Gen Dennis

@liteneasyau my lite n easy order did not arrive on Friday, this order was in excess of $200. Could a member of your team contact me.

Working on a keynote. Anyone have short funny YouTube videos you recommend? I'll try to turn them into whatever point I'm making 😜

@ZeinaChalich Build trust, be transparent and make no changes. That first year is getting an understanding of how things are. I would be taking particular note of the school culture. How exciting, congrats :)

IMPROVING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS "Schools’ teaching of SEL should aim to develop skills that are developmentally appropriate for each year group, in a coordinated and connected way" Find out more>> eef.li/primary-sel

Sharing in case this helps you too : I’ve been really struggling last few weeks swinging across red orange yellow zones & feeling incredibly angry & frustrated inc with myself worried letting everyone down reading this chart has helped & given me hope ill get back to green zone

Make sure pupils understand exam command words. ⤵️✅

This is a brilliant resource by @brad_teacher. Use it to create remote learning that works! 👏👏👏

Research can't tell teachers what to do—classrooms are too complex for that ever to be likely. But research can identify "best bets" for improving practice, and the Great Teaching Toolkit Evidence Review is pretty much the state of the art in this regard: greatteaching.com

What it will take to improve evidence-informed decision-making in schools? Some thoughtful proposals from @erickalenze: bit.ly/31aaMv1

Some things I want my students to know... Know who you are Know you have purpose Know your strengths Know your dreams Know your choices shape your future Know you matter (you have infinite worth) Know empathy Know kindness Know I’m your biggest fan #FutureDriven

I have now uploaded more formative assessment videos to YouTube: bit.ly/DWiliamYouTube. The first 3 videos that look like the picture below give an overview, and the other 6 go into more detail, including discussion questions for teachers. Details here: bit.ly/2YpS68P

Rubrics I made this week with Creative Writing, based on studies of curriculum, learning map, exemplars. Embedded curricular competencies with student-created criteria beneath. They reflect after attempts, using columns to label achievement & adjust for future. #gradeless

Our primary team have put together another fantastic set of activities that can easily be done at home, covering everything from worm charming to the science of baking bread 🏡 bit.ly/2K9Da6y #HomeLearningUK #ScienceFromHome

God bless the teachers. I love them so much.

The thoughts going through your mind right now will pass. Focus on the positive, the good things you have in life. Everything you've stressed and worried about in the past has come and gone. These thoughts and emotions you're feeling right now will too. You got this. Just believe

Can you open the lock?

Diagram of video meeting attention span

Oh dear....