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@PepsMccrea
Jul 25, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Two things often overlooked when establishing routines:

1. Design of the cue
2. Effort of the initial action

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Routines can be powerful tools for learning. But they take time and effort to establish.

It's well known that routines require multiple repetitions to automate, but this is only one of the factors that influences success.

The cue that kickstarts a routine is also critical (see linked 🧵). Effective cues are:

Distinct → So they don't get mixed up with other routines
Multi-modal → They combine noise/speech with action/position
Punchy → They are quick and impactful

Also important is the initial action required by the routine. The easier this is, the more chance your students will get off the blocks.

This micro-investment also builds a sense of commitment that can act as fuel for the rest of the routine 🚀

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Sep 14
Student behaviour is a big deal.

It's best taught (rather than told):

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When behaviour is strong in school, students feel safe and can devote more attention to learning.

When it’s not, school can be a painful experience for both students and staff.

Excellent behaviour is a pre-condition for success.
However, excellent behaviour is not always the status quo across our system.

A recent survey by the DfE found that, on average, around a quarter of learning time is lost to poor behaviour.

That’s over 44 days a year 😱
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Jul 9
🔥 16 hottest education related research papers from the last 8 weeks:

(all open source 🔓)

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1/ Review of RCTs on growth mindset in schools

→ finds strongest studies show near-zero impact, so large-scale investment may not be warranted

bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/re…
2/ Longitudinal study of ‘teaching to the test’

→ finds increased TTT before exams may (in contrast to common views) actually boost intrinsic motivation, importance, and utility

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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Jul 6
Composite Planning (vs solo planning).

Leveraging specialisation & scale for better education:

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The quality of any lesson plan (or sequence) is limited by the expertise of the planner and the amount of time available for planning.

Also, the things we teach are often largely similar across many classrooms and schools.
It is for these 3 reasons that—as a profession—we should be thinking hard about 'composite' (rather than solo) approaches to planning.
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Jul 3
Despite best intentions and significant investment, England’s SEND system is failing too many students and their families. To fix it, we need to understand why.

Mega-thread summary of my presentation at #FestivalOfEducation today:

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This story has 3 parts:

- 5x signs that the system is under strain
- 5x potential drivers of system failure
- 5x principles for more inclusive teaching

IMPORTANT: These school-oriented principles are only ONE PART of a much wider solution to a very serious challenge.
First up, Part 1:

→ Five Signs the System Is Under Strain

(aka the situation is real)
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Jun 29
A large part of being an expert planner is about having specific knowledge in 3 areas:

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Getting the process of lesson planning right is important when it comes to optimising student learning and teacher workload.

However, it's only a small part of what’s required to actually produce a highly effective plan (and lesson).
We also need significant amounts of domain-specific knowledge, including:
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Jun 1
Distractions consume more learning time than we tend to think.

Here's the lowdown:

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We (and our students) can only pay attention to and think about a very few number of things at once.

Managing this precious attention is important because what our students attend to is what they end up learning about.
We want them attending to the substance of our teaching, the content of our curriculum... everything else is a distraction.

The problem is that the classroom is a potentially distraction-rich environment, unless we take deliberate steps to stem it.
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