Saturday, October 5, 2019

Educational Book Recommendation - Responsive Teaching - by Harry Fletcher-Wood

The latest evolutionary discourse on cognitive learning and teaching theory. This book has a foreward by  Dylan Williams and is excellent.

Written by an experienced teacher and teacher educator, the book balances evidence-informed principles and practical suggestions. It contains:
  • A detailed exploration of six core problems that all teachers face in planning lessons, assessing learning and responding to students.
  • Effective practical strategies to address each of these problems across a range of subjects.
  • Useful examples of each strategy in practice and accounts from teachers already using these approaches.
  • Checklists to apply each principle successfully and advice tailored to teachers with specific responsibilities.
This innovative book is a valuable resource for new and experienced teachers alike who wish to become more responsive teachers. It offers the evidence, practical strategies and supportive advice needed to make sustainable, worthwhile changes. (from Amazon description)

From cognitive learning to the latest and best ways to turn AfL and any other technique into something that impacts learning of every child in the class. Its not what we do in class but how we respond to what we do in class and change the teaching to take learners further. One of the best out there currently.