The 3 (or more) big things English and Maths Fest 29 th June
2015 Catriona Mowat
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EngagementStructure FeedbackStimulation Great self-
motivation
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Standards are raised ONLY by changes which are put into direct
effect by teachers and pupils in classrooms Black and Wiliam
(2001), Inside the Black Box Standards are raised ONLY by changes
which are put into direct effect by teachers and pupils in
classrooms Black and Wiliam (2001), Inside the Black Box
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the word-rich get richer while the word-poor get poorer in
their reading skills Canadian Assoc. of Librarians the word-rich
get richer while the word-poor get poorer in their reading skills
Canadian Assoc. of Librarians
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Spoken language forms a constraint, a ceiling not only on the
ability to comprehend but also on the ability to write, beyond
which literacy cannot progress Myhill and Fisher Spoken language
forms a constraint, a ceiling not only on the ability to comprehend
but also on the ability to write, beyond which literacy cannot
progress Myhill and Fisher
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To begin at the beginning: It is Spring, moonless night in the
small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and
the hunched, courters'-and- rabbits' wood limping invisible down to
the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboat-bobbing sea. The
houses are blind as moles (though moles see fine to-night in the
snouting, velvet dingles) or blind as Captain Cat there in the
muffled middle by the pump and the town clock, the shops in
mourning, the Welfare Hall in widows' weeds. And all the people of
the lulled and dumbfound town are sleeping now. To begin at the
beginning: It is Spring, moonless night in the small town, starless
and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched,
courters'-and- rabbits' wood limping invisible down to the
sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboat-bobbing sea. The
houses are blind as moles (though moles see fine to-night in the
snouting, velvet dingles) or blind as Captain Cat there in the
muffled middle by the pump and the town clock, the shops in
mourning, the Welfare Hall in widows' weeds. And all the people of
the lulled and dumbfound town are sleeping now.
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Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some
few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read
only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few
to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. Francis Bacon,
1562-1626 Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and
some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be
read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some
few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. Francis
Bacon, 1562-1626
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Make connections with other subjects/main course Encourage
students to self-assess/ peer- assess Keep it varied Set homework/
flippin eck! Set targets Give rich feedback that really feeds Get
DIRTY Make connections with other subjects/main course Encourage
students to self-assess/ peer- assess Keep it varied Set homework/
flippin eck! Set targets Give rich feedback that really feeds Get
DIRTY
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Teachers make a difference but they dont make all the
difference Teachers make a difference but they dont make all the
difference