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Making the most of this website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. How to prioritise ideas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Habits and routines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Supporting teacher change: How I observe a lesson and give feedback<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. The power of an imaginary coach<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Supporting student change: Embedding habits and routines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Means of participation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Participation ratio<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Front-load the means of participation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Cold Call<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Mini-whiteboards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Call and Respond<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Turn and Talk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Checking for understanding and responsive teaching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Checking for listening<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Checking for understanding<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. A model for responsive teaching<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Plan follow-up questions in advance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. Don\u2019t round up<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        6. Diagnostic questions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        7. Learner-Generated Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Phases of a Learning Episode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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          1. Planning a Learning Episode<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Do Now<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Purpose<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          4. Atomisation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          5. I Do<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          6. We Do<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          7. Maximising the participation ratio during independent practice<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          8. Consolidation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          9. Purposeful Practice<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          10. Problem-solving<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Memory and retrieval<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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            1. Desirable difficulties and four key retrieval opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. Getting students on board with retrieval<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            3. The role of confidence in learning<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            4. Low-Stakes Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            5. Homework<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            6. Whole-class feedback<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            7. Walking-Talking mock exams<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Things for heads of department and senior leaders to think about<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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              1. How prescriptive should a Head of Department be?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. Lesson planning<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              3. Premortem: The key to ensuring change sticks?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              4. The myth of copying things down<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              5. Correcting in green pen does not work<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              6. I\u2019d also recommend listening to this conversation<\/a> with two experienced Heads of Maths, and this conversation<\/a> with Jo Morgan<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                Messing about with AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                1. NotebookLM: My favourite AI tool<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                2. I heartily recommend signing up to\u00a0Neil Almond\u2019s free teacher-focussed AI newsletter<\/a>. Each week, he compiles the latest AI developments and also shares a prompt you can use right away that might save you time, help you do your job better, or maybe both!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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