What every teacher needs to know about assessment.

Free ebook from Evidence Based Education focusing on how effective teaching requires ongoing professional development in assessment.

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NEW!! A metacognition Teaching and Learning Map summarising the ideas of Evidence Based Education EEF Jennifer Webb Tom Sherrington to make research accessible to busy teachers. Thanks to Maddy for the original T&L map idea. Please RT if you would like a copy.

In a world full of technology, research on more effective teaching and learning considers if students should record handwritten notes …

Learning: The Influences of Notetaking buff.ly/4dmIAaI

🤔 How do you turn assessments into authentic learning experiences?

For educator Jen Hollis Smith, the value is in the opportunity to practice moving through challenges.

More here: beyondtraditionalmath.com/2017/03/01/get…

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How do we talk about the subjects we teach?

I think there’s something to be said for talking about the subjects we teach beyond the formal language of the national curriculum documents, important as these are.

Portfolios are a great assessment tool – if you're using them to ask the right questions!

This resource, from educator Starr Sackstein, (she/her), can help you consider how portfolios can best reflect your Ss' learning!

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Two quick questions. oliver caviglioli Josh Goodrich
1. Are you both ok for me to make a poster of this for display at our school?
2. Do you have a high quality version of the image?

I'll modify the text with 'are you' and 'how are you' statements/questions.

📣 Calling school leaders, heads and decision makers in schools!

The new edition of our implementation guidance report offers three evidence-informed recommendations to support you in making effective, sustained changes to practice at your school.

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In my second article with Tes, I take a detailed look at how we can best implement a behaviour curriculum. I cannot take all the credit as I have worked with some outstanding colleagues that have helped shape my understanding of this vital tool.

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.Ofsted issues new guidance setting out its expectations of school leaders regarding the use of artificial intelligence in schools
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The rise in children’s mental health problems is 'fuelling' the school absence crisis, warns a new report from Centre for Mental Health and Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition
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What Direct Instruction is and what it isn't.

The research study “Matrix of Feedback for Learning” (Brooks et al., 2019) helps develop a critical aspect of teaching: feedback ... buff.ly/3UcMzxW

Live modelling is one of the most effective ways of helping pupils to learn. This is how you do it ⬇️✏️

Share your thinking = deepen their learning

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This week the government will announce it is open to replacing the system, which many parents latch on to as the key measure for deciding where to send their children.

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'The current assessment system is not adequately addressing the needs or recognising the skills of diverse learners'

🧑‍💻 NCFE COO, Philp Le Feuvre
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Also: this template works really well when you add your own close-reading/excerpt to it for students to digitally annotate via Marisa Thompson's #TQE strategy

This graphic organizer empowers Ss to soak up every drop of information out of your lessons – check it out! ⤵️

(Via educator Stephanie Howell) #StudentEngagement

You don't need to fear an awkward silence, reminds T Mike Chamberlain – in fact, it can be a powerful part of your teacher tool kit!