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Six principles to support great teaching and learningAndy Tharby, Durrington High School
www.reflectingenglish.wordpress.comImages: Jason Ramasami
Excellence and growth = calculated effort + great teaching
‘… the effect of achievement on self-concept is stronger than the effect of self-concept on achievement’.
(Muijs and Reynolds, 2011)
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Differentiation?
In-class challenge
But remember … challenge is a long-term venture
Three key principles for explanation
1. Tether them to something already known.
2. Allow for the limited capacity of the working memory.
3. Aim to make the abstract, concrete.
Live modelling of procedures and the thinking processes behind them
Deconstructing examples
Deliberate practice with the guidance of a teacher.
Practice for fluency and long-term retention.
See: Graham Nuthall, The Hidden Lives of Learners
Retrieval practice – using your memory improves your memory
Questioning …
1. Should check for understanding – i.e. hinge questions
2. Provoke deeper thinking.3. Increase the ratio of participation and
thinking – ‘cold calling’
Andy Tharby & Shaun Allison, Durrington High School@shaun_allison
@atharbywww.reflectingenglish.wordpress.comhttps://classteaching.wordpress.com/
Images: Jason Ramasami