WHY record myself on video? It’s difficult to gauge the impact of watching oneself on video until we have done it. There is much to
Category: Teaching practice
Are you familiar with Richard Mayer? He is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara whose research combines information processing theory, cognitive load
In the autumn of 2019 I led a Collaborative Network to discuss my proposal for a Professional Learning Plan. The experience working with 9 colleagues
If I were to recommend the single most influential book on the impact of cognitive science in my teaching, I would recommend Daniel Willingham’s Why Don’t
It is very encouraging to hear my colleagues continue to refer to new knowledge gained from the Festival of Education. In this entry I’d like to
On Friday, 24 May 2019 our school hosted its first International Festival of Education. More than 50 presenters shared a wide range of ideas about
I bought Daisy Christodoulou’s Seven Myths About Education after listening to her speak at the 2018 Festival of Education at Wellington College last June. I was interested in
I recently returned from a very positive experience at the Wellington College Festival of Education (21-22 June), where the slogan was “Where those who inspire find
Today I conducted my twentieth classroom visit of the year. As always, I was impressed by the range of different attributes displayed by my colleagues:
From 3-5 March I was fortunate to attend the ECIS conference organised by the English as an Additional Language and Mother Tongue Committee (now called the Multilingual Learning