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Apr 10 2014

Eduquote: Robert Fried on the Passionate Teacher #4

The Confident Teacher / By Alex Quigley / 1 minute of reading

I am writing a series of short posts that quote directly from educators who have inspired my thinking about education and more. Here is the first edu-quote for your reading pleasure. This quotation, from Robert Fried, was found in ‘The A – Z of School Improvement’. by the inimitable Sir Tim Brighouse and David Woods. …

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Mar 27 2014

Edu-Quote: Graham Nuthall on Adapting our Teaching #1

The Confident Teacher / By Alex Quigley / 2 minutes of reading

I am writing a series of short posts that quote directly from educators who have inspired my thinking about education and more. Here is the first edu-quote for your reading pleasure. In this edu-quote Graham Nuthall captures the brilliant complexity of learning and teaching. It makes me consider what I do in the classroom …

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‘Adaptive Teaching & Vocabulary Instruction’

“With respect to classroom teaching, the term micro-adaptation might be defined as continually assessing and learning as one teaches—thought and action intertwined.”

https://www.theconfidentteacher.com/2023/02/adaptive-teaching-and-vocabulary-instruction/

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‘Top 10 Revision Strategies’

“…subject teachers need to explicitly teach the strategy, model it, & offer guided practice before we expect our students to use them effectively.”

https://www.theconfidentteacher.com/2018/01/top-10-revision-strategies/

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‘5 Vocabulary Teaching Myths’

“The depth of knowledge offered by exploring vocabulary – their histories (etymology), parts (morphology), families, connections, synonyms and antonyms – can prove challenging, inspiring and motivating…”

https://www.theconfidentteacher.com/2018/04/5-vocabulary-teaching-myths/

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