Episode 30: Responsibility for Failure and Scaffolding Class Discussions
Teachers Talking Teaching
English - August 24, 2017 18:00 - 35 minutes - 39.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsCourses Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 29: Fish-eye Syndrome and the Relentlessness of Teaching
Pete (@mr_van_w) asks the question "Who is responsible for students success/failure?" and the problem of competition being of detriment to collaboration. Teachers now also feel social pressure for their students to perform.
John continues to draw from the work of @cultofpedagogy and explores some different ways to engage all students in meaningful class discussions.
John:
The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies - Jennifer Gonzalez
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/speaking-listening-techniques/
Pete:
'On GCSE results day, teachers now need the top marks as much as the pupils do' - Nikki Cunningham-Smith