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🧵Coaching questions The problem? Questioning in coaching gets a good or bad rap sometimes on ideological grounds But if we see questioning as a surface feature then it’s not about whether you ask qs - it’s about why you're asking them Let's start with a dating analogy👇

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Educational leaders can improve decision-making through better reasoning and argumentation. My newsletter covers belief formation, argument types, common fallacies, and practical steps for fostering productive dialogue. https://open.substack.com/pub/rodjnaquin/p/from-belief-to-practice

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Adaptive teaching: A Thread… Adaptive teaching is crucial to high quality, inclusive education that enables pupils to achieve success. So, what is adaptive teaching, when does it take place and how can it be implemented?

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Does information related to explicitly retrieved content experience the positive outcomes of the testing effect? https://theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/02/24/what-we-retrieve-matters/

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The amazing Jennifer Gonzalez @cultofpedagogy.bsky.social shared my research in her most recent EduTip about #retrievalpractice. Check it out! #EduSky www.cultofpedagogy.com/edutips/edut...

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Timely reminders here thanks @alexjquigley.bsky.social

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In 2022, I joined a fellowship where I worked with colleagues from Nigeria, Romania, the UK and the US to consider how we could promote learning sciences. We chose to spend two years speaking to experts on belonging in schools. Here, we explain why: youtu.be/sruTj48GzYI?...

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Understanding Memory and Learning 🧠 This eBook offers an introduction that every teacher can use as a starting point. What’s a memorable ‘aha moment’ you’ve witnessed when a student truly grasped a concept? Download this free eBook from our Great Teaching series! 👉 https://buff.ly/3X8UcYw

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Here are all the Direct Instruction podcast episodes in one place: www.nifdi.org/resources/ne...

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You can read Paul Kirschner’s Forward about the cognitive basis for effective teaching explanations here! educationrickshaw.com/2025/02/22/p...

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Two very useful blogs from David Thomas on SEND policy. Part 1: The SEND Crisis Why children are getting worse care, more slowly at greater cost open.substack.com/pub/thingsda...

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From me, in @schoolsweek.bsky.social today schoolsweek.co.uk/what-do-we-m...

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How to get interleaving wrong: In our new online course we've worked hard to provide not just examples but also non-examples and lethal mutations. Find out more: www.academica-group.com/en/how-teach...

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Supporting pupils with SEND to access the curriculum There’s plenty of evidence that pupils enjoy learning difficult things. One example, from Dame Alison Peacock DL, DLitt ‘Assessment for Learning without Limits’. /1

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Making Retrieval Practice Actually Work - @carlhendrick.substack.com #teacher #retrievalpractice carlhendrick.substack.com/p/making-ret...

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#FridayFive Rain. 1. Kiss the Rain. Bille Myers. 2. Why Does It Always Rain On Me? Travis. 3. Rainy Days and Mondays. The Carpenters. 4. Purple Rain. Prince. 5. Umbrella. Rihanna.

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I genuinely believe teaching is the best profession! We are responsible for shaping characters of our pupils as much as we think hard about how to improve their attainment. How stimulating & what a privilege. My article with @joshpd.bsky.social below 👇🏼 #EduSky schoolsweek.co.uk/we-need-a-be...

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If you're interested in retrieval and retrieval practice, this podcast with the brilliant Gareth Bates by the @edupulseco.bsky.social crew is a must listen. Gareth studies and researches this stuff and has practical guidance too. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/edu...

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Vocabulary isn't just about learning words. Research shows that knowing word combinations can significantly boost language skills & reading fluency for #multilingual learners. Full article by Riches, N. et al. doi:10.1017/S0305000921000490 #EduSky #EAL

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‘Child ~ children’ means the same as German ‘Kind ~ Kinder’ and Dutch ‘kind ~ kinderen’, and they look alike too. However, it’s not etymologically related to them in any way. ‘Kind’ is distantly related to Greek ‘génesis’ (creation) and Italian ‘gente’ (people). ‘Child’ has a different origin:

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Retrieval Practice: Free One Pager Guide by @carlhendrick.substack.com open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...

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🗣️ Teaching is challenging, but rewarding. Seeing students grow and succeed is unparalleled. Check out @joshpd.bsky.social and @priteshraichura.bsky.social on the demands & rewards of teaching in @schoolsweek.bsky.social. And why not watch Pritesh in action⁉️: steplab.co/film

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Incandescent and fluorescent light bulb comparison in infrared #iTeachPhysics 🎢 www.youtube.com/shorts/J_Hm8...

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Latest post on retrieval practice

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One for Deci/Ryan AND Skinner fans: External rewards can act as an initial stimulus for engagement helping unmotivated students develop intrinsic motivation. But once learning becomes intrinsically rewarding, extrinsic incentives can disrupt motivation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Why don't schools change? Why don't schools improve? Why does it seem so hard to make it stick? @rethinkingjames.bsky.social joins me and @amymayforrester.bsky.social this week to discuss all things school improvement and implementation. Tune in and share! open.spotify.com/episode/2gSa...

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I seem to reading / listening to a lot of things about school improvement at the moment. Anyway, this was fascinating….well worth a listen even if it has no direct relevance to you!

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You can’t connect the dots if you don’t have any dots.

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In order to retain new information we have to connect it with what we already know. Activating pupils' prior learning helps that connection process, but how do you do it? Try out our 4 ways to build connections ⬇️✅ Your professional learning partner www.impact.wales

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This section from @suchmo83.bsky.social’s book on crafting a reading curriculum has a wonderful little nugget on using extracts to boost breadth in the wider curriculum, even if there isn’t space to teach a topic in full. Listen to the podcast for dozens more insights.

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