My PGCE

I talk about the twenty first week of my PGCE: 

• New format 
• Looking back: 
• - Planning en route 
• - Fluid lessons 
• - Adapting to student needs 
• Looking forward: 
• - Enforcing silence 
• - Consistency with sanctions/praise 
• - More thorough questioning 
• - Thinking before, during and after model solutions 
• - End of lesson routines 
• - Less time facing the board 
• - Checking workbooks 
• Mental health: 
• - To-do list mindset 

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I talk about the twentieth week of my PGCE: 

• Targets 
• Some thoughts: 
• - What is the purpose of exam results? 
• - "We know what's best for you" 
• - The classroomisability principle 
• - Unobservable classroom management 
• - Teaching students to focus their efforts in exams 
• - "Just do the next right thing" 
• - Giving students a reason to be quiet 
• Mental health: 
• - Reappraising stress 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mypgcepod
Email: mypgcepod at gmail dot com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mypgcepod 

Mr Brown Podcast: https://mrbrownpod.buzzsprout.com
Mr Brown Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrbrownpod
Mr Brown website: https://mrbrownpod.com 

Credits: 
Art by OB Graphic Design (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obgraphicdesign0/) 
Music by JuliusH (Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/) 

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I talk about the first week in my new placement school: 

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• Overview 
• Zooming in: 
• - Best classroom management 
• - Best maths teaching 
• -- Style 1 
• -- Style 2 
• Mental health: 
• - Some tiredness induced anxiety 
• - Not a threat, but a challenge 
• - Bonus: oblivious or paranoid? 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mypgcepod
Email: mypgcepod at gmail dot com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mypgcepod 

Mr Brown Podcast: https://mrbrownpod.buzzsprout.com
Mr Brown Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrbrownpod
Mr Brown website: https://mrbrownpod.com 

Credits: 
Art by OB Graphic Design (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obgraphicdesign0/) 
Music by JuliusH (Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/) 

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I talk about the final two weeks of the first term of my PGCE: 

• Overview 
• Zooming in: 
• - Failing to create a headache 
• - Interview day 
• - Football, failure and motivation 
• Mental health: 
• - A more detailed sense of purpose 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mypgcepod
Email: mypgcepod at gmail dot com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mypgcepod 

Mr Brown Podcast: https://mrbrownpod.buzzsprout.com
Mr Brown Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrbrownpod
Mr Brown website: https://mrbrownpod.com 

Credits: 
Art by OB Graphic Design (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obgraphicdesign0/) 
Music by JuliusH (Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/) 

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I talk about the thirteenth and fourteenth weeks of my PGCE: 

• Overview 
• Mental and physical health 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mypgcepod
Email: mypgcepod at gmail dot com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mypgcepod 

Mr Brown Podcast: https://mrbrownpod.buzzsprout.com
Mr Brown Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrbrownpod
Mr Brown website: https://mrbrownpod.com 

Credits: 
Art by OB Graphic Design (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obgraphicdesign0/) 
Music by JuliusH (Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/) 

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I talk about the twelth week of my PGCE: 

• Overview 
• Zooming in: 
• - The Saga of the Mini Whiteboards 
• - What do inspectors really see? 
• Mental health: 
• - Maxed out 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mypgcepod
Email: mypgcepod at gmail dot com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mypgcepod 

Mr Brown Podcast: https://mrbrownpod.buzzsprout.com
Mr Brown Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrbrownpod
Mr Brown website: https://mrbrownpod.com 

Credits: 
Art by OB Graphic Design (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obgraphicdesign0/) 
Music by JuliusH (Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/) 

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I talk about the eleventh week of my PGCE: 

• Overview 
• Zooming in: 
• - Advice from a Deputy Headteacher 
• -- Shepherding 
• -- Who do? 
• - Is learning invisible? 
• - My first full lesson 
• - Teaching with urgency 
• Mental health: 
• - Running on adrenaline 
• - Routines 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mypgcepod
Email: mypgcepod at gmail dot com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mypgcepod 

Mr Brown Podcast: https://mrbrownpod.buzzsprout.com
Mr Brown Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrbrownpod
Mr Brown website: https://mrbrownpod.com 

Credits: 
Art by OB Graphic Design (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obgraphicdesign0/) 
Music by JuliusH (Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/) 

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I talk about the tenth week of my PGCE: 

• Overview 
• Zooming in: 
• - Which comes first: motivation or success? 
• - Creating a headache 
• Mental health: 
• - Monday motivation melodrama 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mypgcepod
Email: mypgcepod at gmail dot com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mypgcepod 

Mr Brown Podcast: https://mrbrownpod.buzzsprout.com
Mr Brown Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrbrownpod
Mr Brown website: https://mrbrownpod.com 

Credits: 
Art by OB Graphic Design (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obgraphicdesign0/) 
Music by JuliusH (Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/) 

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I talk about the eighth week of my PGCE: 

• Overview 
• Zooming in: 
• - Can problem solving be taught? 
• - Leading some starter activities 
• - Advice from an expert teacher 
• Mental health: 
• - A wobbly before bedtime 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mypgcepod
Email: mypgcepod at gmail dot com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mypgcepod 

Mr Brown Podcast: https://mrbrownpod.buzzsprout.com
Mr Brown Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrbrownpod
Mr Brown website: https://mrbrownpod.com 

Credits: 
Art by OB Graphic Design (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obgraphicdesign0/) 
Music by JuliusH (Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/) 

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I talk about the seventh week of my PGCE: 

• Overview 
• Zooming in: 
• - "Resilience" 
• - Repetitive starter exercises 
• - Writing down working 
• - Participation and performance 
• - Fischer Family Trust 
• - The teaching "cage" 
• - Making exceptions of ourselves 
• - Whose values? 
• Mental health: 
• -  A bump in the road... 
• - ... but only a bump 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mypgcepod
Email: mypgcepod at gmail dot com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mypgcepod 

Mr Brown Podcast: https://mrbrownpod.buzzsprout.com
Mr Brown Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrbrownpod
Mr Brown website: https://mrbrownpod.com 

Credits: 
Art by OB Graphic Design (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obgraphicdesign0/) 
Music by JuliusH (Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/) 

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