When should we give a name to something we do as teachers? This question is on my mind this week following a post I wrote about adaptive teaching last week. I wrote the post because I keep coming across examples of people using the term to mean different things, sometimes quite unhelpfully. I was making … Continue reading Why I am still using ‘cold call’
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Adaptive teaching: in search of conceptual clarity
Just because it swims, doesn't mean its a fish. I think we can all agree that naming things correctly is important. To do this, we must have a proper conception of what does and does not fall into a category, and to do this we must define that category precisely. For example, if we believe … Continue reading Adaptive teaching: in search of conceptual clarity
School reviews as gift giving: a phenomenological approach.
Mocksteds; quality assurance visits; peer reviews; health checks. Whatever you call them, they appear to be happening more than ever. The Next Big Thing. And like all Big Things in education, no-one is quite sure where they have come from and quite what purpose they serve. That is because they are many things to many … Continue reading School reviews as gift giving: a phenomenological approach.
Matthew Evans 