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Six Current Questions about using the Markbook
Although I have developed and shared my formative markbook over three or four years, it has not been used widely. It has been picked up by several schools, and across both science and liberal arts practitioners. I have reflected about its use...
Ten Thoughts about my teaching having spoken to others
The past week I have spent travelling to many different schools with only a solicited email and the request for a 'chat'. Seeing different schools and experiencing different philosophies for teaching English helps to refine my own. It is easy to narrow focus unduly....
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Six points on the reality of Teaching in 2015
As I said (at some length!) in my last post, each year brings with it the promise of the next being better. Of course, the ambition of the year must fight against the tricky tides of mood and promise; schemes of work must be breathed into life by Year 9 on a Friday...
Content-based teaching vs Criteria-based teaching: an update for a new year
As teachers in the Western world begin to head back to school, I remember the words of my last post: things will be better this year. Upon finishing my first year as a confirmed bachelor (and NQT) in Yorkshire, I spent several days enjoying films, games, books and...
Meanderings on using my Markbook a part of my lesson planning
Before using my Markbook you need to: a) Decide on the ability range of the class. b) Decide on how often you are going to mark for categories. c) Decide when you are going to mark for categories, and when you are going to mark for diagnosis, and when you are going to...
Thoughts on Starting a New School Year
The thing about the beginning of each school year is that you always feel that things will be better. It does not matter how inherently unknown the future might seem in a people profession, the complications of managing people and learning seem to melt behind the...
Great Work: Writing to Argue Altan Haan
Argumentative Writing on Capital Punishment Altan Haan June 8, 2014 Capital Punishment or the death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime.[1] This dictionary de nition is only the literal meaning. We need...
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