https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/category/basic-account/ Most Influential UK Education Blog Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:34:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-teachertoolkit-logo-2lines-rgb-white-on-red-website-favicon-32x32.png https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/category/basic-account/ 32 32 For all the latest gossip, interviews and thoughts on education, brought to you by the most influential education blog in the UK TeacherToolkit false episodic TeacherToolkit support+apple@teachertoolkit.co.uk Copyright @TeacherToolkit Limited - www.teachertoolkit.co.uk Copyright @TeacherToolkit Limited - www.teachertoolkit.co.uk podcast TeacherToolkit - Podcasts on Education https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/teachertoolkit-logo-2lines-rgb-white-on-red-itunes-podcast.png https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/category/basic-account/ TV-G London London Weekly c9c7bad3-4712-514e-9ebd-d1e208fa1b76 96366428 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/17/errors-versus-explicit-instruction/ https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/17/errors-versus-explicit-instruction/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/?p=270877 Reading Time: 2 minutes Can students achieve better outcomes when learning from their mistakes or receiving explicit instruction? This 2-year research study investigates teaching strategies that facilitate learning from errors rather than from explicit instruction … This new research delves into a transformative study by Metcalfe et al., 2023 – including Robert Bjork and Dylan Wiliam – investigating the […]]]> https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/17/errors-versus-explicit-instruction/feed/ 0 270877 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/15/the-influence-of-stress-on-student-performance/ https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/15/the-influence-of-stress-on-student-performance/#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2024 20:07:00 +0000 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/?p=267769&preview=true&preview_id=267769 Reading Time: 2 minutes How does stress in classroom education impact student learning? This research delves into the dynamics of stress in simulation-based education (SBE) and its influence on student performance … Exploring Stress in Learning Scenarios This study explored how varying stress levels in SBE scenarios impact physiotherapy students’ skill acquisition. The research classified scenarios into low, medium, […]]]> https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/15/the-influence-of-stress-on-student-performance/feed/ 0 267769 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/14/theories-of-working-memory/ https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/14/theories-of-working-memory/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2024 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/?p=269741&preview=true&preview_id=269741 Reading Time: 2 minutes How does working memory influence students’ language comprehension and development? This research paper explores how the evolving theories of working memory can enhance our understanding of student language development and classroom strategies … Working memory, a crucial cognitive skill, is key in processing and retaining language. It’s a mental space where information is temporarily held […]]]> https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/14/theories-of-working-memory/feed/ 0 269741 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/11/lesson-activity-breaks/ https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/11/lesson-activity-breaks/#respond Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/?p=270439&preview=true&preview_id=270439 Reading Time: 2 minutes How can we encourage schools to facilitate short ‘brain’ breaks during lessons? Short periods of physical activity in the classroom, performed as a break from the lesson, can activate brain regions and support working memory! (Chatzopoulos et al., 2023) Just a short break! In teacher training sessions, I’ve introduced short breaks every 20 minutes, challenging […]]]> https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/11/lesson-activity-breaks/feed/ 0 270439 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/04/drawing-enhances-memory/ https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/04/drawing-enhances-memory/#respond Thu, 04 Jan 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/?p=267768&preview=true&preview_id=267768 Reading Time: 2 minutes Could drawing be used as a teaching method to boost students’ memory recall? New research reveals how integrating drawing into teaching practices can significantly enhance memory recall for students of all ages. In a new paper, Drawing Enhances Memory for Emotional Words (Tran & Fernandes, 2023), research highlights an intriguing approach to enhancing memory: drawing […]]]> https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/04/drawing-enhances-memory/feed/ 0 267768 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/03/unpacking-metacognition/ https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/03/unpacking-metacognition/#comments Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:02:07 +0000 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/?p=265627&preview=true&preview_id=265627 Reading Time: 6 minutes Are you harnessing the transformative power of metacognition in your classroom? Exploring the theory, practice, and implementation strategies of metacognition can lead to an additional nine months of student progress – discover the what, why, and how. I get asked to lead a lot of teacher training sessions on metacognition. It’s quite a tricky (abstract) […]]]> https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2024/01/03/unpacking-metacognition/feed/ 1 265627 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2023/12/28/2023/ https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2023/12/28/2023/#respond Thu, 28 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/?p=269398&preview=true&preview_id=269398 Reading Time: 5 minutes What are your teaching highlights from the year? This post summarises my physical teacher training travels during this calendar year. I’ve led 49 physical training sessions and 49 webinar sessions to work with approximately ~6,500+ teachers, potentially impacting ~200,000 students!  In this time, I’ve managed to write yet another book! In a follow-up post, I’ll […]]]> https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2023/12/28/2023/feed/ 0 269398 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2023/12/14/retrieval-induced-forgetting-emotions/ https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2023/12/14/retrieval-induced-forgetting-emotions/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/?p=267767&preview=true&preview_id=267767 Reading Time: 2 minutes Do emotional experiences affect our memory’s ability to forget? Discover how new research into memory and emotion challenges traditional views, offering new perspectives for teachers. Are emotional memories more resilient? New research, Retrieval-induced forgetting of emotional memories (Reeck and LaBar’s 2023), digs into how our long-term memory interacts with emotional and neutral experiences. Participants conducted […]]]> https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2023/12/14/retrieval-induced-forgetting-emotions/feed/ 0 267767 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2023/12/07/quizzing-in-the-classroom-a-game-changer-for-learning/ https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2023/12/07/quizzing-in-the-classroom-a-game-changer-for-learning/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/?p=269193&preview=true&preview_id=269193 Reading Time: 2 minutes Are your quizzes truly transforming student learning? Recent research reveals that regular quizzing in classrooms significantly boosts student learning and retention, irrespective of subject or grade level… Unveiling the power of quizzing The research (McDermott et al., 2014) delved into the impact of regular quizzing on student learning, comparing multiple-choice and short-answer formats across different […]]]> https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2023/12/07/quizzing-in-the-classroom-a-game-changer-for-learning/feed/ 0 269193