Morwenna Chapman
@MorwennaChapman
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Director of T&L & PD, Geography ex-HoD (PGCE MEd) & OCR A-Level Examiner. Keen to collaborate, promote Geography & discuss pedagogy. FRGS CGeog.
Oundle School
Joined November 2011
⚒️The T&L Toolkit now has 46 resources to support lesson planning. The structure is based on @teacherhead’s Rosenshine’s Principles in Action and is designed to be added to over time. 10 ideas for scaffolding concepts & modelling added. Many educators credited. Link below.✏️ 1/2
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Episode 2 from Series 2 of the Talking about Teaching Podcast is now live. Listen to Jacobo Priegue Patino speak about leveraging aI in the classroom, here: https://t.co/9sUH6EeEGs
#education #teaching #TandL
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I wrote an Article about the Netflix drama, Adolescence. I’ll try to post the pdf because it’s behind a paywall (but you might be able read it for free below) https://t.co/jyrSBAy2UL
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It may make for a compelling drama, but young men’s minds are more complex, says one neuroscientist
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📝Read the final report into Smart Study (a self-regulated learning initiative) that Emma was involved in at @QueenwoodSchool (2024) here: https://t.co/wLnCIktyHA
#Education #TeachingandLearning
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Episode 1 from Series 2 of the Talking about Teaching Podcast is now live. Listen to Emma Macey speak about academic confidence and pupil wellbeing, here: https://t.co/gtgmjHgb6R
#TeachingandLearning #EduTwitter
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4/4: The final one-pager in the series is ‘Feedback that leads to independence’. Students need variation in feedback in order to achieve the ultimate goal of mastery. There are 5 main variations in feedback: 1️⃣ Feedback through exemplars 2️⃣ Whole class feedback through exemplars
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🚨🚨 NEW TODAY About that viral teaching clip of Pritesh... It's from a top secret documentary I've been working on for the last 18 mths to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK. Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free): ↓
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Check out a range of flooding factsheets from @TheFloodHub which offer clear and concise summaries for Geography students. 🌧️ https://t.co/k6ihNIpSvJ 🌊 #geography #geographyteacher
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Marginal Gains: 10 easy tweaks to classroom practice which increase efficiency and improve pupil progress. #teaching #learning #edchat #educators 🎯 https://t.co/4u5xa5LqTK 🎯
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Students learn faster when they see what something is and what it isn’t. One of the most important aspect of curriculum planning + instructional design is effectively using examples and non-examples. 🧵⬇️
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Working with schools and trusts has taught me a very valuable lesson. There’s almost *no point* in talking about improving teaching practice without one key thing: A *shared mental model* of how people learn Why is this so important? Let’s break it down...🧵
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Come join us for the first ConnectED Teach Meet on Tuesday. I will be talking about question design ❓❓ @JGProfDev @ttct_ceo
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🎓 New study on the effects of teacher posture → Upright, open postures seen as more enthusiastic → Slumped, closed postures perceived as less competent → Posture impacts student interest and motivation (FYI study done online but I'd bet it still holds true in the classroom)
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Quake it off! Seismometers around Edinburgh were triggered by the rapturous Taylor Swift crowds at Murrayfield Stadium over the weekend. https://t.co/IW7693CPRn
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Lorna and I have started a podcast! The content is deliberately diverse, sometimes niche and aims to inform, inspire and prompt reflection and discussion. Listen here: https://t.co/S1NEPtME7f
#EducationMatters #TeachingandLearning #EduTwitter
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Podcast · Morwenna Chapman and Lorna Page · Welcome to 'Talking About Teaching', a podcast where we dive into the art and science of education. Hosted by Morwenna and Lorna, two dedicated educators...
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There's been a long debate about why there was a big decline in atmospheric C02 in the 16th and 17th centuries. Now, thanks to new analysis by ice core scientist Dr Amy King, we're pretty sure we have the answer: colonialism. Buckle up for a 🧵⬇️
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Looking forward to a day of professional learning at the #TandLSummit at @Eton_CIRL. Thanks to @Inner_Drive for lining up a fantastic programme of speakers, which kicked off last night with an inspiring evening with @Doug_Lemov 🎓
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Fast becoming my favourite "Do Now" task. Pupils really leaning into it
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10 things: Common problems with Do Now Activities.
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A high proportion of the lessons I watch from the beginning begin with a Do Now or lesson starter. Most often the instructions or questions are on the whiteboard and students are expected to get go…
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This thread contains some famous landmarks photographed from a conventional angle creating the postcard tourist image and from a different angle which gives a perspective of the landmark and surrounding area? Which images are you most likely to include in your teaching?
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NEW: we need to talk about UK graduate wages, and the idea that Britain sends too many people to university. American readers should stick around for the UK/US comparisons 👀 Let’s start with this: the UK graduate wage premium has fallen substantially over the last 25 years
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