Dan Smith
@teach_smith
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English Teacher for 15 years: Click the link for 200 revision videos on YouTube & my guide to the key quotations in Macbeth:
Redhill, England
Joined July 2013
There are several excellent GCSE English YouTubers: @MrBruffEnglish @happyteacherhub @DystopiaJunkie @Comicsandlit @staceyreay & more If you want to revise #powerandconflict poetry or get some #yafiction recommendations, check out https://t.co/bmyzS7CpLu
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Had a little boost from this. 10 more prizes needed for it to go ahead! 🤞🤞
I’m not sure if EduAdvent will be able to take place this year. Because of ‘the algorithm’ I can’t get it ‘out there’ for offers of gifts for each day. Maybe one last try…if you are kind enough to offer an advent present then please dm me.
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🔥 If someone tells you explicit instruction is “boring,” “mindless lecturing,” or “not engaging,” please share this clip with them. In just 60 seconds, Anita Archer explains what explicit instruction actually is. It's interactive, intentional, effective, and promotes student
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Need help creating a 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 for designing meaningful collaborative learning tasks in your classroom? Here's a template to support you ➡️ https://t.co/MW9ESIW9DH
#edchat #k12
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So you start your answer in simple and end it in perceptive, showing a clear progression. 🪜🧠🎯 https://t.co/DWTZyeppYE
#teamenglish #english #teacher
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Unlock adaptive teaching done well 📚 Learn how to assess prior knowledge, scaffold, give feedback and more in our new book. ➡️
innerdrive.co.uk
Adaptive teaching allows all pupils to access the curriculum, progress and learn. This exciting book explores the research behind adaptive teaching.
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Three lessons on Robert Frost's poem 'Out, Out' with a focus on industriousness, suffering and sympathy https://t.co/8ihtAhe7Hc
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Next on Knowledge-Building for Teachers Series: Mini Whiteboards MWBs are a must-have classroom tool! Featuring: @mrbartonmaths Katie Baker @SoLInTheWild
@MrThorntonTeach Phil Stock @adamboxer1
@XpatEducator
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Things I’m spending a lot of time working on… High quality CPD for support staff. Training for Teaching Assistants. Let me know if I can support you.
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Morning, A request for help: I recently moved up north (near Bolton) and I’ve been on supply ever since. I need a permanent job. Science teacher. 20yrs exp. Schools don’t always advertise on the TES so if anyone knows anyone, please pass this on? I’d really appreciate it!
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G'mornin everyone 👋 It's #EduSundayFunday ☺️ ☺️ ☺️ What are we all doing to keep those Sunday scaries at bay? Let's share! Me: 1) walk to town 🚶♂️ 2) grab a Turkish coffee ☕️ 🇹🇷 3) have something nice to eat...not sure what yet🤤 4) go for an evening run🏃♂️ What about you?
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***SUCCESS CRITERIA*** Thread 🧵 The use of success criteria in our classrooms is a key element of quality-first teaching. When used effectively, success criteria break the learning intention into smaller, more manageable actions, helping both teachers and students evaluate
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It’s 25 days until Year 11 mocks start. So yesterday, I handed out an Advent-ish calendar with 5 min tasks per day!
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English team hive mind: What do you give year 10 and 11 for homework and how do you track it? Any and all answers, please. (Except if you’re one of those people with a cartoon as your profile picture who is going to attack me for setting homework)
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I’m not sure if EduAdvent will be able to take place this year. Because of ‘the algorithm’ I can’t get it ‘out there’ for offers of gifts for each day. Maybe one last try…if you are kind enough to offer an advent present then please dm me.
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NEW The limits of retrieval practice Retrieval practice is both necessary and insufficient. This week’s essay explores the tension between the zeal of retrievalism and the philosophical worry that recall tells us nothing about truth. Link below
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I’ve just scrolled down my following feed and it’s wonderful! Ranging from the Enser’s @greeborunner @EnserMark to @m_chiles to, @MaryMyatt to, @mradamkohlbeck to @ProudlyPastoral to @kennygfrederick to @TsuiAllen to @MissEmmaTurner to @issydhan to @EALDominicB to
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