I spent a really enjoyable evening last night at the IOE, listening to a debate about the future of history education. The chair was David Cannadine whose (occasionally a little sharp) wit kept the debate at the IOE moving at
More differentiation – or access and challenge for all.
I’ve just published a second page about differentiation, or ways to enable all students to access the learning in your classroom, whilst offering support and challenge at the same time. I’ll follow it with a third, a long (and probably
thinking about differences shouldn't drive learning…
I’m still thinking about my second page on differentiation. In the meantime, something I saw on twitter has inspired me on the same topic. I’ve already posted on the blog about how much damage is done by ability labeling (and
The Difference Engine
We’re about to start the last term of my time as a tutor on Oxford Uni’s History PGCE. It’s been quite an experience, and although I’m looking forward to congratulating the interns at the end of the course, and I’m
Polar or Grizzly?
At OUDE we’ve been having lots of discussion about ‘ability’ (note the irritating social science ‘quotation marks’). This has given me the excuse I’ve long looked for to read (parts if not all) of a book called ‘Learning Without Limits’