Learning. The primary goal of teaching is that students should learn. But what is learning? What is the purpose of learning and education? If I can answer these questions a whole host of others appears on the horizon – What do I want my students to learn? What’s the best way to teach them? How … Continue reading Learning to teach
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Knowledge Organisers – the nuts and bolts but not the structure (2)
Part 2 - Building the structure In a previous post I outlined my view of knowledge organisers and their place in schema building, focusing on how I had found them useful as a starting point in considering the knowledge architecture of a topic before beginning to teach it. In this post I will outline how … Continue reading Knowledge Organisers – the nuts and bolts but not the structure (2)
Knowledge Organisers – the nuts and bolts but not the structure (1)
Part 1 - Architects of knowledge Knowledge organisers have become ubiquitous. Teachers are putting a lot of time and effort into creating them. I have been writing knowledge organisers and my department are in the process of developing them for our KS3 curriculum. With so many knowledge organisers flying around I share my reflections as … Continue reading Knowledge Organisers – the nuts and bolts but not the structure (1)
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