Thread by @adamboxer1

I have not had time to blog in weeks, so it's nice to know old stuff is still helpful and relevant. I particularly like this blog, because it has *absolutely no original ideas* in it at all. Why is that important? 👇 1/

https://twitter.com/MrPaynePHS/status/1308110658903461893

The principle idea in the blog is taken straight from Koretz, and is completely uncontroversial in assessment circles. I can't remember who first directed me to it, but @DSGhataura has helped me a lot in changing my thinking on assessment. 2/

I very rarely give any ideas that are actually original. All I do is take cool concepts which normally only exist in the abstract or in generalities and try to make them specific and concrete - readily applicable to any classroom. 3/

I'll never be a researcher and have no desire to be one. I really like being a teacher, and all I want to do is take evidence based ideas and try them out in the classroom. 4/

Researchers, consultants, teacher trainers...they can't do that. It's why the profession *needs* our voice and it's why I think the edutwitter blogosphere is so important. We're the ones that are on the ground, doing the work. 5/

And if you feel like you can contribute to that, you should. If you think you are applying somebody else's idea in an interesting way, you should blog it. And if you think you need a bit of help or advice I'd love to offer it (for what it's worth). DMs are open.

Adam out. /end