A humble chemistry teacher, yes. Boring lessons, naturally. But the man loved his subject and used it to forge a path of chaos and destruction. Probably a bit much for the classroom, but fair play to him.
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Oct 10, 2020 • 23 tweets • 8 min read
English Premier League managers as teachers in UK schools.
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1. Sean Dyche
Head of behaviour. Scariest bloke in the school. Frightens the teachers as much as the kids. Got a reputation and lives up to it. Likes a drink on the staff night out.
Sep 19, 2020 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
It’s time to move on from the knowledge organiser.
They were once all the rage.
But they’ve proven to be flawed...
Practically and theoretically...
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The principles of a good knowledge organiser make sense.
All knowledge from a topic one one page.
Designed to aid self-quizzing. Saving teachers time in planning and streamlining the HW process.
Aug 29, 2020 • 17 tweets • 7 min read
From 1967-1977 the US government carried out the largest educational research project in history.
The results of which were - effectively - buried.
It’s a story of intrigue, ideology and education failure.
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The origin of the research project was a question as old as time:
What is the most effective teaching method?
Answering this would mean higher educational standard for students across America
Feb 18, 2019 • 14 tweets • 7 min read
After the passing of Zig Engelmann, there has been a slight uptick in interest about DI in the last few days. I was asked about where to learn more about DI, so what follows is a list of articles/people/books that have helped me learn about DI*
