Education Research Reading Room

Regents Professor Karen Harris shares insights from over 50 years of refining the SRSD method for teaching writing. Discussion includes the impact of SRSD on student writing quality, explicit instruction challenges, integrating storytelling techniques, using mnemonic devices for reader engagement, enhancing writing skills through rocket projects, and the future of AI-generated writing prompts.

Deputy head academic Kristian Still discusses test-enhanced learning techniques to empower students, focusing on retrieval practice, spacing, and re-learning. He explores strategies for enhancing comprehension of 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' with flashcards and interactive games. The importance of teacher well-being for sustainability in education is also highlighted.

Exploring de-implementation in education, Arran Hamilton and Dylan Wiliam emphasize giving up old practices for new ones. They discuss challenges in reallocating resources, proposing high-level strategies, and the significance of AI in education. The conversation also touches on effective altruism, efficiency in daily tasks, and promoting a weekly newsletter for educators.

Gwyn Ap Harri, CEO of XP School Trust and realsmart, talks about scaling up challenges and overcoming them. He discusses the successes and challenges of XP School, distinguishes malice from stupidity, explores relational problem solvers and their connection to leadership, and emphasizes the importance of clear line management and accountability. The podcast also touches on measuring the quality of teachers and exploring line management and accountability in organizations.

Ollie Lovell · ERRR085 Jeff Robin on Teaching Like an Artist This episode we're speaking with Jeff Robin. ​​​Jeff is…

Former teacher and experienced teacher educator, Sarah Cottingham, discusses Ausubel's Meaningful Learning theory and how it impacts the learning process. The conversation covers the development of rich bodies of knowledge, the importance of connecting new knowledge to prior concepts, facilitating transfer in education, assimilation in learning, progressive differentiation in teaching, anchoring knowledge, engaging students through personal connections, understanding advanced organizers and knowledge organizers, checking for meaning in education, cognitive drive and meaningful learning strategies, and the significance of creating meaningful learning experiences.

Author Sam Gibbs discusses the concept-led curriculum and school-wide change in education. Topics include assessing student understanding, alternative methods for scaffolding English writing, and implementing a concept-based approach. They emphasize the importance of structuring assessments and identifying persistent problems. Thoughtful dialogue and collaboration are highlighted as key factors in improving education.

Sam Gibbs, an experienced English teacher and curriculum expert, discusses the concept-led curriculum, the importance of a concept-based approach to teaching, designing a concept-based English curriculum, the significance of developing a disciplinary schema, the role of concepts and patterns in English education, patterns in literature, the value of meaning-making and concept-led curriculum in education, and teaching a poem on power and suppression.

Kelly Tatlock, Assistant Headteacher in charge of Teaching and Learning at Beckfoot School, shares practical advice on creating knowledgeable and expert learners. Topics include developing independent learners, constructing knowledge organizers, instructional coaching, using flashcards as a learning tool, behavior management system, involving parents in students' learning, and systematization of teaching.

Ollie Lovell · ERRR081. Bill Louden on Reforming Teacher Education This episode we’re speaking with Bill Louden. Bill has led…