Don't Test After Lunch, Explicit Teaching is Inclusive and More...

Here is the Teaching and Learning Bulletin for 9th February:

Opinion: Explicit Teaching is Inclusive
"One more reason to ditch the dodgy alternatives"

Article: Banning Smartphones at School
Schools in the United Kingdom are set to ban the use of cell phones, a move that has sparked international debate. 

Research: Don't Test After Lunch
The relationship between disengagement and the time of day.

Twitter: 100 Years of Educational Research

So what are the implications of over 100 years of research on forgetting for educators?

Principles to know:
▶️ Our capacity to store stuff in memory is relatively limitless but our capacity to retrieve it is not. In other words, just because you know something, it doesn't mean…

— Carl Hendrick (@C_Hendrick) January 24, 2024

News: Labour Should Address the TA Shortage
A trust education director suggests that to truly recognise the value of teaching assistants, their pay should be increased and their job titles should be improved.

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Doug

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