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In episode twelfth of The Elements of Great Teaching podcast, Adam Kohlbeck and I explore Dimension 4: Activating hard thinking focusing on Element 6: Activating from the Model for Great Teaching. This episode focuses on empowering students to become independent learners by enhancing their ability to plan, regulate, and monitor their own learning processes.
It is packed with practical strategies and thought-provoking insights into promoting student autonomy. Whether you’re looking to refine your teaching approach or spark meaningful classroom changes, this discussion will offer valuable takeaways.
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In Episode 11 of The Elements of Great Teaching podcast series, Adam Kohlbeck and I look into the essential role of Dimension 1: Understanding the content with a focus on Element 2: Pedagogical content knowledge from the Model for Great Teaching.
This episode focuses on understanding the curriculum you're teaching and how it's learned - exploring the sequencing of content and its subject-specific requirements.
We highlight why this element of great teaching is vital and offer clear, evidence-backed steps you can take to enhance your approach.
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In the tenth episode of The Elements of Great Teaching podcast series, Adam Kohlbeck and I take look at the theory behind one of the key elements of great teaching, balancing it with practical applications for educators. Specifically, Dimension 2: Creating a supportive environment with the focus on Element 1: Teacher - Student relationship from the Model for Great Teaching.
The discussion revolves around:
Theoretical Insights: Why this element is critical for teachers and learners alike.
Practical Applications: What teachers can do to develop their skill in this area.
Student Perspectives: How these strategies resonate with students in the classroom.
Actionable Ideas: Practical tips that teachers can immediately try out in their teaching practice.
We aim to connect the deep knowledge educators need with the tangible steps they can take to enhance their teaching.
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In episode nine of The Elements of Great Teaching, Adam Kohlbeck and I delve into Dimension 4: Activating Hard Thinking, focusing on Element 1: Structuring from the Model for Great Teaching.
What Does Structuring Mean?
Structuring goes beyond simply listing objectives or writing lesson aims. It’s about carefully designing and sequencing learning tasks to show students not only what they’re learning but also how these tasks contribute to their goals. Great teachers share learning aims in ways that help students understand what success looks like.
From Theory to Practice
In this episode, we highlight the importance of moving away from abstract statements and instead helping students connect tasks to learning goals. Adam provides a practical lens, sharing strategies that educators can use to make learning aims meaningful and actionable for their students.
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In episode eight of The Elements of Great Teaching, Adam Kohlbeck and I turn our focus to Dimension 2: Creating a Supportive Environment, exploring Element 4: Creating a Climate of High Expectations from the Model for Great Teaching.
This element emphasises fostering a classroom culture where students feel supported to take risks and challenge themselves. It’s about balancing high expectations with high trust so learners believe it’s safe to "have a go" and are encouraged to attribute success or failure to things they can control.
In the episode, we dive into the research behind this element, explaining the "why" behind high expectations and how they connect to building student confidence and motivation. Adam brings a practical perspective, sharing how teachers and school leaders can apply these ideas effectively in their classrooms.
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In Episode 7 of The Elements of Great Teaching, Adam Kohlbeck and I delve into Dimension 1: Understanding the Content, focusing on Element 1: Content Knowledge from the Model for Great Teaching.
This element isn’t just about knowing facts—it’s about developing a flexible and fluent understanding of the subject you’re teaching. As we explore in the episode, it involves deep, connected knowledge and critical thinking about questions: It’s about knowing the content so thoroughly that you can adapt explanations, make connections between topics, and help students think critically.
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Welcome back to The Elements of Great Teaching podcast series, where we continue breaking down the elements of what makes great teaching. In this sixth episode, Adam Kohlbeck and I focus on Dimension 3: Maximising Opportunity to Learn, with a spotlight on Element 2: Consistent and fair application of expectations from the Model for Great Teaching.
We highlight the importance of clarity and fairness. When students understand the rules and know they’ll be enforced predictably, classrooms become spaces where focus and learning can flourish. Adam and I explore how applying these principles consistently helps students feel secure, while also reducing behaviour issues.
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Welcome back to The Elements of Great Teaching, where we explore the essential elements that make great teaching impactful. In this fifth episode, Adam Kohlbeck and I turn our attention to Dimension 2: Creating a Supportive Environment, with a focus on Element 3: Promoting Learner Motivation from the Model for Great Teaching.
Motivation is the driving force behind effective learning, and teachers play a key role in creating an environment that fosters it. In this episode, we discuss how to nurture student motivation by cultivating feelings of competence, autonomy, and relatedness—three essential psychological needs that fuel engagement and persistence in learning.
What strategies do you use to motivate your students? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments or on social media. We’d love to hear how you bring this element to life in your classroom!
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Welcome back to The Elements of Great Teaching, where we continue exploring the evidence-based practices of effective teaching. In this fourth episode Adam Kohlbeck and I dive into Dimension 4: Activating Hard Thinking, with a focus on Element 2: Explaining from the Model for Great Teaching this time with a special guest!
