Kristian Still – Page 119

Mistake

Kristian Still 1 Mar ’13 2 Mar ’13

When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision. Paulo Coelho An interesting perspective – potentially, one to be shared with students on their second mistake. I was once gifted a Paulo Coelho book, …

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Dashboard for governors

Kristian Still 26 Feb ’13 14 Aug ’13

Tomorrow the new, two-page data dashboard for governors will be announced by SMW. More data unleashed into wild, well primarily to governors (though I provided the same data just this past week, and by series or data collection to show …

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Drive time gems

Kristian Still 25 Feb ’13 25 Feb ’13

The 100 minute drive time has thrown up a few gems recently. A little common sense, a little Carol Dweck, and a three pointer from Julius Irving. All bookmarked neatly on the Audible app. ’Goldilocks tasks’ – challenges that are not too …

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I love it when a plan…

Kristian Still 23 Feb ’13 2 Oct ’14

…comes together. (Doo do do doooh, doo doo doooooh….) Take one regular lesson, on a regular Thursday, on a regular topic. Add a little Triptico magic, some fantastic, thoughtful, precise and quick witted questioning from a adventurous teacher and bam …

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Inexorable world of data

Kristian Still 18 Feb ’13 18 Feb ’13

Warning – data post. Codes, tables, letters and far too many abbreviations. This afternoon I find myself on a data quest. How to handle B/N grades for KS2 with and without Teacher Assessments (TA) for the process of calculating progress measures? …

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SUCCES

Kristian Still 14 Feb ’13 14 Feb ’13

When everything else falls away, what sticks with you? Succes? No, it is not a basic spelling mistake, (although I have had a few of those in recent posts) but the sticky, Chip and Dan Heath, mnemonic that outlines how ideas (or good …

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Learning Aims, Outcomes or Objectives

Kristian Still 13 Feb ’13 14 Feb ’13

I am not keen to get into an aims, outcomes or objectives debate. I am not sure that I am too bothered which staff use, as long as the learning is framed, signposted or explored in some way and the …

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Are your IWBs primarily overly sophisticated whiteboards?

Kristian Still 12 Feb ’13 12 Feb ’13

Are your IWBs primarily overly sophisticated whiteboards? If yes, read on. Those of you that answered no, please re-read the question, I did hedge my bets with the inclusion of ‘primarily.’ If the answer is still no, you are on the …