“Your self-managed learning task was too hard…it took me forever.” This was the tip of the iceberg; my students were right, but they had no idea just how bad my SMLs really were. The reason that they took too long and seemed too difficult was because they only served to comfort me that I was …
Continue reading The pitfalls of Self-Managed Learning, and how videos can help us climb out of them
Repairing Relationships You wake up and feel a sense of dread. It takes a few seconds to realise the cause. It’s a Wednesday, the sun is shining and you slept well. But something is lurking at the periphery of your consciousness…THAT group. Period 7. Urgh... It all started well enough. You treated them the same …
Alongside our TeachMeets on Behaviour Management (Thurs 12 September and Friday 8 November, at 1.30 in the Smallbone Library Meeting Room) this blog seeks to translate some of the key strands of behaviour management theory into a tool kit of practical strategies for use in the classroom. Though debate rages over how to generate a …
Natural detoxification, improved digestion, keeping you regular. These are the main benefits of eating broccoli. Nothing to do with actually liking it. Perhaps they've never properly tried it, gulping it down and moving onto the roast potatoes as quickly as possible, failing to appreciate its versatility, vibrancy and taste. Children and adults around the world …
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This blog will introduce the rationale behind Lesson Study and some of the key aspects of the process. The Teaching and Learning team hopes you will be involved in a Lesson Study of your own during the Spring Term. We are running two events specific to setting up a Lesson Study amongst Oakham staff. The key …
Continue reading Lessons Learned – Introducing the Lesson Study process at Oakham
