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John’s blog: “World Wide Wall Display” here
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Schools Direct -changes to teacher education. Links here and here and here. Plus link to Scotland’s review of teacher education here Of course the big news is the GCSE reforms: “Michael Gove unveils GCSE reforms” Richard Adams in the Guardian, BBC story: GCSEs: “Gove pledges ‘challenging’ exam changes’ by Sean Coughlan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22841266 David Wolfe’s “Can of Worms” blog “Bring back polytechnics, argues higher education report” By Judith Burns http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22818497 Emily Duggan in The Independent: “Wave goodbye to another parenting myth: Children whose mothers go out to work do not suffer academically” Twit Triangulation netcast with Howard Rheingold
Podcast: Play in new window | Download “ “Phonics test ‘accurate but unnecessary” By Katherine Sellgren http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22783399 I-levels replace GCSEs: Gove’s great reform or another bemusing move? Warwick Mansell article and Richards Adams article Libraries – the end of books as we know it? Paperless public libraries switch to digital By Bill Hicks http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22160990 Up for a laugh, a head true to his word, Penketh High School Head Teacher Does Psy’s Gangnam Style Dance Video: here
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Also mentioned is Frank Coffield et al (2004) literature review on learning styles: here New curriculum workload story in Scotland as reported by the BBC. Raises question about how innovation and workload and the poverty of our imagination. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22642217 Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Also, in the news tonight we discuss: positive discrimination for encouraging more male teachers into the profession proposed by the NASUWT, story in TESS here Revision tips -what works? Only 2 main methods apparently. Summary in this blog and full paper can be downloaded here |
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The hosts of insidelearning decide they are not good with calendars and mess up again with dates -our fault. Edutalk live is next week! Never mind, a stimulating conversation ensues about this week’s news items.
Sweden’s top free schools provider to close, in blow to Education Secretary Michael Gove” Lewis Smith writing in the Independent: 
Unfortunately, Alison could not join us tonight, held up by work, so we riff through some topics that catch our eye. The conversation is dominated by the theme of neuromyths and our forlorn hope that learning styles might have been the route to some pedagogical nirvana. A journey we undertook in good faith, but there’s only so much bad science a teacher can swallow and remain sane. The story began with the BBC programme “All In the Mind” that opens with an item about how teachers, through the best of intentions, are purveying a number of neuro mythologies. The programme is still available: 
Tonight we are joined in conversation by Louisa Hussey, Acting headteacher of Cropwell Bishop Primary School in Nottinghamshire, England. Louisa is a brilliant teacher and passionate about her job, as you can tell from the conversation we have about recent developments in English primary schools. Phonics teaching features and Matthew reminds us about the old
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