The best of 2023

A review of the best tips, articles, podcasts and blogs from 2023

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With 2023 drawing to a close, I thought I would share some of my favourite tips, articles, podcast episodes, and blog posts from the last 12 months. I hope you enjoy them, thanks for reading my stuff in 2023, have a lovely holiday, and I will see you with more pedagogical musings in the new year!

Three tips to try:

1. How to choose which pair of students to call upon

2. Ask students to respond in full sentences

3. Carry a mini-whiteboard with you when circulating

Three articles to read:

1. Busy tricking during the Do Now

2. How prescriptive should a Head of Department be?

3. Participation ratio in lessons: the results are in!

Three podcast episodes to listen to:

1. How to observe a lesson with Adam Boxer

2. How to plan a maths lesson with Craig Latimir

3. How to lead a maths department with Femi Adeniran and Matt Findlay

Three blog posts to digest:

1. What variation theory is and isn't by Christian Moore Anderson

2. Execution over resources: Two ways to use the same slide by Adam Robbins

3. The coachee continuum: how coachable are you? by Thahmina Begum

Merry Christmas!

🏃🏻‍♂️ Before you go, have you…🏃🏻‍♂️

1. … checked out our incredible, brand-new, free resources from Eedi?

2. … read my latest Tips for Teachers newsletter about revealing answers one at a time?

3. … listened to my latest podcast about helping students remember things?

4. … considered booking some CPD, coaching, or maths departmental support?

5. … read my Tips for Teachers book?

Thanks so much for reading and have a great week!

Craig