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Primary teacher since 2010, Y6, Y3 now Y5. English lead, childrenโ€™s lit lover, Forest school, mum to M (8) and H (6) ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ“–

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The Curse of Knowledge: A cognitive bias all teachers should be aware of What can teachers do to avoid the curse of knowledge in the classroom?

The 'curse of knowledge', a cognitive bias all teachers should be aware of @evidencebasededu.bsky.social

evidencebased.education/the-curse-of...

19.08.2024 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I also got some beautiful writing from The Rhythm of the Rain by Grahame Baker-Smith. Gorgeous picture book.

17.08.2024 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Explorer Katherine Rundell is great for 5/6
I also got some great suspense/description from Malamander.

17.08.2024 11:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Both excellent ๐Ÿ‘Œ

17.08.2024 11:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Morning! So thought I'd start off a Saturday thread - 'Great Books to Teach From'. Offer up some recommendations and help each other out for the new academic year!

Post yours in the thread! I''l post mine in there too!

#PrimaryEduSky #BlueSkyPrimary #books #nqt #eqt #primaryteacher #lovebooks

17.08.2024 09:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m trying to make up my mind, started with Escape room last year, but lots of my new class have read it already as we had a visit from him last year. May do a book World Cup in the first week. Torn between The Explorer, Tyger and Polar Bear Explorersโ€™ Club..I think, or something else! Ahh ๐Ÿคฃ

17.08.2024 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My favourite non-fiction book so far this year.

โ€œThe Iguanadonโ€™s Hornโ€ by @seancrubin.bsky.social is a truly brilliant exploration of changing understanding. It creates a picture of how in science, art and imagination are part of the process to finding answers. Exceptional #PicturebookPage

14.08.2024 05:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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I share a lot of booksโ€ฆespecially picturebooks.

Here are 15 picturebooks Iโ€™m most excited about between now and Christmas.

Brilliant authors, amazing illustrators and some wonderfully creative stories. #PictureBookPage

14.08.2024 05:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Power of Teacher Expectations Mr Laing was my year 8 Maths teacher. He was a rare breed indeed. He helped me, and my fellow pimple-clad teens, find mathematics interesting. Intermittently, he would betray a deep excitement about a...

Mine is โ€˜The Power of Teacher Expectationsโ€™:

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If is personal one for me, whilst speaking to a lot of themes I think are important. The evidence is far from settled, but I think it is worth pursuing on teacher expectations, beliefs, and self-efficacy too.

11.08.2024 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Have just added a couple of new links to my Reading for Pleasure Padlet (articles, resources and ideas for the classroom, videos, etc). Hopefully they're useful. All shares greatly appreciated! padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

12.08.2024 20:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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There is something quite enjoyable about starting from scratch on a new platform! Hello blue sky friends!

13.08.2024 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 88    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love this

13.08.2024 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I kind of love that almost overnight teachers and education peeps just went โ€œright letโ€™s set up over there insteadโ€ and we now have popular hashtags, who to follow lists, guides and new friendships. Itโ€™s nice! #uked #edusky

12.08.2024 10:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 269    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

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