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Distributed Practice & Massed Practice: What Works Best?
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. You should be giving your students time to practice doing the things you have taught them to do in class. But there are different types of practice, and they are not all equally effective. These include massed practice and distributed practice. Massed Practice Imagine you are teaching […]
How to Use Concept Mapping In Your Classroom: The Complete Guide
Concept mapping is a high-impact teaching strategy. But what does it involve & how can teachers use it? Find out in this practical, yet evidence-based guide.
Pedagogy: What It Is & Why Matters?
Is pedagogy just a fancy word for teaching? Partly, but it is also much more. What Is Pedagogy? Pedagogy includes but goes beyond the notion of teaching. It encompasses everything a teacher does to help students learn. And, pedagogy is focused on helping children to learn. Andragogy is a similar concept, but it is focused […]
John Hattie, Visible Learning & Beyond
In 2009, John Hattie published his landmark book Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement. He soon became known as the go-to-guru for all things education. But what does it all mean for classroom teachers and school leaders? The answer, quite a lot – but you need to be careful. […]
Deliberate Practice In Education: What Is it? And, Should Teachers Make Use of It?
You may have heard about deliberate practice and the high impact it has on student achievement. But what does it involve? And should you make use of it?
