Studying video of teaching together is a great way for professionals to improve on their craft. This year TLAC’s Hilary Lewis & Rob Richard have been running video self-study sessions with various schools, including the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine. They shared these notes: A month ago, our team had the pleasure of…
A few weeks ago I co-wrote an article with Kate Jones on the idea of retrieval practice questions. After some further conversations Kate shared this new reflection on how to use exit tickets to build long-term memory and learning. Inspired by a recent conversation with Doug on Teachers Talk Radio, I have been reflecting…
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I came across an interesting article last week on how the Orioles’ farm system is re-thinking batting practice and thought I’d share some reflections here. The article, by Steve Melewski for MASN sports network, describes how the Orioles have reworked bating practice to better prepare and develop hitters. Though the article doesn’t mention it, the changes…
Turn and Talk is a powerful tool in the classroom. Done well it can cause the room to crackle with energy and give students the opportunity to rehearse and develop ideas in a smaller setting before sharing them with the whole group. Watch, for example, how the energy in these three Turn&Talks (that’s Denarius Frazier, BreOnna…
I recently joined Kate Jones, teacher of history in Abu Dhabi, and author of five books including the Retrieval Practice collection and Five Formative Assessment Strategies In Action, on her show on Teachers Talk Radio. In talking about Retrieval Practice and other topics we hashed out an idea for ‘hybrid” retrieval practice, using questions that…