#186 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 10 (with Ollie Lovell)

In this conversation, Craig and Ollie discuss various topics
including Brian Johnson's quest to beat the aging process,
fitness goals, teaching reading using Monster Phonics, treating
failures as system failures, effective teacher professional
development, and the use of silent teacher and checking for
listening in the classroom. In this part of the conversation,
Craig Barton and Ollie Lovell discuss various teaching strategies
and methods. They explore the use of worked examples and the
importance of checking for understanding. They also discuss the
idea of tightening feedback cycles and the benefits of more
frequent assessments. Finally, they delve into the controversy
surrounding exit tickets and their effectiveness as a teaching
tool. You can access the show-notes here:
mrbartonmaths.com/blog/tools-and-tips-for-teachers-10/





Time-stamps:
Consider failures first as system failures (09:15) My latest
lesson observation and coaching template (16:43) Representation,
Decomposition, Approximation (32:16) Two different Starts to Finish
so pairs don’t copy? (42:20) Tighten feedback cycles (52:57) Are
Exit Tickets a waste of time? (1:02:03)