by Jenn Linning | Dec 11, 2018 | Teachers, Tutors
In this blog series so far, we have talked about how to develop students’ spoken answers, which in turn should help to improve their written ones. Strategies such as probing, restating, and rehearsing can help to push students to the next level of understanding and...
by Jenn Linning | Dec 11, 2018 | Teachers, Tutors
If a student is unable to say something, how can we assume that they can write it? We can use strategies such as probing questions and restating techniques to help them develop their spoken responses, but how can we be sure that they will be able to translate that...
by Jenn Linning | Dec 10, 2018 | Teachers, Tutors
In an ideal world, when we asked any of our students a question, they would respond with a detailed, thoughtful, and well-structured answer that displayed their subject knowledge but also their critical thinking skills. We would smile triumphantly – safe in the...
by Dr. Charlotte Forrest | Dec 8, 2018 | Education, Research, Users
We’re not camera shy – we just think videos aren’t always the best learning tools…. For Students, for parents If you’ve been using Get My Grades you may have noticed that compared to other online learning sites, we don’t have so many videos. This is deliberate....
by Jenn Linning | Dec 6, 2018 | Teachers, Tutors
As teachers and tutors, we are always being told that we need to challenge our students more. Classroom learning walks and lesson observations document how well school leaders believe that we are pushing our students’ learning to the next level. Parents often want to...
by John Nichols | Dec 6, 2018 | Education, Tutors
Education is certainly not straightforward. Unlike law, accountancy, surveying and medicine (and many other professions besides) there is a lot of confusion about what makes for a good teacher or tutor. There is no authoritative point of reference like there is for...
