All in For Teachers
There’s a meme that often goes around of a pie-chart showing the main things people learn from group work; by far the largest slice of the pie is “TRUST NO-ONE”. Many students dread group projects. But, you know what? So do many teachers. We dread having ...
Our latest digest provided several resources related to active learning. This trend in education has gotten a lot of press, but there has also been considerable push-back. Is active learning one of a number of education fads or is there evidence to support ...
Jake Hunton, @jakehuntonMFL, is Head of Languages, author of Fun Learning Activities for FL, passionate about anything that supports teaching and learning, teachers and students... and North Staffordshire Oatcakes...
Almost a year ago now, Dr. Molly Worthen (@MollyWorthen) posted an opinion piece in the New York Times called “Lecture Me. Really.”. The piece received a lot of praise and criticism from many sources and for many reasons, but the debate focused on ...
This is the final post in a series of six posts designed to help students learn how to study effectively. Today’s post is about dual coding – a method of studying where students combine visuals and words.
For most, this question may seem an odd one. But sound evidence-based practice requires teachers to discriminate, apply and evaluate a variety of sources in order to answer such questions. Do you do that? Oliver Caviglioli and the Learning Scientists ...
