Feedback TIP for Marking
Over the years I have seen many letters and acronyms when it comes to providing pupils with written feedback. There are a range of them: T for targets; I for …
Kolb’s reflective cycle in classroom practice
I recently watched Geoffrey Canada’s TED Talks about the urgency of change that is needed in our thinking of education. For example, he says that people are angry at the …
Do school rewards demotivate pupils?
The pupils are restless as they eagerly anticipate who will win the tablet computer for the most achievement points. The leadership team are gleaming trying to keep the pupils quiet while they intentionally string out …
Differing learning speeds
The word I hate most used by pupils in the classroom is ‘can’t’. I can’t do this, I can’t do that. What do you mean you can’t do it? Well, …