New post⤵️ ▸The fad's purpose is what it does◂ ...and not what its authors thought it would do Educational fads seen through systems theory (AKA cybernetics). Please share (tough for bloggers recently) #UKEd #EduSky #EruditePedagogy #Cybernetics cmooreanderson.wixsite.com/teachingbiol...

An (edu) fad's purpose is what it does

Not long ago a drive emerged against "fun" lessons. The push was to rid the focus on fun and return it to subject knowledge itself. Soon followed the argument that students had to accept boring lesson...

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🙂Some personal news... I'm very fortunate to have started as Research Lead @steplab.bsky.social I'm learning from a *fantastic team* of values-driven, motivated and brilliant people. Here’s the work…

🚨 Join our team ‼️ As the number of schools and trusts Steplab supports increases, we’ve got two exciting opportunities to join our UK-based team and help our partners with PD that really works. 👉 Coaching Development Lead 👉 Content Lead 📅 Closing 21 March More info 👇

🗣️ Teaching is challenging, but rewarding. Seeing students grow and succeed is unparalleled. Check out @joshpd.bsky.social and @priteshraichura.bsky.social on the demands & rewards of teaching in @schoolsweek.bsky.social. And why not watch Pritesh in action⁉️: steplab.co/film

New blog! Governors and trustees, build on the DFE SEND Guidance with examples to support the checklist and acronym sheet: moderncassie.blogspot.com/2025/02/gove...

Do you want high quality in-person training from the Steplab team which will: 🚀 rapidly accelerate your coaching expertise? 🏫 aid your implementation of impactful PD? Then join us: 📍Birmingham 🗓️ 25-26 March 2025 🎟️Book now: https://buff.ly/3CbU6YH We'll see you there 👋

My new 3Rs newsletter is live. It includes a review of a brilliant book on the science of storytelling, research on teacher/pupil diversity, student motivation, a new Steplab documentary, and more. [Quick, free sign-up] alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-read...

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Alex Quigley (The Confident Teacher) is a blog by the author, Alex Quigley - @AlexJQuigley - sharing ideas and evidence about education, teaching and learning.

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🚨 Great Teaching, Unpacked 📹 Our new 4-part documentary series: 👀 Ep 1: Harnessing Attention 👩‍🏫 Ep 2: Teaching Behaviour 🏆 Ep 3: Securing Success 🤝 Ep 4: Embedding Development Watch it for free: steplab.co/film Attend the online premiere: 🗓️ Thursday 13th February ⏰ 4:00 - 5:00 pm 🎟️ bit.ly/4gdx9lO

Introducing Great Teaching, Unpacked

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✈️ The Steplab team are off to the USA 🇺🇸 @mrzachg.bsky.social and the team will be delivering one-day Instructional Coaching Intensives in: 📍 North Carolina 🗽 New York 🗺️ Pennsylvania 🗓️ May 2025! 🤝 Open to all! 🎟️ Find out more and book your place: https://buff.ly/40DsrrZ

We've been busy adding more content to Steplab: 📹 229 new model videos 🚸 Split videos by Primary and Secondary 🥅 Three new goals 🛝 Improved our EYFS and KS1 curriculums 🗣️ Strengthened our rehearsal tasks 💻 Join us this Wednesday, 4:00 - 5:00, to find out more: bit.ly/49TWAYk

🚨IT’S HERE!!🚨 Last year, the team at StepLab came in to record some of the great lessons at @reachschools.bsky.social and chat teaching and learning with the team. I have the privilege of seeing my fantastic colleagues teach day after day and can’t wait to dive into this documentary 🤩

Peps@pepsmccrea.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨🚨 NEW TODAY For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK. Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free): ↓ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...

📢 So, you might have seen that we did a thing and it's completely FREE... Great Teaching, Unpacked ...our new four-part documentary 📺 which explores one powerful configuration of effective teaching. Watch ➡️ steplab.co/film Read about it ➡️ bit.ly/4azaijK Join our launch webinar ➡️ bit.ly/4gdx9lO

Peps@pepsmccrea.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨🚨 NEW TODAY For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK. Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free): ↓ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...

