Taking the lead to change the way we teach
For Abigail Reed, a new report from UNESCO’s International Commission on the Futures of Education is a clarion call to action for international schools.
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Early years creativity in Milan
Facilitating Early Years creativity has been central to a return to physical school in a project recognised at a major Milan design event, as Holly Warren reports.
Coaching sport using Rosenshine
Rich Molloy looks for a middle path in the theory of coaching sport and finds it in Rosenshine’s ten principles of pedagogy.
Innovate is the journal of the Institute of Teaching and Learning at Sevenoaks School. During 2020 – 21 ITM published seven articles from Innovate 2020 – 21.
Creative rethink
Mark Beverley, Director of the Sevenoaks Institute of Teaching and Learning, explains why schools should rethink the idea of creativity.
High-impact feedback
Elen Harris looks at how Sevenoaks School has developed a model for giving high-impact feedback to students, while saving teachers time.
High-impact feedback
Hélène Bonsall looks at the value of student questions, and asks why they are not asked more frequently in class.
Knowledge or skills?
Chris Taylor wonders if the ‘skills / knowledge’ divide is really so deep and, if not, what are the implications for learning and teaching?
Music and dyslexia
Julia Kiggell suggests that understanding connections between dyslexia and mastering a musical instrument can transform learning.
Slow looking
Charley Openshaw, IB teacher and Head of Art recommends the virtues of careful observation and drawing for wider learning.
Inclusive inspiration
Do ‘inclusive’ leadership styles in teachers motivate students? A study by Paul Parham and Gloria Moss suggests there is a significant correlation
Innovate at Sevenoaks
The Institute of Innovation and Learning invites teachers to connect if you would like to be part of their ongoing work.
Supporting indigenous education in Malaysia
The education of marginalised children has been highlighted by the pandemic. However, empathetic interventions which gain the confidence of communities can and do work, as Susan Bennett reports.
A coaching way of teaching
Nicholas Mckie fuses three pedagogical styles with three ways of coaching to form ‘a coaching way of teaching’.
Video projects and assessment
Using student-created video projects to assess learning is going mainstream, according to Eddie Bradley. Time to hop on board.
Gaming and learning
Never heard of GBL? Bryan Gibson looks at the growing evidence that gaming and Game-Based Learning is set to play an increasingly important role in education.
When architect John Diffenderfer asked Anna Harrison what would be the ‘sticky’ changes in education after Covid, five clear answers emerged from a wide-ranging series of interviews.
Holly Sullivan looks at how drama teachers in Asia found ways to collaborate online during lockdown, setting up links which will continue even when campuses reopen.