Storybooks aren’t enough...
...and how to use informational texts in class. Hello and welcome to the 33rd edition of our fortnightly newsletter, Things in Education....
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- Mar 3
- 5 min
What ‘understanding’ is NOT…
...and some examples of this. Hello and welcome to the 32nd edition of our fortnightly newsletter, Things in Education. In the last...
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Things Education
- Feb 17
- 3 min
How do I assess student understanding?
Hello and welcome to the 31st edition of our fortnightly newsletter, Things in Education. In the last edition of our series on...
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Things Education
- Feb 3
- 4 min
Unit tests are not formative assessments.
Hello and welcome to the 30th edition of our fortnightly newsletter, Things in Education. When do you consider that a topic is done?...
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Things Education
- Jan 20
- 3 min
“Projects, inquiries and assessments are all too much…”
...and our thoughts on this. Hello and welcome to the 29th edition of our fortnightly newsletter, Things in Education. We will be the...
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Things Education
- Jan 6
- 4 min
A lesson planning cheat sheet...
Hello and welcome to the 28th edition of our fortnightly newsletter, Things in Education. As we continue our 2nd anniversary...
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Things Education
- Dec 23, 2022
- 5 min
A synopsis of early learning...
…and a couple of celebrations. Hello and welcome to the 27th edition of our fortnightly newsletter, Things in Education. You read it...
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Things Education
- Dec 9, 2022
- 6 min
What are the 4 essentials of early pedagogy?
…and some examples from the classroom. Early and foundational learning in India is about to undergo a sea change. This is thanks to the...
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Things Education
- Nov 25, 2022
- 4 min
Is phonics really necessary?
…and our response to that. We launched our newsletter series on Foundational Learning in September 2022, and owing to the launch of the...
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Things Education
- Nov 11, 2022
- 4 min
“There's no such thing as an application question…”
…is a misconception. In the previous newsletter of this series - Making Excellent Assessments, we wrote about why adding context to a...
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Things Education
- Oct 28, 2022
- 4 min
Fine motor development in the foundational years...
…is important and crucial. Just last week, on 20 October 2022, the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for the Foundational Stage was...
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Things Education
- Oct 14, 2022
- 4 min
Making students think during assessments...
…needs thought. Assessing student learning is as straightforward as you want it to be. Decent questions give a good superficial...
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Things Education
- Sep 30, 2022
- 5 min
Accessing an untapped mind...
…is important and not straightforward. Hello! Welcome to the 21st edition of Things in Education, the fortnightly newsletter through...
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Things Education
- Sep 16, 2022
- 5 min
“Kindergarteners don’t write…”
…is a wrong notion. Hello! Welcome to the 20th edition of Things in Education, the fortnightly newsletter through which we hope to share...
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Things Education
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
“Let’s drop those handwriting classes…”
…and why that’s a bad idea. Hello! Welcome to the 19th edition of Things in Education, the fortnightly newsletter through which we hope...
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Things Education
- Aug 19, 2022
- 4 min
“I don’t have the time to try out new things…”
Hello! Welcome to the 18th edition of Things in Education, the fortnightly newsletter through which we hope to share the latest in...
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Things Education
- Aug 5, 2022
- 5 min
How can scientific inquiry be done?
Hello! Welcome to the 17th edition of Things in Education, the fortnightly newsletter through which we hope to share the latest in...
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Things Education
- Jul 22, 2022
- 5 min
I give all the information clearly to the students…
…but they can’t recall the information. Hello! Welcome to the 16th edition of Things in Education, the fortnightly newsletter through...
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Things Education
- Jul 8, 2022
- 3 min
Everyone has a lesson plan...
...till they encounter unmotivated students. Hello! Welcome to the 15th edition of Things in Education, the fortnightly newsletter...
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Things Education
- Jun 24, 2022
- 5 min
Why motivating students isn’t easy…
…and what we can do about it. Hello! Welcome to the 14th edition of Things in Education, the fortnightly newsletter through which we hope...
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