Category: Explicit Teaching

How can teachers engage in quality mathematics instruction?

All teachers at one point or another would have heard of the body of research known as the Science of Reading, but is there a Science of Mathematics?

In episode 13, the Teacher Takeaway Podcast team talk with Brendan Lee about the Science of Maths and engaging students in quality Mathematics instruction , including:

What does a quality maths lesson look like?
How should teachers be sequencing their maths learning?
What are the best maths resources for the classroom?
How do we effectively assess learning in mathematics?

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How do we incorporate pedagogy that reflects the Science of Learning?

The Science of Learning has a growing body of research around how students learn and the evidence informed strategies that have the greatest impact on student learning outcomes.

In episode 8, the Teacher Takeaway Podcast team talk with Dr Nathaniel Swain about we can use the latest research about the Science of Learning to improve our teaching practice, including:

cognitive load theory
checking for understanding
daily review or retrieval practice
the curse of expertise
the forgetting curve

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What does it mean to teach, learn and lead through the lens of inquiry?

All students deserve a chance to dig into their wonders and curiosities. It is through a scaffolded approach to student-centred learning that our guest proposes to really foster student growth and agency in the classroom through inquiry learning.

In episode 28, the Teacher Takeaway Podcast talk with teacher, author and speaker Trevor MacKenzie about Inquiry learning, including:

what does inquiry learning mean
the role of student voice and agency
barriers and shifting mindsets
assessment in the inquiry classroom
explicit teaching
leaning in to student wonderings

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S1, EP 26: Explicit Teaching

22/11/2021

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Why is explicit teaching vital to student success?

Explicit teaching practices involve teachers clearly showing students what to do and how to do it, through the use of clear and explicit structures and practices.

In episode 26, the Teacher Takeaway team discuss the importance of explicit teaching in the classroom, including:

what is explicit teaching (1:02)
what does it look like in practice (2:44)
framing learning intentions and success criteria (10:30)
modelling language (23:30)

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S3, EP13: Science of Maths

How can teachers engage in quality mathematics instruction?

S3, EP8: Science of Learning

How do we incorporate pedagogy that reflects the Science of Learning?

S2, EP 28: Inquiry Learning

What does it mean to teach, learn and lead through the lens of inquiry?

S1, EP 26: Explicit Teaching

Why is explicit teaching vital to student success?

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Teacher Takeaway Show Notes

S3, EP13: Science of Maths

How can teachers engage in quality mathematics instruction?

S3, EP8: Science of Learning

How do we incorporate pedagogy that reflects the Science of Learning?

S2, EP 28: Inquiry Learning

What does it mean to teach, learn and lead through the lens of inquiry?

S1, EP 26: Explicit Teaching

Why is explicit teaching vital to student success?

Authors

Archives

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Teacher Takeaway

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