Great teaching hinges on the ability to present and communicate ideas clearly and in ways that resonate with students. In this episode, we unpack what it means to deliver concise, engaging explanations that connect new learning to what students already know, making it accessible and meaningful.
Listen below to explore how explaining can transform your teaching and help students engage in deeper, more meaningful learning.
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Welcome back to The Elements of Great Teaching podcast series, where we explore the evidence-informed principles that underpin effective teaching. In this third episode, Adam Kohlbeck and I focus on Dimension 1: Understanding the Content, zeroing in on Element 3: Knowledge of Curriculum Tasks from the Model for Great Teaching.
Teaching isn’t just about delivering content; it’s about delivering the right content in the right way. This episode dives into why understanding the curriculum deeply—and knowing how to connect it with meaningful tasks, assessments, and activities—is key to fostering student learning.
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Welcome back to The Elements of Great Teaching podcast series, where we unpack the essential elements of effective teaching and explore how they translate into real-world classroom practice. In this second episode, Adam and I delve into Dimension 3: Maximising Opportunity to Learn, with a focus on Element 1: Managing Time and Resources from the Model for Great Teaching.
Efficient time and resource management in the classroom might not always be the first thing that comes to mind when we think of great teaching, but it’s a critical foundation for student success. Teachers who skilfully manage their time and resources ensure that every moment in the classroom counts, maximising both productivity and learning outcomes. In this episode we discuss the practical strategies that teachers can use to optimise time, reduce wasted moments, and create a structured environment that supports learning.
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We're excited to bring you the first episode of The Elements of Great Teaching podcast series. In each episode alongside Adam Kohlbeck we break down the elements of the Model for Great Teaching, from a learner's perspective sharing insights and real-world applications to enhance classroom practice.
In this inaugural episode, Adam and I dive into Dimension 1: Understanding the Content, specifically focusing on Element 4: Knowledge of Student Thinking. We discuss why understanding students' thought processes—their strategies, common misconceptions, and typical sticking points—is crucial for effective teaching. This knowledge helps teachers anticipate where students might struggle and enables them to provide more tailored support, leading to a deeper and more lasting grasp of the content.
By better understanding student thinking, educators can create learning experiences that resonate, ensuring students aren’t just memorising but truly comprehending the material.
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Are you passionate about helping teachers grow and flourish? Are you rethinking your school’s performance management process to create a greater positive impact on both educators and learners? Recently, Professors Rob Coe and Stuart Kime, hosted an insightful ‘lampside chat’ webinar on this critical topic in schools.
In this webinar, they covered:
Understanding the Term:
What exactly is 'performance management' in the school context?
Find out research suggests about its impact on teachers and students.
Implementing Fair and Effective Systems:
How can schools develop motivating performance management systems that align with regulation, are fair and constructive, and genuinely support teachers' growth?
Reflect on cost-effective ways of providing meaningful feedback to teachers.
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In this episode, EBE’s Director of Education, Stuart Kime hears from Helen and Mat from CoachED about the work they’ve done in their own school to help colleagues flourish in within the classroom and without.
From constructing a bespoke programme to thinking more widely about supporting colleagues other schools, Helen and Mat talk about their drive to place wellbeing at the heart of their work, and their enthusiasm for it is palpable!
If you’d like to contact Helen and Mat, you can contact them on [email protected].
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How can you facilitate school improvement at scale and across a Multi Academy Trust?
In this webinar, which is also available as a podcast, hosted by Professor Stuart Kime, we hear from a panel of Trust leaders who are:
Facilitating school improvement across their Trusts
Growing their Trusts in line with the DFE's Trust Quality Descriptors
Identifying strengths and measuring improvement across their Trusts
Thank you to Julie Deville (CEO of Extol Trust), Kirsty McMurdo (Head of Teaching and Learning at Wonder Learning Partnership) and Embrace Multi Academy Trust for joining our panel!
If you would like to discuss how you can facilitate school improvement across your Trust with the Great Teaching Toolkit, please contact us here!
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Professors Rob Coe and Stuart Kime, on the 11th of March, discussed the concepts of "routine expertise" and "adaptive expertise" in a webinar. This webinar, which is also available as a podcast, examined the essence of expertise in education and beyond, providing invaluable insights for educators working in any context.
Rob and Stuart discussed:
Understanding what distinguishes routine expertise from adaptive expertise, and why both are crucial in different contexts.
The implications of these concepts for professional development and classroom practice.
Professors Coe and Kime have years of research and practical experience between them. This is a rare opportunity to hear them in conversation, and to understand more about the nuances of expertise in teaching, and how to develop more of it!
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Kate Jones, Senior Associate for Teaching and Learning, interviews Science teacher, co-founder of Carousel Learn and author Adam Boxer about retrieval practice in the classroom.
Understanding the role of memory in the learning process is essential for all educators. It is important for those planning and designing lessons to be aware of the limitations of working memory and recognise how regular retrieval practice can strengthen long-term memory. Retrieval practice involves recalling already-learned information from long-term memory to make that learned information easier and quicker to retrieve in the future.
