This week, some examples of one of our favourite types of resource for thinking – the -Ometer. If you want something where you can light the blue touchpaper, retire to a safe distance and let the sparks fly, an -Ometer is the thing! First, though, an invitation from our friends at Thoughtful.org.uk, the charity that promotes […]
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If two teams are evenly matched, what’s the deciding factor that separates the winner from the loser? After two weeks of workshops with teachers in South Australia, we had time to enjoy the Grand Final of Aussie rules football, with each of us “barracking” for a different side. It promised to be a closely fought
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We’re finding more and more schools are mentioning listening as their “oracy pain point”. In response, here are a few listening games in which the skills of focused attention, turn taking and tracking of the speaker happen naturally rather than as a matter of policing. I Went to the Jungle Start in a whole group,
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