Teaching on Purpose: Gavin Ward

Teaching on Purpose: Lauren Pickering

The episode features a conversation between Adam and Lauren, focusing on the purpose of communicating meaning in teaching. Lauren introduces the 'whole class feedback slide' technique and discusses its impact on teacher workload, student engagement, and progress. The conversation also delves into adaptation and the interplay between purpose and context in teaching, the importance of teacher belief in a technique, and the role of leadership in fostering collective ethos and mental models of learning and teaching. Takeaways * Teacher belief in a technique is crucial for its effectiveness. * The interplay between purpose and context in teaching is essential for adapting techniques to suit the demands of different situations.

Teaching on Purpose: Henry Cross

The conversation delves into the core teaching technique of I do, we do, you do, its adaptations and variations, and the role of assessment and feedback in teaching. Henry Cross shares insights on the technique's application and the importance of professional judgment in teaching. Takeaways * I do, we do, you do - a core teaching technique * Adaptations and variations of the I do, we do, you do technique * Assessment and feedback in teaching Chapters * 00:00 Introduction and Background * 16:22 Adaptations and Variations of the Technique * 24:53 Assessment and Feedback in Teaching

Teaching on Purpose: Noureddine Mlaouhi

The episode features a conversation between Adam and Nuruddin Mlaouhi, focusing on the purpose of communicating meaning in teaching. Nuruddin shares insights on live modeling as a technique for communicating meaning, the importance of cognitive load, and the use of group work to enhance student understanding. The conversation emphasizes the need for teachers to be responsive and make the right decisions at the right time for the right reason. Takeaways * Live modeling is a powerful technique for communicating meaning in teaching. * Understanding student cognitive load is crucial for adapting teaching techniques. * Group work can be used to enhance student understanding and encourage learning from peers. Chapters * 00:00 Introduction to Communicating Meaning * 10:27 Adapting Live Modeling * 21:18 Group Work as an Alternative Technique

Teaching on Purpose: Yamina Bibi

In this episode, Adam and Yamina discuss the purpose of securing, maintaining, and regaining attention in the classroom. They explore the importance of whole school consistency, the impact of extraneous cognitive load on attention, and the role of attention across all phases of a lesson. They also delve into the difference between visible clues and cognitive attending, as well as the adaptation of a whole school approach to attention techniques. The conversation delves into the importance of securing and maintaining attention in the classroom, the need for adapting techniques for individual students, the significance of consistency in whole school culture, the challenges in leadership of teaching and learning, and the purpose of securing attention in the context of teaching and professional development.

Teaching on Purpose: Ian Stonnell

In this episode Adam is joined by Ian Stonnell, Assistant Head for Teaching and Learning at Denbigh High school. Adam and Ian get into the popular technique of SLANT and Ian talks us through when he uses it, when he tweaks it and when he uses a different technique for the same purpose.