Mr Josh Wright
@JoshWrightTech
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Dad, Teacher of Computing, Mountain Biker and interested in politics and leadership... views are my own.
Devon, UK
Joined August 2010
Study on typed vs. handwritten notes for college students. "We conclude that handwritten notes are more useful for studying and committing to memory than typed notes, ultimately contributing to higher achievement.." https://t.co/FbtUnbyLEC
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This is a fascinating Dr Hannah Fry clip on how austerity came about by an error in a spreadsheet.. #bbcqt
https://t.co/2HA1bbPd4W
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"Handwritten notes are more useful for studying and committing to memory than typed notes, ultimately contributing to higher achievement for college students." https://t.co/HoujHfoVzv
link.springer.com
Educational Psychology Review - Many college students prefer to type their lecture notes rather than write them by hand. As a result, the number of experimental and quasi-experimental studies...
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We are off to a flying start in Central Devon. Time for change.
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Can all active and deferred members please check their service record. This is to ensure the information we've received from your employer(s) is accurate. If you do find inaccuracies, please contact the relevant employer, and raise the error.
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“There’s a ridiculous imbalance of power - Ofsted wields maximum power and zero accountability.” The sister of deceased headteacher Ruth Perry says she knows of at least 10 deaths in which Ofsted was a contributing factor. @maitlis | @lewis_goodall
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Our “Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools” guidance report is a practical resource designed to support teachers in plotting the overlapping needs of their pupils, considering cognition and learning, communication and interaction. Download: https://t.co/wXh7GF1fvj
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Lesson feedback: don't send it, don't give it - co-construct it. Otherwise, it won't be worth it.
teacherhead.com
A big part of my work is around supporting schools to develop effective professional development programmes. I encounter a wide range of approaches to this but schools are always on a journey, look…
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‘We have to address the behaviour, no matter how difficult the situation is at home’: expert Bill Rogers explains why schools have to hold all students to account for their behaviour, even those who have troubled lives outside of school https://t.co/5k1l6UY77l
tes.com
Rather than trying to be liked and accepted, teachers need to call every student to account, and craft their language to lead for better behaviour, says Bill Rogers
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9 minutes of @RealGeoffBarton and I getting impossibly excited about oracy. We range widely: from role of stories in shaping a place, to teachers finding their narrative voice, to problems with 'cookie cutter' templates, to narrative as curricular object and the dynamism of talk.
We're about to begin work as the @oracycommission, reasserting what oracy is, why it matters, and what an incoming government could do for all young people of all backgrounds. But first: meet the commissioners, starting with @Counsell_C: https://t.co/mSn6c1qSYI
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Education! It's complex. But we need evidence to show us its complex. The solution could be cooperative professionalism!
‘…the gains in education are usually very small, perhaps because learning is the sum total of trillions of interactions. It is possible that the research trials we really need in education would be so vast that they are currently too impractical to do.’
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Incredible blog on leading behaviour from @teacherhead
https://t.co/dJxukSmHlE "...just don’t ever get in the way of schools and school leaders trying to do the very hardest work there is – not unless you feel you personally could step up to do it better."
teacherhead.com
A lot is written and said about behaviour. For good reason. The recent survey and analysis by TeacherTapp for the BBC highlighted how important it is to get right – with way too many teachers…
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Getting stuck into @Josh_CPD’s book and loving it. The clarity of reasoning and structure is exceptional. So many references too. The work of a true expert. Inspiring.
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How students learn and teaching that aligns with that via @EdResearchAU
https://t.co/3LykhUjuvX
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England's computing curriculum is potentially excluding the interests of underrepresented pupils and could be contributing to the gender imbalance in the computer science workforce 💻⬇ https://t.co/NWCMSlGXvE
@peterejkemp @DrJessicaHamer @KingsECS @NuffieldFound @UniofReading
kcl.ac.uk
A reform of England’s national computing curriculum could encourage more young people – especially girls – to participate in the subject and aspire to a career in the field, new research suggests.
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These look good.
NVIDIA just released FREE online courses in AI. Here are 9 courses you can't afford to miss:
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Wow.. very impactful..
Ableist assumptions can become reality by creating barriers for disabled people. It's time to change perspective 👓 📹 "Assume I can. So maybe I will." https://t.co/cTeqtZBZxG
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“Spoken language opens doors to new knowledge, transforms our ability to learn effectively, and reaffirms some of the most important skills needed in a vibrant democracy – to disagree agreeably & listen critically": today's launch of the @OracyCommission: https://t.co/nyGg8Y0H8M
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Did you know that more than $37,000,000,000/year is wasted on unproductive meetings❓ https://t.co/YUdWsZipaN via Jill Avey #leadership #productivity #skillbuilding
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