The #5MinAchievementPlan by @TeacherToolkit and @LeadingLearner
This is a blog about achievement and features yet another 5-Minute Plan by @TeacherToolkit and @LeadingLearner.
This is a blog about achievement and features yet another 5-Minute Plan by @TeacherToolkit and @LeadingLearner.
The #5MinWorkloadPlan has been designed to help schools, leaders & teachers review their current workload. It can also help to review new initiatives to see whether they are worthwhile introducing and if “yes” instead of what. Whilst accepting some issues which are adding significantly to schools’ and teachers’ workload are outside of our control (see @LeadingLearner’s post here), there are other issues which we can address as teachers and leaders.
The world of lesson observation is evolving and changing for the better.
It may be that 2014 will be seen as a pivotal year in changing how we judge the quality of teaching. The move from grading individual lessons to viewing teaching, students’ work and progress over time and in a more sophisticated way has only just begun.
The new ‘5 Minute Lesson Review’ produced by @TeacherToolkit and @Shaun_Allison, supports and encourages teachers to reflect on their own classroom practice. The template can also be used by a coach or mentor to help tease out reflection.
The beginning of many school years often starts with an analysis of the previous year’s results. This can be a complex and time-consuming business which can send a number of more “statistically challenged” teachers heading for a darkened room to lie down in. There is a balance to strike between having enough data to analyse […]