Was thrilled to be part of the popcorn 🍿 viewing of this last week @steplab.bsky.social’s annual conference 💙 The teaching captured in this documentary is truly inspirational & gives us a chance to see what’s possible! Together let’s take small steps toward the possible! 🤩✈️

Peps@pepsmccrea.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨🚨 NEW TODAY For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK. Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free): ↓ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...

Thrilled to have contributed to the resources accompanying this incredible @pepsmccrea.bsky.social @steplab.bsky.social documentary! 🎥 ✨ Designed to help schools turn the great teaching showcased into impactful, high-quality PD. If you use them, let us know how they’re making a difference! 🙌

Peps@pepsmccrea.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨🚨 NEW TODAY For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK. Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free): ↓ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...

IT’S HERE! I am a massive believer in the power of concrete examples. This 4-part documentary shows lessons & unpacks the thinking behind them. Huge thanks to @pepsmccrea.bsky.social, the team at Steplab, Postcode films & of course colleagues & pupils for their involvement. 🙌🏼

Peps@pepsmccrea.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨🚨 NEW TODAY For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK. Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free): ↓ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...

This is phenomenal, the quality of practice featured in the first episode is mind blowing! This is going to be amazing for PD and modelling good practice to colleagues

Peps@pepsmccrea.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨🚨 NEW TODAY For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK. Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free): ↓ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...

The best. In awe of these teachers.

Peps@pepsmccrea.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨🚨 NEW TODAY For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK. Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free): ↓ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...

Powerful graphic here from @pepsmccrea.bsky.social and @steplab.bsky.social PD becomes centred on techniques, but it is the purpose and principles that they rest on that matters most. The technique is simply a manifestation of them. Check out their new documentary if you haven't yet!

Delighted we’ve now released this series after 18 months of work. Huge thank you to the incredible teachers and students who let us into their classrooms. ♥️ We really hope it's a useful contribution to the conversation around teaching and PD.

Peps@pepsmccrea.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨🚨 NEW TODAY For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK. Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free): ↓ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...

We've just launched Steplab Institute 🎓 And we're proud to introduce our BRAND NEW one-day... 🚨 Instructional Coaching Intensive 🚨 Whether a novice or experienced coach, this is guaranteed to supercharge your coaching 🚀 🎟️ Secure your place: https://buff.ly/3CbU6YH

What⁉️ More new training with Steplab Institute⁉️ 🥁 Introducing another new one-day intensive... 📢 Leading Professional Development 📢 Lead impactful PD across your school or trust and systematically improve teaching and learning 👩‍🏫 Book now: https://buff.ly/3CbU6YH

5. Huge gratitude to the schools and families who so generously shared their learning lives——please talk about and share this footage with due respect. If you do end up watching/using the docco, we’d LOVE to know what you think (and if you have suggestions for improving the site or resources). 🍿

3. Beware CONTEXTUAL BLOCKADE... (where we focus on the reasons something won’t work for our context, rather than what we can learn from it). 4. By itself, the docco will not transform teaching in a lasting way——for this, you also need an effective PD system (such as Steplab).

IMPORTANT NOTES 1. Multiple configurations of effective schooling exist——this is only ONE flavour of examples. 2. The goal is not to imitate what you see, but rather to catalyse a conversation about what ‘even better’ might look like in YOUR unique context.

CONTENTS - 4x 45min episodes (Harnessing Attention, Teaching Behaviour, Securing Success, Embedding Development) - Accompanying training resources for each episodes - Full (uncut) footage of featured lessons

‘Great Teaching, Unpacked’ is a 4-part Netflix-style documentary from @Steplab_co > to access the docco, just grab some popcorn and head over to: → Steplab.co/film

🚨🚨 NEW TODAY For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK. Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free): ↓ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...

(Why And How) We Made A Documentary Unpacking Great Teaching

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