That maths is a generally maligned subject is without much doubt. When I meet a new person and they ask my job and can see the sweat begin to bead on their foreheads. As a maths teacher it can be
Students and Advice
Previously I wrote about teachers and advice in terms of their effectiveness. Recently I stumbled on some research that looks at the effects of students and advice giving. The study involved 318 students who were randomly assigned either to receive
The Importance of Teachers Talking to Each Other
Our account suggests that district policymakers can influence teachers’ access to their expert peers, but relying solely on making student test data widely available to teachers is likely to be insufficient, due in part to the skepticism among school staff
What I think about when I think about thinking
What does it mean to think and develop thoughts in a particular subject or field of interest? What does it mean to say that a student knows something as opposed to them having simply repeated the answer verbatim? What does
Learning Styles Theories
tl;dr: It seems Learning Styles are demonstrably not really a thing. Basics: In a 2015 paper titled, “The Scientific Status of Learning Styles Theories”1, the authors posit that evidence is lacking in the defense of the Learning Styles Model. On