3-Read Friday #001

Three interesting blog posts to kick-start the weekend!

Here are three blog posts that I found interesting this week.

1. Manage expectations to improve pre-observation conversations by Ollie Lovell

I spend a lot of my time coaching maths teachers, and whilst I love it I know I also need to get better at it! Ollie offers three super useful suggestions for the conversation that coaches - or anyone who observes a colleague’s lesson - can have before the feedback session to increase the chance of a positive, productive outcome.

2. The Cost of Consistency by Chris Such

I am always interested in the level of autonomy teachers have in the classroom. In many of the maths departments I support, I feel less autonomy is a price worth paying for greater consistency - for example, insisting staff use certain high-quality resources or approaches. Chris Such has made me consider a different side to this argument.

3. Five Ways to use Worked Examples by Alex Blanksby

I am thinking lots about worked examples at the moment. I found this post super useful for ideas I can build into my current practice (I initially deliver worked examples in silence using my Silent Teacher approach), but also for ideas about alternate ways to deliver worked examples, such as presenting completed solutions and using maximally different positive examples.

If you found this edition of 5-Read Friday useful, feel free to share it with colleagues. Also, you can check out all the back issues of my Eedi newsletter and Tips for Teachers newsletter here. But, most importantly of all, have a great weekend.

Craig