A blog for students on the FDLT and BALT courses at the University of Northampton

at Leicester and UON

November 7, 2014
by Jean
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What makes great teaching?

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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Introducing Lisa Shepherd

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
by Jean
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stories of assessment

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
by Jean
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The Educators – Salman Khan

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
by Jean
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Review of standards for teaching assistants

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 11, 2014
by Jean
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The Educators – Paul Howard-Jones

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 8, 2014
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The Educators – Daisy Chrisodoulou

On Wednesday September 3rd Sarah Montague interviewed Daisy Chrisodoulou on ‘The Educators’ on Radio 4. The programme is available on i-player and I will add it to Box of Broadcasts. Daisy Chrisodoulou writes a blog that you access here: The … Continue reading

August 29, 2014
by Jean
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The Educators – John Hattie

On Wednesday 20th August in the radio 4 programme ‘The Educators Sarah Montague interviewed John Hattie. You can look the programme up on i-player and I will add it to Box of Broadcasts. You can read a commentary and discussion … Continue reading

August 10, 2014
by Jean
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The Educators – Ken Robinson

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