In February, the TLAC team led its first-ever national Math-specific workshop in Houston, TX, where we joined math educators from around the country in a deep study of research-backed techniques for responding to error, building lasting knowledge through retrieval, and effective (re)teaching. Suffice it to say, it was a big success, and we learned a ton…
Recently, I wrote about Means of Participation– how at the beginning of the year it’s critically important to design and optimize and make a habit out of the way students answer questions–with attention to the details. I shared a video of Sadie McCleary’s Turn and Talk/Cold Call procedures and how they deepened and broadened…
The beginning of the year is the time to be installing strong procedures and routines in the classroom. It’s one of the most important things you can do to set yourself up for a productive and positive year of learning. When there’s a right way to do a task and it’s familiar to the point of…
In this post, I’m going to share a video of Charlotte Pottinger’s classroom at Rivers Primary Academy in Walsall. I’ve been looking forward to sharing it because it’s so lovely on so many levels. I’m going to call it a Retrieval Practice clip because that’s her main purpose–to start her Maths lesson by making sure…
Last week I posted a really lovely video of Beth Peakman’s Cold Call and Wait Time at Rivers Primary Academy in Walsall, England. Today I get to share another video from the same school. This one is of Katie Jukes’ year two maths lesson. It shows how Katie builds contagious enthusiasm for learning. Katie…