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Musings on research. Mostly about instructional coaching, the science of learning, teacher retention.
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Why I hate popsicle sticks for cold calling (opens the original)
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I have nothing against popsicles or lolly ices as all right-thinking northerners call them. It’s the sticks in the classroom I object to. You know the ones: every pupil’s name written on a stick, tucked into a cup, ready to be drawn when the teacher asks a question. They’re often presented as a simple solution to a familiar problem. If we only take answers from volunteers, the same confident pupils can dominate, so why not let chance decide?I understand the appeal. I remember watching the videos
Everything I’ve Learnt About Life and Education from ‘70 Up’ (opens the original)
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“Completed it, mate”: teacher identity and Australia’s reading wars (opens the original)
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Since moving to Australia, I have occasionally wondered whether I have changed continents or travelled backwards in time. Reading some of the exchanges about explicit teaching, particularly the science of reading, feels remarkably like being back in England ten or fifteen years ago. The arguments are familiar, as are the accusations and the extraordinary speed with which a discussion about how children learn becomes a judgement about what kind of person their teacher must be. If you are a fan of
One small yes: The leadership decisions that keep teachers teaching (opens the original)
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‘Our kids can’t’: The soft bigotry of low expectations (opens the original)
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