New Teaching Documentary

Hey 👋

How’s life? For the last 18 months, I’ve been working on a top secret project to capture and deconstruct some of the best teaching in the UK. From today, the ‘Great Teaching, Unpacked’ documentary is all yours (for free)…

Big idea 🍉

If you want to skip my intro (above) and go straight to the docco, just grab some popcorn 🍿 and head over to:

→ Steplab.co/film 

🎓 For more on the underpinning research, check out this study on the power of modelling, and this OG paper on the role of decomposition, for improving teacher professional development.

Little updates 🥕

• Study on voice awareness training for new teachers → suggests it can improve vocal modulation and tone, fostering better classroom communication.

• Systematic review of feedback in early reading → finds clear guidance aids decoding, while open-ended prompts boost understanding and confidence.

• Paper exploring motivation & achievement → finds enjoying and valuing learning improves results, while working for rewards or avoiding punishment has no clear impact, highlighting the importance of fostering genuine interest.

• Study exploring the use of humour in teaching → finds that jokes, used well, make students smarter, happier, and less stressed​.

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