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4 thoughts about using data in the classroom (and a PowerPoint!)
Speaking with our staff about data on Monday evening, I had four (yes!) thoughts: a) What is the purpose of data reported to SMT on a termly basis? Is it to report on assessments? Is it to track the rhythms of students' performance? I have seen data reported to SMT at...
Success, ambition, reality
When it comes to expectations of my students, I often ask the vexatious question: "Why work?" The conversation continues onto the normalised responses of: Grades Qualification Job Money (Family) Possessions Happiness I do not believe that the below article I paste for...
Perhaps the single greatest source of cultural capital for the aspiring (i)GCSE student?
Each year I find students who want to better know the curious attractions cultural capital: from my form group (or me!) who want to sing passages from Bohemian Rhapsody, and wish to know the individual plot synopsis for each Shakespearean play, to those students who...
10 Steps to revitalise your classroom in a new school
Having started a new challenge in a new classroom, in a new school (in a new country), I reflect here on what steps I will take on how to revitalise my classroom. Clutter The first thing I notice about a classroom (not least my own!) is the amount of clutter that...
Society of excellence – 5 quick thoughts
1) Seeing that supermarkets may remove guilt counters, I wonder what a society that pushed people for improvement would look like? 2) It would have grapes and energy drinks at the counter. It would want people to drink water well, and to take pleasure from this too.It...
The Quill Guy Blurb 2009-13
The Quill Guy blurb 2009-2013 I've decided to update the introduction to my website to reflect its niche as a working classroom teacher who applies principles in real-life situations. For the sakes of posterity, saved here is the previous blurb. Who is The Quill Guy?...
The foundation of teaching analysis to EAL students? Graphic Organiser resource Part 1
I have increasingly been drawn to Geoff Petty's 'Evidenced Based Teaching' as a way of improving what I do. My movement from content-based to criteria-based teaching sees me wanting to plan types of activities (like Julie Blake's Full English), rather than simply...
Eights points in Aiming for excellence – Room at the Top
Experiencing excellence transform you. Once you have achieved at the highest levels available at your perceived limits, nothing else really satisfies. When I ran, I achieved city records. Now, trotting out winning times in the teacher race is a social event: not one...
Smart Marking – use of videos as a marking response
A useful thread on the TES revealed a great new resource found by the outstanding 'roaming teacher' (whose HoD I met in a queue for samosas somewhat serendipitously a month or so ago) - a website for students to self-revise common grammatical errors: http://grmr.me/...
10 Matthew End of Time Questionnaire
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