Thread by @MccreaEmma

A summary of my talk at #rED21 for those who couldn't make it 👀 👇

➡️ My experience of creating a coherent, evidence-informed curriculum for training novice (new and early career) teachers #ITT #ECT

Supporting novice teachers to build a mental model of teaching is important but hard to do. Having a visual model to provide coherence across their training helps them make connections.

I developed this model which blends the 5 core areas of the CCF/ECF with the 'Making Every Lesson Count' framework.

The curriculum had four overarching features:

1. Techniques
➡️ named techniques, explicitly taught to build a shared vocabulary e.g. Worked Example Pairs, Threshold, Whole-Class Feedback (drawn from @TeachLikeAChamp and @every_lesson

2. Decisions
➡️ making decision making transparent by planning how to respond to various scenarios e.g. given these mwb pupil responses to the prompt 'Solve 2x - 1 = 7' what would you do?

This flowchart helps to identify key decision points in a lesson

3. Modelling
➡️ consistent modelling of the techniques and narrating my decision making e.g. using mwbs and doing retreival practice every session

4. Practice
➡️ deliberate practice that consists of a well-defined task with a specific focus, feedback and improvement e.g. practising how to explain a topic using the technique 'concept / non-concept' with feedback against success criteria

That's all folks.

Thanks to @tombennett71 and @hgaldinoshea for making the magic happen