After an eight-year break, David Didau has returned to the classroom as an English teacher. Over the last eight years he has spent a significant amount of time reading and thinking about teaching and learning, written books on the topic and delivered training to thousands of teachers around the world.

Our Director of Chatting, Jamie Scott, spoke to David to find out about his return to the classroom.

For his blog and to find out more about David’s work, visit the Learning Spy website.

Back to school with David Didau

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In this episode, EBE’s Director of Education, Stuart Kime hears from Helen and Mat from CoachED about the work they’ve done in their own school to help colleagues flourish in within the classroom and without.

From constructing a bespoke programme to thinking more widely about supporting colleagues other schools, Helen and Mat talk about their drive to place wellbeing at the heart of their work, and their enthusiasm for it is palpable!

If you’d like to contact Helen and Mat, you can contact them on coached_for_schools@outlook.com.

Listen to the podcast below.

 

In Conversation with CoachED

 

How can you facilitate school improvement at scale and across a Multi Academy Trust?

In this webinar, which is also available as a podcast, hosted by Professor Stuart Kime, we hear from a panel of Trust leaders who are:

 	* Facilitating school improvement across their Trusts
 	* Growing their Trusts in line with the DFE's Trust Quality Descriptors
 	* Identifying strengths and measuring improvement across their Trusts

Thank you to Julie Deville (CEO of Extol Trust), Kirsty McMurdo (Head of Teaching and Learning at Wonder Learning Partnership) and Embrace Multi Academy Trust for joining our panel!

If you would like to discuss how you can facilitate school improvement across your Trust with the Great Teaching Toolkit, please contact us here!



The podcast version of this webinar is available below.

Developing Great Teaching across a Multi Academy Trust

Professors Rob Coe and Stuart Kime, on the 11th of March, discussed the concepts of "routine expertise" and "adaptive expertise" in a webinar. This webinar, which is also available as a podcast, examined the essence of expertise in education and beyond, providing invaluable insights for educators working in any context.

Rob and Stuart discussed:

 	* Understanding what distinguishes routine expertise from adaptive expertise, and why both are crucial in different contexts.
 	* The implications of these concepts for professional development and classroom practice.

Professors Coe and Kime have years of research and practical experience between them. This is a rare opportunity to hear them in conversation, and to understand more about the nuances of expertise in teaching, and how to develop more of it!



The podcast version of this webinar is available below.

Developing Adaptive Expertise

Kate Jones, Senior Associate for Teaching and Learning, interviews Science teacher, co-founder of Carousel Learn and author Adam Boxer about retrieval practice in the classroom.

Understanding the role of memory in the learning process is essential for all educators. It is important for those planning and designing lessons to be aware of the limitations of working memory and recognise how regular retrieval practice can strengthen long-term memory. Retrieval practice involves recalling already-learned information from long-term memory to make that learned information easier and quicker to retrieve in the future.

In this episode:

 	* Adam Boxer explains why teachers should carefully consider the language used when discussing retrieval practice in the classroom, providing all learners with retrieval opportunities.
 	* Kate asks Adam how teachers can provide retrieval opportunities, other than a ‘Do Now’ or quizzing starter task. Adam explores the importance of regular retrieval practice and how retrieval opportunities can be promoted throughout a lesson and for homework.
 	* Adam talks about how Carousel Learning was developed and explains all the different features and tools the platform can provide for teachers. You can found out more about Carousel Learn here.
 	* Retrieval practice in the primary classroom is also explored.
 	* Finally, Kate and Adam explain the importance of explaining effective (and ineffective learning strategies) to students.

To enhance your use of retrieval practice you can access the Science of Learning Programme, as part of the Great Teaching Toolkit and download the eBook Retrieval Practice: Myths, Mutations and Mistakes. All of our podcasts can be found in our podcast archive, and we have a host of free eBooks, videos and webinars for you in our Resource Library.

Retrieval practice in the classroom with Adam Boxer

In this episode, Kate Jones, Senior Associate for Teaching and Learning, interviews Jane Miller and Finola Wilson, former teachers and school leaders and now running Impact Wales, about evidence-informed classroom practices and curriculum. This podcast focuses on the importance of schools embracing an evidence-based approach to curriculum design, teaching and learning.

Back to school with David Didau

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