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Checking Thirty Pupils, Not Three
I was sitting in a CPD session last Tuesday—one of those mandatory ones where the presenter speaks in a sort of aggressive,...
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Cold Calling Without Humiliation
I remember sitting in a middle leadership training session back in 2014, watching a consultant in a crisp suit explain how cold...
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Wait Time Changes the Answers You Get
I remember sitting in a professional development session back in 2014, watching a consultant in a crisp suit explain how “high-order scaffolding”...
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Scaffolds That Get Taken Away
I’ve sat through enough CPD sessions on “gradual release of responsibility” to know that most of the advice out there is pure...
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Thinking Aloud in Front of Thirty Pupils
I’ve sat through enough CPD sessions to know the drill: a brightly lit hall, a consultant with a polished slide deck, and...
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Designing Resources That Do Not Overload
I’ve sat through enough CPD sessions to know the drill: a consultant in a crisp shirt stands at the front of a...
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Worked Examples Before Independent Practice
I remember standing at the front of a Year 10 history class on a Tuesday afternoon, watching twenty-eight sets of eyes glaze...
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A Good Explanation Uses Two Examples and a Non-example
I remember standing at the front of a Year 9 classroom on a rainy Tuesday in November, clutching a beautifully designed PowerPoint...
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Misconceptions Survive Being Corrected Once
I remember sitting in a departmental meeting ten years ago, staring at a glossy, thirty-page training manual that promised a “revolutionary pedagogical...
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Finding Out What They Actually Know First
I remember sitting in a middle leadership meeting back in 2014, staring at a glossy PowerPoint presentation promising a “revolutionary digital ecosystem”...
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