written under the guidance, and thoroughly reviewed by the originator of CLT, John Sweller, this practical guide summarises over 30 years of research in this field into clear and easily understandable terms. This book features both a thorough discussion of the core principles of CLT and a wide array of classroom-ready strategies to apply it to art, music, history, chemistry, PE, mathematics, computer science, economics, biology, and more.


The Hidden Lives of Learners

The Hidden Lives of Learners

Author: Graham Nuthall

Publisher: Nzcer Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13:

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The focus is on how students experience classroom learning activities and how they learn from that experience.


Embedded Formative Assessment

Embedded Formative Assessment

Author: Dylan Wiliam

Publisher: Solution Tree Press

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1936765012

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Formative assessment plays an important role in increasing teacher quality and student learning when it’s viewed as a process rather than a tool. Emphasizing the instructional side of formative assessment, this book explores in depth the use of classroom questioning, learning intentions and success criteria, feedback, collaborative and cooperative learning, and self-regulated learning to engineer effective learning environments for students.