November 7, 2014
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You might have noticed some headlines in the media last week about the use of ‘lavish praise’ in learning and teaching. This has come from the report published by The Sutton Trust called ‘What makes great teaching?’ You can read … Continue reading
October 28, 2014
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Hello! I’m Lisa Shepherd and I am one of the tutors on the FDLT course. I will be working with year 2 groups in Oadby and at the University on completing the small scale school based research projects. I have … Continue reading
October 24, 2014
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Last week Dylan Wiliam tweeted this: I know that lots of you have thought about formative assessment as part of PDT1004 and in other modules when you are reflecting upon practice. I know from talking with you in sessions that … Continue reading
October 14, 2014
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The last radio programme in the series The Educators featured Salman Khan, who set up The Khan Academy. It uses online video lessons with a mission statement that reads: ‘For free. For everyone. Forever.’ You can read more about The … Continue reading
October 4, 2014
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Yesterday the government announced a review of the standards for teaching assistants. You can read the press release at this link: Press release – DfE 3rd October 2014 The review is expected to report back to the Secretary of State … Continue reading
September 29, 2014
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Hello, I’m Abbie Deeming and I am one of the tutors on the FDLT course. I will be working with both year 1 and year 2 groups across all three sites so I look forward to meeting you all; I … Continue reading
September 22, 2014
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On Wednesday 17th September Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Newcastle Sugata Mitra was interviewed by Sarah Montague on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Educators. It is available on i-player and I have saved it to Box … Continue reading
September 11, 2014
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On Wednesday 10th September psychologist Paul Howard-Jones was interviewed by Sarah Montague on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Educators. It is available on i-player and I have saved it to Box of Broadcasts. Paul Howard-Jones is an academic at … Continue reading
September 1, 2014
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On Wednesday 27th August Sarah Montague interviewed Tony Little on ‘The Educators’ on Radio 4. The programme is available on i-player and I will add it to Box of Broadcasts. As you can see from the programme blurb (left) Tony … Continue reading
August 10, 2014
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From Wednesday August 13th Radio 4 is broadcasting a series of programmes called ‘The Educators’. Each programme is on Wednesday at 4pm with a repeat at 12.15 am on Mondays. They can also be heard on iplayer and I will … Continue reading