Are You Guilty Of The Macabre Constant?
johndabell You might like to think you are unbiased but the reality is we are all full of biases. The Macabre Constant is a theorised bias in educational assessment that happens…
Teaching and Learning
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 of prequestions by using video lectures. 85 students watched three…
Children Doing Dangerous Things
How much danger do we have in our lives?
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 book which describes the ‘methods and madness inside room 56’.…
Question Hat
Have you ever used the question hat strategy?
Hand Evaluation
The next time you do a staff training event then ask everyone to give you a hand assessing your session. Does that sound scary? Well, it shouldn’t because feedback is…
Dartboard Evaluation
A really quick and simple method for children to rate an activity or show their understanding is using a dartboard evaluation. The idea is that they use sticky dots or…
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 what you know but teaching is more than that. It’s…
Knackered Pupils
Tired teachers make lousy teachers and tired pupils make lousy learners. Combine the two and you’ve got a bit of a problem. We all take it as given that teachers…
Positive Pedagogues
Actively cultivating positive emotions is essential in a school environment. We need happiness to go viral.