Mrs Thompson

@PepsMccrea @GetTimGoing powerful thread.

When multiple teachers within a school all use the same routines, special things happen. A short thread on collective acceleration: ↓

When information that is important to a thinking task disappears, it hinders learning because students have to both remember it & think about it at the same time, reducing WM available to analyze & remember. Notes on how to adapt teaching in response: teachlikeachampion.org/blog/show-call…

We think that all memory is stored in the brain. But our study published today in @NatureComms shows that all cells—even kidney cells—can count, detect patterns, store memories, and do so similarly to brain cells. My first (co)corresponding author paper!🧵nature.com/articles/s4146…

I flipping love this assessment format. ✅matches the selective retrieval process they need to write paragraphs at all key stages ✅good at revealing patterns of weaker knowledge ✅they use some vocabulary without full paras ✅low floor high ceiling- they can show off

@PoppyWatto @StuartLock @BBCr4today edutopia.org/article/more-d…

On @BBCr4today they have someone on suggesting all schools should have movement breaks, brain breaks, and brain gym as whole school policies. Complaining we have never done this. The 00s appalling schools, low achievement want their ideology back. Brain gym is nonsense.

@OUPSecondary @FunkyPedagogy 📚

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My collection of 30+ digital manipulatives. All free and simple to use. mathsbot.com/manipulatives

@HeyMissSmith Secondary school teachers have been using them for years. They are a key tool for formative assessment. Not a primary or secondary tool. A tool. Like all tools, they can be used well, they can be used poorly.

@rossettPE @Rossett So so sorry to hear this news😔. My condolences to Matthew’s family.

We are desperately saddened to hear of the tragic incident that took the life of former @Rossett student Matty Bird. Matty was a superb all round sportsman but an even better human being. We pass our condolences onto his sister Megan and the rest of the family. 1/2

Behaviour in schools is the single biggest barrier to learning. A few years back @ianwhite21 produced an excellent thread on reframing positive behaviour with 20 ways to help manage behaviour in the classroom. I did 4 one pagers to highlight how good these methodologies are. They are available for download from my shared drive.

What is the most important of Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction? 🤔 We believe that his 6th, checking for understanding, underpins the other nine – head to the blog to find out how 👉 bit.ly/3X3yZjt

Check out the poster I created for Alex. Be sure to read his blogs on Adaptive Teaching. alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-teach…

Interesting behaviour booklet from @EvidenceInEdu 👇 2366135.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2366135/…

Off the back of the amazing key note by @HughesHaili at @researchEDSW I am now obsessed by the phrase 'Tacit Knowledge' and how we are losing it by the truckload because of poor teacher retention. Possible impact on 'Adaptive Expertise' loss as well? @SCottinghatt

@mrsjmasters @MissEstruch youtu.be/X5lGejJiPHY?si…

@mrsjmasters I looked at the predictions from @MissEstruch. Energy transfers being one we’ve practiced. There is some good materials from AQA to support teacher marking of this essay with some sample essays. Got the students to mark them using mark schemes. Lead to interesting discussion.

Anyone tracking likely essay titles for this year’s AQA paper 3?

@mrsjmasters @MissEstruch filestore.aqa.org.uk/content/ase-20…