@Mindgeek78@Ofstednews@ProfDanielMuijs@drmattoleary I have always argued that learning walks are not meant to provide judgments on the performance of individual teachers, but rather to get a sense of the quality of teaching across the school. And observations cannot provide valid judgements of teaching and learning...
Grit is more than perseverance, but the additional element—passion—increases prediction of job performance very little, increasing the proportion of variance explained by just 2%, so not of much practical use: bit.ly/2P5LcOM ($)
@misterwootube presented with a Pythagorean cup by @NamadgiSchool’s Mr. Mantinaos. Thanks for inspiring us to develop curiosity, creativity and openness as dispositions for our maths students.
Grades must be based on a formative approach to classroom assessment so that they can reflect student status at the end of a grading period and not penalize students for initial misunderstandings or “slow starts” regarding specific topics.