Jen Dowling

@Jac_French Love this @Jac_French CRA in action!!

Using concrete materials and multiple models to build a strong understanding of equivalent fractions. Paper squares, pattern blocks and metre rulers to represent a 0-1 number line were so effective. @Dowling3Jen #mathematics #fractions #stagetwo

@hamma_town @ayliedavidson Can you tell us more about the process pls? Or point in the direction of where to find more information? Would be very much appreciated!

After going through this planning protocol at #pmss with @ayliedavidson yesterday we trialled it as a team and smashed a potential 4-6 lesson sequence based from a starting challenging prompt…what a powerful 30 minute process #MTBoS #iteachmaths #decimal

@missidaspider Century Gothic!

One thing that makes my soul go 🤗 is font consistency. Hit me up. What is your favourite text body font? I like a single storey a, and preferably sans serif. But I am open-minded and looking for my new font love. #fonts

@Suchmo83 @Jac_French makes sense to me!

A long(ish) thread on the teaching of reading comprehension in key stage 2. Just some thoughts and opinions: 1/n

*****Xmas book giveaway!***** I have a copy of The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading to give away. Retweet this post to be in with a chance of winning it. (If this post gets past 50 retweets, I'll give away two books.)

@veritygriffin @TheReadingApe @STEPAheadTSH Is there a waiting list anywhere? I'm super keen to attend!

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I don’t know how we’ve done it, but we’ve done it! Register for this free webinar to hear The Reading Ape. @STEPAheadTSH @TheReadingApe eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-reading-…

@Jac_French @JGray46 Thanks Jackie! I actually spotted these shared on FB too - they are great and just wbat we needed. Thanks for sharing @BecWest81 👏👏

@JGray46 Things to consider @Dowling3Jen

Thanks Bec, for sharing! I've customised the Zoom expectations for our school. For anyone interested in accessing them click the link below to view and download. bit.ly/3zbV3Jq

@Jac_French Great news! 👍

@EminaMcLean @Kate31365657 Can NSW DET sign up for these session @EminaMcLean? I can see replays but doesn't seem to be an option to sign up for login to ARC!

@Kate31365657 They are only available to DET staff, sorry Kate.

DET staff can now register for the upcoming @DETVic Tutor Learning Initiative literacy focused sessions. There are four separate sessions, covering F-2 reading and spelling, F-6 vocabulary, 7-12 reading and spelling difficulties, and reading comprehension across grades.

@Jac_French Yes! Amazing how quickly the forgetting starts .... good one to share with everyone!

This is interesting @Dowling3Jen Links so well with our PL on cognitive load and the importance of regular review.

@SpeechieTeach_ Thanks for sharing Steph! Really helpful in getting instructional routines in place for fluency.👍

@DonnaIson10 @MissBrennan8 @DoE_Mathematics Thank you - will have a look!

@Dowling3Jen @MissBrennan8 @DoE_Mathematics From memory it was from this catalogue through MyPL. Great snapshot of learning.

“Numbers are incredibly flexible...and so I can be flexible with them!” I love this PL @DonnaIson10...This magic triangle was so interesting. So many ways to connect this to Number talks and Number of the day. Love it!

@Forbes4Nathan @rezmac03 @KristyLeeNott @Meg_Avery1 @Meg83 What did your warm up include? Why.do you think the students were so excited and engaged? We are also looking closely at the explicit teaching model in mathematics and thinking about how we might 'hook" students at the start of the lesson.

BPS is adopting Explicit Instruction as our core pedagogy. Plenty of “sweaty brains” in Year 6 today during a numeracy warm up. Highlights inc.the self talk and progressive increase in the speed of learning application. Great job @rezmac03. @KristyLeeNott @Meg_Avery1 @Meg83.

5 strategies of formative assessment from Dylan Wiliam. Use them to understand next steps for your learners.

@narellenies1 @RevesbyPS @jangreen31 @ElhamElAli4 @RobynBrady1725 @Coull70 What is a reading rock fitness challenge? We have just held a Readathon and are looking for ways to further encourage a love of reading in 2021!

This is why I do what I do. Students receiving their books after our Reading Rocks Fitness Challenge. The boost in our results was just a bonus. @RevesbyPS @jangreen31 @ElhamElAli4 @RobynBrady1725 @Coull70

Hadn't thought about modelled this way!

There is so much I love about @DavidDidau's latest offering, but this is probably my favourite sentiment. Leaders: ensure teachers can focus on teaching.

Summarising articles gives teachers quick access to evidence-informed T&L. Includes: CLT, Retrieval practice @RetrieveLearn, Rosenshine, What will improve a student’s memory @DTWillingham, Science of Learning @deansforimpact, Dunlosky Top 20 principles from psychology.

@EnserMark Great post Mark. I often share this wisdom from Helen Timperley