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MWBs: My Damascian Conversion.
The Gospel According to the Whiteboard: My Damascian Conversion to MWBs It happened quietly, like most pedagogical conversions do. Not with a blazing light or a voice from above, but …
The problem with growth mindset.
I think I might be a little late to this party but I want to reflect on my thinking about growth mindset and resilience. Views about the usefulness of growth mindset seem to be polarised as it is seen as either a magic wand or a passing fad. It is probably neither and it’s usefulness may be weakened by an inconclusive evidence base.
The stories we tell ourselves about education
I love a good story, well who doesn’t? Good storytelling is good for the soul, helps us make sense of ourselves and connect to a wider world.
The Science of Learning
I rather liked this and pinched it from David Didau. Nothing new but a review of the scientific consensus on how we learn and what teachers can do. I also …
Classroom as laboratory (2)
Experiences in the classroom
“No man is an island, and yet we wish to believe that we are independent of forces of which we may not be conscious either from outside ourselves or within. …
A good-enough teacher?
How do I know if I am a good teacher? How would I know? On what standards should I judge myself? Am I good for those at the top, do I care enough about the bottom? Am I able to close the gap? What about the silent middle? Am I a good colleague?
A reflective space?
We have finally reached study leave. I should breathe a sigh of relief but I cannot get that knot out of my shoulders, clear the fog from my brain or feel useful …
Beginnings and endings
Beginnings and endings punctuate life in a school, not only the big beginnings and endings in September and June; they also remain a focus of each term, topic and assessment. I have always felt a mixture of both excitement and terror at all of these junctions.
the unconscious curriculum 