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Characteristics of Effective Learning
This teacher talks about the characteristics, playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critic...
What is the place of rote learning
Mick Waters considers the place of rote learning in education and its strengths and limitations.
Knowing where they are going
Patricia Broadfoot discusses the importance of setting learning objectives.
Seeing the whole child as a learner
Why don't we assess across a broad curriculum and acknowledge that learning is complex and uneven?
Continuity in children's learning - laying the crazy paving
What is the starting point in planning learning?
Learning from mistakes
Less focussed on outcomes than process, this teacher believes that learning from mistakes helps to build resilience a...
Learning brass instruments, transferrable skills
KS2 sometimes change instruments as skills evolve. This is encouraged.
Y5 introduction emphasising reading music
Using a simple tune, these young players concentrate on reading the music.
Staves and instrument management in KS2
Revising notation finger game manages distribution of instruments in year 5.
Learning brass instruments in KS2.
Whole class teaching to take first steps with a brass instrument.
Y4 brass lesson reflections from teacher.
A specialist visiting teacher on a lesson for brass novices
Y4 sing 'Three Little Birds' for dynamic plenary
Singing at end of brass lesson to internalise piano and forte.
Y4 whole class brass develop their performance of 'Call Me'
Managing a mini plenary, homework and packing instruments away.
Y4 whole class brass, exploring different dynamics
Playing 'piano' and 'forte'. Crescendo is played too.