My trainee maths teachers love setting students challenging, interesting problems. I see students scribbling away trying to be first to … More
Month: October 2017
Retrieval Practice and Sentence Practice All In One!
Retrieval practice is in the air. The latest blog by Alex Laney on the Teach Like a Champion blog (here) … More
Check Out, Check In, Check Up
“She is very confident in her decision, but subjective confidence is a poor index of accuracy of a judgement.” Kahneman, … More
A Teacher Is the Sum of All of the Problems She Can Solve
Over the past year and a half I have been writing a handbook for novice physics teachers. The book is … More
Cognitive Psychology and Initial Teacher Education
“The question is not whether these experts are well trained. It is whether their world is predictable.” Daniel Kahneman, Thinking … More