Rebecca Birch - On Education

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On explicit teaching and student behaviour
There are some pretty convincing links!
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On the transformative power of teaching first
Why TAPPLE isn't just a strategy, it's a mindset.
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On the Sir Ken Fallacy
Or a book review of Johann Hari's 'Stolen Focus'
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On the cycle of avoidance
How schools are inadvertently setting students up to fail
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On how to make any teacher an expert in writing
Implementing a secondary, whole-school writing approach
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On invisible pedagogy
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears it, does it make a sound?
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On unproductive struggle
Some practices to avoid in the English classroom
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On the General Capabilities
Is it time for them to go?
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On the problems with professional learning
and why it's probably not working
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On powerful knowledge
Leaving nothing to chance
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On secondary English teacher education
Some mixed and contradictory feelings
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On building moats
How progressive education defends its ivory tower
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