Dr James Mannion

Three for FREE! Tomorrow 11am-12noon: The last in a series of three webinars on Making Change Stick, hosted by the good people at @hachettelearning.bsky.social

If you sign up you'll be sent recordings of all three

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A SecEd best practice guide to teaching oracy in schools - SecEd This free guide offers ideas, advice and case studies for teaching oracy skills in the secondary school classroom

A free 21-page SecEd guide to #teaching #oracy skills with lots of practical ideas for #schools: Defining oracy – Disciplinary oracy – Teaching vocabulary – Assessing oracy – Oracy in year 7 – A culture of oracy – Oracy & disadvantage – Case studies & more:

Implementing oracy: Four practical ideas for your classroom - SecEd The new oracy framework will help teachers to improve discussions in their classrooms – here are some practical ideas

To mark the launch of the Implementing Oracy programme, Neil Mercer, @topsypage.bsky.social & @rethinkingjames.bsky.social from Oracy Cambridge discuss how we can engage students in productive classroom discussion – with 4 practical & concrete ideas: buff.ly/6ZafphG #teaching #teachers #schools

Implementing oracy: Four practical ideas for your classroom - Headteacher Update The new oracy framework will help teachers to improve discussions in their classrooms – here are some practical ideas

To mark the launch of the Implementing Oracy programme, Neil Mercer, @topsypage.bsky.social & @rethinkingjames.bsky.social from Oracy Cambridge discuss how we can engage students in productive classroom discussion – with 4 practical & concrete ideas: buff.ly/xMOf2VP #teaching #teachers #schools

I just recorded the most wonderful mini-pod (by my standards!) with Rachel Macfarlane about the power of slice team

Check out this zinger of a clip, in which Rachel outlines some of the many advantages of collaborative decision-making

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Implementing oracy: Four practical ideas for your classroom - SecEd The new oracy framework will help teachers to improve discussions in their classrooms – here are some practical ideas

To mark the launch of the Implementing Oracy programme, Neil Mercer, @topsypage.bsky.social & @rethinkingjames.bsky.social from Oracy Cambridge discuss how we can engage students in productive classroom discussion – with 4 practical & concrete ideas: buff.ly/6ZafphG #teaching #teachers #schools

Implementing oracy: Four practical ideas for your classroom - Headteacher Update The new oracy framework will help teachers to improve discussions in their classrooms – here are some practical ideas

To mark the launch of the Implementing Oracy programme, Neil Mercer, @topsypage.bsky.social & @rethinkingjames.bsky.social from Oracy Cambridge discuss how we can engage students in productive classroom discussion – with 4 practical & concrete ideas: buff.ly/xMOf2VP #teaching #teachers #schools

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The importance of talk rules – and how to make them work for your pupils

A guest post by @rethinkingjames.bsky.social

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Implementing oracy: Four practical ideas for your classroom - SecEd The new oracy framework will help teachers to improve discussions in their classrooms – here are some practical ideas

To mark the launch of the Implementing Oracy programme, Neil Mercer, @topsypage.bsky.social & @rethinkingjames.bsky.social from Oracy Cambridge discuss how we can engage students in productive classroom discussion – with 4 practical & concrete ideas: buff.ly/6ZafphG #teaching #teachers #schools

Implementing oracy: Four practical ideas for your classroom - Headteacher Update The new oracy framework will help teachers to improve discussions in their classrooms – here are some practical ideas

To mark the launch of the Implementing Oracy programme, Neil Mercer, @topsypage.bsky.social & @rethinkingjames.bsky.social from Oracy Cambridge discuss how we can engage students in productive classroom discussion – with 4 practical & concrete ideas: buff.ly/xMOf2VP #teaching #teachers #schools

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Confronting the Education Polycrisis w/ Dr. James Mannion by @humrespro “The problems we face are not the fault of any single individual or organisation. They are often the by-product of good intentions. And yet, alongside children and young people and their parents and c...

Fantastic podcast with @rethinkingjames.bsky.social and @covingtonedu.bsky.social

James's book "Fear Is the Mind Killer" completely changed my view of what was possible in schools.

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After 20+ years of reading, writing, thinking, discussing & *doing* education, I feel like I’ve finally arrived at the point that needs to be made most forcefully

@realdavidc.bsky.social and I explore this idea in depth in S6E1(!): www.rethinking-ed.org/human-develo...

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This will be great for anyone interested in the future of education.

Tomorrow (Wed 8th Oct), 11am-12noon UK time. We've had LOADS of sign-ups but there's room for more. It's free - FREE I TELLS YA - and you get the recordings for 6 months. There is basically no reason whatsoever not to smash that link

Ooh, get a load of you!! Sorry you'll miss this one Penny - have fun!

One week today: the most exciting education event of the year!

At this "unconference" there will be no lengthy presentations, no slides, no being talked at... We will all be together for the whole day, working out how to make things better where we are.

Be there or be 🔲 Link below ⬇️

Everybody thriving: How can we promote wellbeing and a love of learning? A one-day gathering for people who believe there has to be a better way – to share what’s working and create a thriving future for all.

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One week today: the most exciting education event of the year!

At this "unconference" there will be no lengthy presentations, no slides, no being talked at... We will all be together for the whole day, working out how to make things better where we are.

Be there or be 🔲 Link below ⬇️

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We've got a bloody ice cream van!

There will certainly be no shortage of chatting! Bring lozenges :)

I often think at conferences that I could do with the same time after a talk just to discuss it - well here’s a chance for loads of discussion :) I’ll be going along in person, hope to see some others there!