The Lombard Effect In Classrooms
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November 2019
Educational Triage
It’s frightening out there. Data-based accountability within education means we aren’t really teaching anymore, we are producing, manufacturing and manipulating. Teacher’s work is increasingly constrained by performativity demands to produce…
Classroom Monitors
If you work in a primary school then you will know that children love helping.
The Rise Of Gemeinschaftsgefühl
Are students engaging with the world around them?
Teacher Jokes
What are your favourite ‘teacher’ jokes? Here are a few of mine: A man went into a fish shop and said, “Can I have a tail end, please?” So the…
Shushing Teachers, What Do They Know?
I hope you aren’t a shushing teacher. I was once upon a time but I managed to stop and I’m so glad I did. I was told that a “Shush,…
Are You A Wonder-Working Wizard?
I wonder. I wonder whether you inspire your class to wonder or whether you like to keep a lid on things? The ‘datafication‘ of teaching has cretainly pushed wonder to…
Feel The F.E.A.R
Schools can be intimidating places to trainees, especially when a new placement is on the horizon. The school may have a reputation and this can fuel anxiety. Our fear of…
Are You A Graceful Teacher?
Teachers and other adults in the classroom all have an important role to play in ensuring that the conditions are right for effective learning to take place. And that means…
The Five Phases Of Teaching
At what stage are you at?