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URGENT! Pls share. The last chance to register to vote in the General Election is 11.59pm tomorrow Tue 18 June. Potentially 8m aren't registered at their current address. Here's 4 key facts...
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Increasingly noting that prosody is being overshadowed in the fluency conversation with a blinkered focus on accuracy & automaticity. These are crucial elements but if prosody isn't a focus, then too many chn end up as expert decoders, not real readers.
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The 'behaviour crisis'
I too have seen a post COVID deterioration in behaviour in schools (particularly secondary).
My thoughts and some strategies/mindsets I have found useful...
*Trigger warning, ref to suicide.
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hello #edutwitter ! Year 4 are learning about the importance of the content of tweets and I want them to see how far a tweet can travel! can you please RT and reply where you’re teaching! Thank you! @MrTs_NQTs@ECTmentor#edutwitter#ECT#primaryteaching
*Daily Tip*
Utilise a puppet in maths!
When planning a lesson take time to consider the most common misconceptions children might make. Using a character or puppet can be a great way of demonstrating a misconception and addressing it without singling children out #Mathsweek2021
Is this for Ofsted or a subject review? As an individual you shouldn't be being 'deep dived' that is not what the process is designed for.
Revisit the feedback from previous obs and show that you are implementing their advice. Don't do a wow lesson, just teach what you are due to
Please retweet. Do not put off that doctors appointment as a teacher because you are busy. You are far more important! Any concerns call your doctors! I have a little journey ahead of me and wish I hadn’t put things off!
@MrTs_NQTs Do we all have the same ECT workload? I have: 1hr per wk online learning with notes etc., 1hr with mentor split btwn lesson obs, feedback & coaching, 3 x 1.5hr face-to-face mtg with other ECTs per half term. I am with Teach First.
My school is clearly preparing for OFSTED atm and I'm finding it hard to know what the expectation of me, as an ECT, will be? I understand what it means roughly for the school but can't find any advice specifically for ECTs. @MrTs_NQTs#edutwitter@MissJGM