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Reading in Science – The SURE approach

Lauren    October 27, 2020 October 27, 2020    Comments Off on Reading in Science – The SURE approach

Literacy has been a large focus for us over the last few years and as a school we have invested a significant amount into enhancing the literacy skills of our… Read more »

Literacy    curriculum design, Disciplinary literacy, EEF guidance report, KS3, literacy, Pedagogy

Exam technique and remote teaching

Lauren    May 16, 2020 October 27, 2020    Comments Off on Exam technique and remote teaching

We have been remote teaching for nearly two months and whether you are still reviewing old topics or covering new content, students need to complete practice exam questions to support… Read more »

Metacognition    metacognition, Pedagogy, remote teaching, science teaching

Reteach and review in KS3 Science

Lauren    May 10, 2020 October 27, 2020    2 Comments on Reteach and review in KS3 Science

Alongside delivering subject content, teachers also work to develop students into well rounded learners. This means that a curriculum has to address both the cognitive and the metacognitive skills. When… Read more »

Curriculum    curriculum design, evidence informed, metacognition, Pedagogy, Research

Exam wrappers

Lauren    May 9, 2020 October 27, 2020    5 Comments on Exam wrappers

The EEF toolkit states that developing metacognitive and self-regulation in students potentially adds 7 months additional progress to students’ outcomes. As well as having a whole guidance report focusing on… Read more »

Metacognition    evidence informed, metacognition, Pedagogy, Research, science teaching

Direct Instruction in Science (3)

Lauren    May 4, 2020 October 27, 2020    Comments Off on Direct Instruction in Science (3)

Before COVID hit we had reached the point where we were starting to think about how we could assess the effectiveness of the ‘faultless communication’ resources. We had structured our… Read more »

Direct Instruction    assessment, Direct Instruction, disciplined inquiry, Pedagogy, Research

Direct Instruction in Science (2)

Lauren    May 3, 2020 October 27, 2020    2 Comments on Direct Instruction in Science (2)

Faultless communication is one of the nine features of Engelmann’s Direct Instruction. According to Engelmann, this principle underpins all curriculum delivery and explains how examples and non-examples can be used… Read more »

Direct Instruction    Direct Instruction, evidence informed, Pedagogy, Research, science teaching

Direct Instruction in Science (1)

   May 3, 2020 October 27, 2020    Comments Off on Direct Instruction in Science (1)

I first came across this theory when looking for ideas for my Master’s dissertation project. I watched a great talk by @Kris_Boulton at the Festival of Education last year which… Read more »

Direct Instruction    Direct Instruction, Pedagogy, Research

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  • Reading in Science – The SURE approach October 27, 2020
  • Exam technique and remote teaching May 16, 2020
  • Reteach and review in KS3 Science May 10, 2020
  • Exam wrappers May 9, 2020
  • Direct Instruction in Science (3) May 4, 2020

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