The Importance Of Pre-Questions?
Asking students questions before they learn something can benefit memory retention. Shana Carpenter and Alexander Toftness (2017) examined the effect
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Teaching and Learning
Children Doing Dangerous Things
How much danger do we have in our lives?
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Should You Teach Like Your Hair’s On Fire?
According to Rafe Esquith, then yes, you should teach like your hair’s on fire. This is the name of his
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Question Hat
Have you ever used the question hat strategy?
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Hand Evaluation
The next time you do a staff training event then ask everyone to give you a hand assessing your session.
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Dartboard Evaluation
A really quick and simple method for children to rate an activity or show their understanding is using a dartboard
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What Type Of Teacher Are You?
To say you are ‘a teacher’ is a bit on the vague side. Yes, you might teach and let rip
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Knackered Pupils
Tired teachers make lousy teachers and tired pupils make lousy learners. Combine the two and you’ve got a bit of
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Positive Pedagogues
Actively cultivating positive emotions is essential in a school environment. We need happiness to go viral.
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Children Are Liars
Children are natural born liars. And so are the adults around them. Everyone lies. It’s in or DNA to tell pork
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