observations – Edventures

A question worth answering?

Kristian Still 26 Jun ’23 26 Jun ’23

Two important points need signposting here. First, learning is not revealed at the point of observation. This knowledge is well-established and frequently commented upon. Learning and performance are dissociable. What is more, we know that learning can occur in the absence of …

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Obs, 4Matrix and more

Kristian Still 2 Mar ’13 2 Mar ’13

This week I lead our lesson observation and data training. Two eighty minute session, the first based on the ASCL lesson observation training materials and 4Matrix, the second the inner workings of 4Matrix and lesson observations. Our staff were very perceptive in …

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 …