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I was recently very lucky to be invited to attend ResearchED Dubai as an international speaker. It was a superb event from start to finish, brilliantly organised by Ben Cooper, Campbell Douglas and the team at GEMS Wellington Academy. These events are always a highlight, but this was my first time in Dubai. There’s a…
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Last month, I spent a fabulous few days in the US, first with school leaders in Frederick County – a district trailblazing cognitive science-informed practice – then on to the Festival of Education in Potomac, Maryland, an uber-cool celebration of teaching, learning and coaching offering inspiring keynotes and a range of workshop sessions. It was…
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Professional Vision is the concept of Charles Goodwin, an American research professor of communication and linguistic anthropology. In his study of human interaction – deconstructing thousands of conversations in various different contexts – Goodwin noted that experts within a profession see and discuss their ideas differently. Not only this, but experts co-operate with other members…
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I love this recent post from Tom Sherrington – Lesson feedback: don’t send it, don’t give it – co-construct it. Otherwise, it won’t be worth it. Coaching conversations should be a professional process built on respect and humility and partnership. It should feel like two teachers discussing the challenges of teaching and learning and working…
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Spurred on by my new role with WalkThrus, a visit to Orlando, and countless discussions and conversations both in-person and online, I’ve been thinking hard about coaching teachers and why a technical, pedagogy-focused coaching approach seems a really good bet for developing great teaching. Here are five reasons why I think it works: Technique is…
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