Since I have been writing this blog in 2012, no subject has interested me more than the nuanced, complicated staple of teaching: questioning. As a teacher of nearly 15 years, …
10 New School Year Resolutions
School starts again on Monday for me and so it is an appropriate time to procrastinate…sorry, I mean plan for the year ahead. Now, I know that the best laid …
Questioning and Feedback: Top Ten Strategies
As part of our whole staff training at Huntington School we have been sharing ideas and collating ‘Top Ten Strategies’. This list is the fruits of our labour: 1. Differentiated questioning. …
Multiple Choice Questions: A) Use regularly B) Don’t use
In the last couple of years I have become more interested in the use of multiple choice questions. I had never really used them with any regularity and considered them …
Curiosity killed by class?
When you become a father you get used to being asked endless questions about the intricacies of our complex world. The road is paved with unending questions. Why does this…? …
‘Disciplined Discussion’ – As Easy as ABC
This practical post on a couple of teaching and learning strategies is wholly indebted to an excellent trio of posts from Doug Lemov, of ‘Practice Perfect‘ and ‘Teach Like A …
Top Ten Tips for New Teachers
The new school year is careering into view already. Plans are being crafted, return to work stress is growing like a weed. My thoughts turn to the newbie teachers about …
‘Question Time’ and Asking ‘Why’
No, this post isn’t a dissection of David Dimbleby’s negotiation of a bent table full of politicking talking heads. I’m sorry if you came looking for political debates! My post …
Explanations: Top 10 Teaching Tips
“There is no pleasure to me without communication: there is not so much as a sprightly thought comes into my mind that it does not grieve me to have produced …
Questioning and Oral Feedback – Our ‘Bread & Butter’
A few weeks ago I had the great pleasure to present to the staff of my school for just over an hour on teaching and learning. My session, in the …
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