MUSINGS Teachers not knowing what students have learned I had an insight about my experience of education recently. In all the time I've been in education, there wouldn't have been one teacher, lecturer or instructor…
THREE STEP ROUTINES Self and peer evaluation of written work This is a three-step approach to self and peer evaluation of written work but it could work equally well with oral work as well. 1…
THREE STEP ROUTINES A collaborative approach to mind mapping I like this approach to mind mapping because it is done in a different way. Generally, mind mapping will happen with the teacher at the front…
FREE THOUGHTS Teacher-Talking-Time (TTT) 1 One of the main impressions I get from overhearing people’s teaching is that teachers tend to love the sound of their own voices. I very often hear the teachers in…
MUSINGS Artificial Intelligence Yes, I use and have used AI as part of my lessons and lesson preparation. I can understand that it's useful and can play a role in my teaching life. I've used…
THREE STEP ROUTINES Colour-coded feedback on writing This isn't exactly a routine but it's the approach I now use to student writing after spending a year on the development of writing portfolios. 1 Yellow: Every…
THREE STEP ROUTINES A collaborative approach to speaking This is an approach to speaking in which learners are encouraged to talk reponsibility for the quality of each other's work. 1 Students work in pairs. Student…
FREE THOUGHTS Person-centred teaching 1 What is the problem with a teacher saying they are student or learner-centred in their teaching practice? 2 The issue is that nobody walks into your classroom as just a…
FREE THOUGHTS Hierarchies 1 Are you in the correct place in the hierarchy that exists in your school? 2 Not if your abilities are threatening to other people. 3 But if you are good, don't…
FREE THOUGHTS The brilliance of Paulo Freire 1 Paulo Freire was once discussing how education systems work. 2 Freire said that in most education systems we ask students questions like "What is the capital of…
