The death of modelling – why analogue teaching is the bridge to deeper pupil understanding. There’s an element of teaching that is dying, withering on the pedagogical vine, and it is one that holds the key to deeper pupil understanding, more effective teaching, and a dynamic, adaptive and responsive approach. Its bountiful harvest is sadlyContinue reading “The gradual decline of effective teacher modelling – why tech can often hinder modelling”
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Powerpoint and IWBs – It’s time to reclaim analogue teaching
When was the last time you taught an individual lesson without using an interactive whiteboard, without PowerPoint, without pre prepared digital resources? When was the last time you did this for a full day? A full week? There is a definite default in classrooms across the country, and that default is a digital one. SpendingContinue reading “Powerpoint and IWBs – It’s time to reclaim analogue teaching”
The lost art of planning
On my travels, I speak to hundreds if not thousands of experienced teachers and school leaders and there’s a common conversation in an, “all roads lead to Rome” way, that always seems to crop up in most conversations. This is the seemingly, “lost art of planning”. When I first started training in the mid 90s,Continue reading “The lost art of planning”
Thinking Flexibly 