- First page is taken from Making Every Lesson Count (2 copies in the CPD Library). Summary blog post. Blog post from authors.
- Executive Summary is from Effective Teaching.
- My number one recommended piece of educational research: Principles of Instruction. Summary Blog Post. Exploring the Principles. Putting Theory into Practice.
- What Makes Great Teaching
- The results from the survey
- Is driven by an objective - so that teacher and students are aware of what knowledge, concepts and/or skills they are learning
- Challenges all students - so that students have high expectations of what they can achieve
- Includes clear, well planned explanations and modelling - so that students can acquire new knowledge, concepts and skills
- Checks for understanding of all students and responds appropriately - so that teachers can check what students know and address any misconceptions and/or missing knowledge, concepts or skills
- Includes time for deliberate practice, including reflection - so that students can develop automaticity with their new knowledge, concepts and skills
- Uses questioning to develop understanding - so that students can master their new knowledge, concepts and skills
- Has regular opportunities for spaced retrieval - so that students can easily recall their new knowledge, concepts and skills
- Provides timely feedback - so that students can improve their knowledge, concepts and skills
- Encourages students to develop independence - so that students can continue to learn new things outside of class, and make connections between their learning
- Cultivates a safe learning environment - so that all students feel safe to take risks
- Maximises learning time - so that learning is seen as an important part of life
- Is always improving - so that the best education is constantly provided to the students