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Mar 23
A rarely explored approach to calculating the area of two-dimensional shapes is through the use of deficit thinking. Enjoy!
youtu.be/ZV_OcukbfgE?si=eOEx…
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For retrieval, is it better to use:
A) A low-floor, high-ceiling task such as:
“I have $5. Show me as many ways as possible to make this amount.”
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B) Ten different slides presented in succession, each requiring students to calculate a total?
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May 29
Interesting that designing an inquiry unit is being treated as evidence of weak teacher preparation. I’d argue the opposite.
May 29
I was speaking to a trainee primary teacher yesterday. An Australian university is requiring her to write inquiry learning units to gain her qualification. Explicit units are not an option. Australian teacher education needs radical reform and fast.
@BenCarrollMP @JasonClareMP
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May 14
Hmmm 🤨
May 14
A young teenager charged over a two-month crime spree has had all 109 charges against her dropped. It has been decided the girl was too young to know her actions were wrong. @LauraTurner_7 is following the case.
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May 14
RT @7NewsMelbourne: A young teenager charged over a two-month crime spree has had all 109 charges against her dropped. It has been decided…
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Apr 22
Professor John Hattie is touted as the “guru” of modern schooling but he’s under investigation amid claims of plagiarism, “pseudoscience” and “hallucinated” AI references in papers. > bit.ly/3QnFFHP
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Apr 20
If learning occurs at the point of challenge then struggle, with guidance, is essential.
Paper by @MrDixonMath @TomMahoneyEdu: Productive struggle in mathematics: Utilising challenging tasks to establish richer mathematical learning experiences researchgate.net/publication…
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Apr 16
We’re not talking enough about student apathy in schools.
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23 Nov 2024
This is what teachers are up against.
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"A teacher shouldn’t have to marry a psychologist in order to learn that Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences is wrong."
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Apr 9
"Retrieval should be given priority over new learning. What is the point in coverage if nothing sticks? When knowledge sticks, it compounds."
A very interesting blog about the 'Learning Engine' with a focus on spaced practice & retrieval practice by Lee Wheeler.
mrwheeler1.substack.com/p/th…
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The difficult task of learning to read, write, & use math as a child pales in comparison to the difficult task of living life as an adult incapable of doing those things. It’s often not fun to be the adult who has to make students do the hard work of learning, but it’s essential.
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Science of Reading should mean two main priorities: phonics (not 3-cueing) and content knowledge (not comprehension skills). #sor #teachersoftiktok #reading #literacy
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Mar 29
Schools should more consistently expel students who continually disrupt learning.
States should require those students to transition to structured online programs instead of returning to school.
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Mar 29
A teacher should never have to sacrifice 29 students just to manage one who refuses to cooperate.
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Mar 24
The biggest industrial action by Victorian public school teachers in more than a decade has seen 35,000 staff walk out of classrooms over the Allan Govt’s 17% pay offer. Educators say it’s not enough to stop staff heading interstate, while flagging further stoppages. #springst
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Mar 24
Sending my support to @AEUfederal Vic and all teachers who took industrial action today.
Covid taught us who the truly essential workers are … and it ain’t hedge fund managers or online influencers.
It’s time we paid our teachers for the difference they make to our country.
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Mar 24
Victorian public school teachers and support staff have walked off the job in the tens of thousands.
The message is clear. Our teachers and support staff deserve better, our public schools deserve better.
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An absolute sea of striking teachers assembled outside Trades Hall now. Nothing better than seeing workers standing up and fighting back together for a better deal! ✊ ❤️
ALT The crowd of striking teachers outside Trades Hall in Carlton.
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