In this episode:
Adam Boxer explains why teachers should carefully consider the language used when discussing retrieval practice in the classroom, providing all learners with retrieval opportunities.
Kate asks Adam how teachers can provide retrieval opportunities, other than a ‘Do Now’ or quizzing starter task. Adam explores the importance of regular retrieval practice and how retrieval opportunities can be promoted throughout a lesson and for homework.
Adam talks about how Carousel Learning was developed and explains all the different features and tools the platform can provide for teachers. You can found out more about Carousel Learn here.
Retrieval practice in the primary classroom is also explored.
Finally, Kate and Adam explain the importance of explaining effective (and ineffective learning strategies) to students.
To enhance your use of retrieval practice you can access the Science of Learning Programme, as part of the Great Teaching Toolkit and download the eBook Retrieval Practice: Myths, Mutations and Mistakes. All of our podcasts can be found in our podcast archive, and we have a host of free eBooks, videos and webinars for you in our Resource Library. -
In this episode, Kate Jones, Senior Associate for Teaching and Learning, interviews Jane Miller and Finola Wilson, former teachers and school leaders and now running Impact Wales, about evidence-informed classroom practices and curriculum. This podcast focuses on the importance of schools embracing an evidence-based approach to curriculum design, teaching and learning.
Jane and Finola provide an overview of their careers in education, including their transition from the classroom to launching Impact Wales to support schools across Wales and further afield.
Finola discusses how she creates and shares research summaries and sketch notes for teachers.
The importance of an promoting an evidence-informed culture across a school is discussed to help teachers make better informed decisions.
We cover the challenges and barriers facing teachers and school leaders engaging with evidence.
Jane and Finola offer advice for school leaders to consider when thinking about how they can do the best for their children.
Kate asks about the Curriculum for Wales and the origins behind the curriculum design and reform. This includes discussion of the curriculum framework, pedagogical principles and implementation plan.
Finally, we chat about their latest collaboration with Bruce Robertson as they are teaming up with Bruce to continue to promote evidence informed teaching and learning approaches.
You can follow Jane and Finola on Twitter here and find out more about their work with Impact Wales here.
All of our podcasts can be found in our podcast archive, and we have a host of free eBooks, videos and webinars for you in our Resource Library.
The Great Teaching Toolkit offers an evidence-based curriculum for teachers’ professional learning. It provides a common professional language and a shared structure for enabling Great Teaching. The Model for Great Teaching is a summary of the best available research evidence on the things teachers do, know and believe that has the biggest impact on student learning. The review serves to help teachers make better and informed decisions about what they can best do to improve the quality of their teaching. -
Great questioning in the classroom (and beyond) promotes deep thinking, helping students connect and elaborate on ideas. Great questioning to assess thinking helps teachers plan and adapt their teaching to respond to what assessment tells them. Teachers ask questions every lesson, every day - so it’s important to make sure that teachers and students are asking the right questions to move learning forward.
Kate Jones, Senior Associate for Teaching and Learning, interviews teacher, senior leader and author Michael Chiles about questioning in the classroom – Dimension 4, Element 4.3 of the Model for Great Teaching.
In this episode:
Michael explains why questioning hasn’t always received the attention and focus it deserves but why it should be a priority for all teachers and schools.
Mini white boards and cold calling techniques are explored, as well as discussing the role of ‘hands up’ questioning strategies in the classroom.
The purpose of questioning is explored.
Michael offers advice about the design, use and implementation of multiple choice questions and how the data provided can be insightful and helpful for teachers.
Question design and delivery is discussed, both written and oral.
Kate asks Michael, how carefully should teachers plan the questions they ask in class.
Finally, how can teachers support students to encourage reluctant learners to participate and ask questions in the lesson.
To enhance your use of questioning, look out for Michael’s book and check out the Great Teaching Toolkit Questioning course.
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Classroom management is a key component of great teaching. Great teachers manage the classroom to maximise opportunity to learn, and no model of great teaching could be complete without classroom management. Managing the behaviour and activities of a class of students is a huge part of what teachers do.
Classroom management and culture is multifaceted. In this episode of the Evidence Based Education podcast, we explore just a few factors and ideas that can help teachers consider and manage behaviour in their classroom.
In this episode:
Professor Rob Coe talks about the importance of classroom management for ‘maximising opportunity to learn’ – Dimension 3 of the Model for Great Teaching
Dr Alicia Chodkiewicz suggests we move away from framing behaviour as good or bad
David Didau reflects on social norms as an influencer of behaviour
Tom Bennett on routines as building blocks of the classroom culture and how teachers explicitly teach routines, and the use of scripts to manage potentially disruptive incidents.
The classroom management ideas and approaches explored in this podcast are a few of the many that feature in the Great Teaching Toolkit courses; the Behaviour and Culture Programme (for middle and senior Leaders) and Maximising Opportunity to Learn (for classroom teachers).
All of our podcasts can be found in our podcast archive, and we have a host of free eBooks, videos and webinars for you in our Resource Library. - Visa fler
