Mark Miller

NEW: Integrating reading comprehension strategies in KS2

We're excited to publish our latest Clip from the Classroom, showcasing excellent classroom practice from East Morton CE Primary.
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NEW: Improving maths teaching with cognitive load theory

Zain Mahmood, teacher of mathematics at Jebel Ali school, shares a scenario to prompt reflection and discussion.

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Retrieval Practice: Higher-order Thinking How can we ensure retrieval practice moves beyond factual recall?

Retrieve...and?
Retrieve...then?

How can we ensure retrieval practice moves beyond factual recall?

Making the most of the EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit Getting beyond the surface of the Education Endowment Foundation Teaching and Learning Toolkit

NEW: Making the most of the EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit

What you need to know to get the best out of this valuable resource.
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Our summer series of webinars kicks off next week.
'Memorable Explanations' will explore some of the research evidence that will help our explanations to be more effective.
Tuesday 10 June 4-5.15
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Teaching and Learning Toolkit The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

🧵1/6 @theeef.bsky.social has launched major updates to its Teaching and Learning Toolkit – a go-to resource for school leaders and teachers, accessed over 240,000 times in the past year.
Explore the updates here:

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The 'C' Word (Part 2) Crafting curriculum with poverty and inequality in mind

🎬 Take 2…

How do we craft a curriculum with poverty in mind?

The next instalment in my equitable curriculum series has landed.

The finale is scheduled for Tuesday next week. Subscribers (also FREE) get early access to this direct to inboxes 📥

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Getting beyond the surface of Education Endowment Foundation guidance… Getting beyond the surface of Education Endowment Foundation guidance reports

NEW: Getting beyond the surface of @theeef.bsky.social guidance reports

How can you build a richer evidence picture?
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Implementation at Pace Implementation at Pace

NEW: Implementation at Pace

How can we implement things well when we do not have the luxury of time?
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Join our Director @markmillerteach.bsky.social for this free webinar exploring disciplinary literacy.
Thursday 1 May 4-5.15
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Join our Director @markmillerteach.bsky.social for this free webinar exploring disciplinary literacy.
Thursday 1 May 4-5.15
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You can find the @theeef.bsky.social Think Aloud tool, along with a huge range of mathematics resources here: 3/3
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How to Plan a Think Aloud How to plan a think aloud: showing students how to think, step-by-step

🧵A 'Think Aloud' makes invisible thought processes visible and understandable.

In mathematics, it can demonstrate how to approach problems strategically and highlight misconceptions.

Our blog sets out one approach to planning a Think Aloud in Maths. 1/3
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How to Plan a Think Aloud in Maths: Worked Examples ow to Plan a Think Aloud in Maths: Worked Examples

NEW: Planning a Think Aloud in Maths

Jennifer Green brings the process to life, with examples and reflection questions.

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Implementation is a Team Sport The role of implementation teams in effective implementation

"No matter how effective an individual leader you are, implementation can only work as a collaborative endeavour, where we engage people in the process."

Read the blog from @markmillerteach.bsky.social: Implementation is a Team Sport

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The baby and the bathwater: part 4 This is part four of a four part post. You can read part 1 here tbatb1, part 2 here tbatb2, and part 3 here tbatb3. Part 4: conclusions The importance of relationships and belonging.      I think i…

Solving the SEND crisis - let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
NEW BLOG - part 4, conclusions
#education #sen #send #inclusion
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Joy in the Classroom: Difficulty and Failure A new series of blogs focuses on the role of 'joy' in the classroom. First: difficulty and failure.

NEW POST: Joy in the Classroom - Difficulty and Failure

How do we keep classrooms joyful while still encountering difficulty, and sometimes failure?

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We have over 200 blogs on our website, covering topics such as memory, implementation, literacy and metacognition.
Here is the list of our blogs on the @theeef.bsky.social Effective Professional Development guidance report.
Browse the blog archive: buff.ly/3DbsSC2

Effective implementation relies on getting key decisions right, and a large number of these happen at the explore stage.
This tool from @theeef.bsky.social can help frame these decisions. Our blog series unpacks each section. 🧵

Opening the Hinges We explore ways to ask more open hinge-point questions

NEW: Opening the Hinges

Katie Waring, Director of Professional and Career Development at Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust, explores alternatives to multiple choice hinge-point questions.
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Implementation Decisions: How can we manage the challenges? How challenging is the approach to implement?

NEW POST:
Implementation Decisions: How can we manage the challenges?

Make things:
Simple
Well-specified
Well-resourced
Measurable
Informed by known implementation ​‘pinch points’
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This is such a good blog Ben. You communicate such complex ideas clearly and really made me think. Thank you.

Medieval image of Joan of Arc.

New education post.
Is it useful?
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Retrieval Practice: How Hard Should it be? How hard should retrieval practice be?

Retrieval Practice: How Hard Should it be?
Finding the optimal level of challenge for retrieval practice
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My latest post for @bradresearchsch.bsky.social on implementation decisions.

History with HAL 9000: Should we use AI to plan our lessons? Reflections on the latest EEF Teacher Choices evaluation looking at ChatGPT

NEW POST:
🤖History with HAL 9000: Should we use AI to plan our lessons?

Reflections on a new evaluation of ChatGPT and teacher workload
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History with HAL 9000: Should we use AI to plan our lessons? Reflections on the latest EEF Teacher Choices evaluation looking at ChatGPT

NEW POST:
🤖History with HAL 9000: Should we use AI to plan our lessons?

Reflections on the latest @theeef.bsky.social Teacher Choices evaluation
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The Relationship Between Working Memory and Long-term Memory Our long-term memory has potentially infinite capacity - so how can we use it to support working memory?

Counting down our most-read posts of the year

Number 5:

The Relationship Between Working Memory and Long-term Memory
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Implementation: Every Stage at Every Stage Explore, prepare, deliver, sustain as a flexible process, not a linear one

Counting down our most-read posts of the year

Number 8:
Implementation: Every Stage at Every Stage

Thinking of implementation as a flexible process, not a linear one
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