DIRT – Edventures

Feedback and meta-cognition

Kristian Still 24 Nov ’13 24 Nov ’13

Most recently we have released a Scheme of Learning form / template that presents a year plan, through to unit or lesson outline plan, which feeds either a lesson plan or Lesson Observation form. I was asked by a number …

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Using Feedback as the Lesson

Kristian Still 31 May ’11 7 Dec ’13

Before I get to the ‘Using Feedback as the Lesson’ post, there are a couple of pedagogical reflections / questions I wish to highlight / discuss with you and hopefully, as its the holidays, you might comment? A recent research …

Suffering and successful failures17 Dec ’24
It is a well rehearsed narrative, that we learn, gain, benefit more from our loses than from our triumphs. More from adversity than from our easy successes. Loses, adversity, often serves as the crucible in which our triumphs and our successes are forged. Matthew McConaughey …
Unresolvable problems16 Dec ’24
This was an unfinished post I first drafted six months ago when I was still in education as a Deputy Headteacher. Funnily enough, it is as relevant to my new role as COO and so I looked to finish and post it. It is certainly …
Dump Your To-Do List, Write Your To-Be List29 Nov ’24
In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, we often find ourselves buried under an avalanche of to-do lists. These lists, while seemingly helpful, can sometimes become the very a source of stress and worry they were designed to overcome. But what if there …
I still expect the carpet to be pulled out from under me3 Nov ’24
This post is written for a friend. The point of desperation is often the point of truth. He wrote. How do your move forward, when you still expect the carpet to be pulled out from under you? If you can move at all? Let alone …