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Thinking about curriculum intent

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:21:35 GMT

This week, we turn to the Curriculum strand of the Greensand PACE model. This week's offering is written by former RE teacher, author and speaker, Mary Myatt.

Matthew effect

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:19:00 GMT

This week, we take a more general look at how implementing any new or continuing strategy in our classrooms is likely to impact higher prior attaining students with high levels of cultural capital and lower levels of disadvantage disproportionately more than those who fall at the opposite end of the scale.

Creating the climate for metacognitive thinking

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:15:52 GMT

This fortnight, we turn to the Expectations strand of the Greensand PACE framework. One expectation which teachers can facilitate for their students is the process of metacognition – students taking responsibility for understanding and managing and regulating their own learning strategies.

What the learner already knows

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 08:57:59 GMT

This week we take a second look at the Assessment principle from the Greensand PACE model.

Questioning in the classroom

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:42:16 GMT

We hope you all had a restful half term break. We are beginning to widen out the topics covered to ensure all aspects of the Greensand PACE model are included. This fortnight, we turn to the Assessment principle.

My schema of schemas

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 11:29:15 GMT

This week we return to the strand of the Science of Learning for from the PACE Framework

Understanding a concept

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 11:26:06 GMT

This week we continue to look at the Building Knowledge and Skills principle of the PACE model.

Meaningful Learning

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 11:23:02 GMT

This week we take look at the last strand from the Greensand PACE model: Building Knowledge and Skills.

When adults change, everything changes: A review

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 11:10:03 GMT

This week, we take a second look at the Building Relationships strand of the Greensand PACE model.

Avoiding the pitfalls of low expectations

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 11:07:44 GMT

This week, we revisit the strand of the Greensand PACE model of Building Relationships.

Teaching some vs teaching all

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 11:05:19 GMT

This week we take a second look at the Science of Learning strand of the Greensand PACE model.

How cognitive science impacts on how we teach

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 11:03:27 GMT

This week we return to the first strand of the Greensand PACE model, the Science of Learning.

Narrate the positive

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:58:52 GMT

This week, we take anther look at the strand from the Greensand PACE framework, Building Relationships.

Building Relationships

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:56:15 GMT

This week, we return to the strand of the Greensands PACE framework of Building Relationships.

'They aren't listening' - Strategies for active listening

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:53:59 GMT

This week, we continue to take a look at the strand of Building Knowledge and Skills from the Greensand PACE model.

Work the clock

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:49:06 GMT

This week we take our second look at the Classroom Climate strand of the Greensand PACE model.

Behaviour Management

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:47:27 GMT

This fortnight, we take another look at the third principle within the PACE framework - Classroom Climate.

How to overcome procrastination and build better study habits

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:45:28 GMT

This week we take a second look at the first principle from the Greensand PACE model - the science of learning.

What does massed reading and attention do to attention?

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:41:40 GMT

This week, we return back to the first of the principles from the Greensand PACE model - the Science of Learning. In returning to the first principle and by then revisiting each of the remaining five, we hope to model the very concept illustrated in this week's blog. Research tells us that spaced practice like this, rather than massed practice, leads to better outcomes.

Unpicking explanation

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:37:25 GMT

We hope you had a good half term break! This fortnight, we take a look at the principle of Quality of Instruction from the Greensand PACE framework.

Why feedback is essential to teaching and learning

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:31:25 GMT

This week, we take a second look at the principle from the Greensand Pace model: Building Knowledge and Skills.

A guide to Rosenshine's principles of instruction

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:27:45 GMT

This week we take a second look at the strand of the Science of Learning from the Greensand PACE model.

An introduction to cognitive science

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:24:47 GMT

This fortnight, we turn our attention to the Science of Learning principle from the Greensand PACE model. Now that we are a few weeks into the Autumn term and we are gradually getting to know our classes, we thought that it would be a good idea to remind ourselves of the cognitive science at the very heart of what we understand about how learning happens.

Establishing expectations

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:22:17 GMT

This week’s blog takes a look at the Classroom Climate strand of the Greensand PACE model.

Developing student teacher Relationships

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:09:56 GMT

This week, we take a second look at the strand of Building Relationships from the Greensand PACE model.

A thousand little moments that lead to attainment for pupil premium students

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:11:21 GMT

This week's blog of the week turns back to the strand of Building Relationships from the Greensand PACE model.

Ensuring Attention

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:11:51 GMT

This week, we take a second look at the principle of Quality of Instruction from the Greensand PACE model.

Existing Knowledge

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:32:20 GMT

This fortnight we return to the strand of Quality of Instruction from the Greensand PACE model. Towards the start of last year, we put out a piece by teacher, speaker and author, Sarah Cottingham, about students making sense of new knowledge in light of what they already know. Cottingham also drew upon the work of David Ausubel's Meaningful Learning Theory in this piece. This week, we return to her writings to further embed this concept where once again, she investigates how this theory can help us in our everyday teaching.

Examples during explanations

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:13:07 GMT

Wishing you all a very happy new year! This weeks' blog of the week sees a return to the strand of the Greensands PACE model which we visited just before Christmas - the Science of Learning.

Student Schemas

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:13:38 GMT

This week, along with the week after Christmas, we return to the strand of the Science of Learning for our blog of the week.

High Expectations

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:14:24 GMT

This week, we take a second look at the Classroom Climate strand of the Greensand PACE model.

Metacognition for a flourishing Classroom

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:14:48 GMT

This week, we move to another of Greensand's PACE model principles: Classroom Climate.

De-escalation

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:15:14 GMT

This week, we continue to examine the theme of Relationships from the Greensand PACE model.

A 'Strong Start' to Lessons

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:15:48 GMT

This week, we return to the principle of Relationships from the Greensand PACE model.

The Redundancy Effect

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:16:15 GMT

This week we continue to look at the principle of Quality of Instruction from Greensand's PACE model.

High Quality Instruction

Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:16:47 GMT

We hope you had a good half term break! This fortnight, we take a look at the principle of Quality of Instruction from the Greensand PACE framework.