I'm hunting down every last one of you lovely ITE / ITT folk. I'm mainly relying on people's bios to determine who might want to be included here, so if I've missed you, let me know and I will update this list.

Reposts appreciated 👍

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eXodus… Won’t be going back.

Will have to track down a full copy!:)… There’s some good practice out there nowadays, & great that more teachers want to know about the how & why. There is also an important balance to be had between neuroscience, cognitive science, & maintaining spaces in which pupils actually enjoy learning.

Has cognitive science really improved teaching and learning? It’s a fixture of classrooms across the land, but what impact has the ubiquity of cognitive science had on young people’s learning? Alex Quigley explores

My latest @tesmagazine.bsky.social article on ‘Has cognitive science really improved teaching and learning?’

www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

My understanding is that all (re)accredited ITT providers should have illustrated this within their new curricula for 2024+. It’s a fab part of our training… It would be frustrating to deliver without rationale and evidence, never mind being on the receiving end of baseless ideas!:)

#EduSky

Dropping Out Why improvements in school standards are at serious risk

A compelling article by @samfr.bsky.social on the darkening trends in education that threaten to see the positive gains in school standards bring made by in England.

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/d...

I retrained after 10yrs in business development. Fed up working hard for corporate profits, genuinely wanted to make a +ve difference to kids’ lives, and also thought I’d enjoy working with young people… I think / hope I did both! :)

How we learn : the new science of education and the brain | WorldCat.org The human brain is an extraordinary machine. Its ability to process information and adapt to circumstances by reprogramming itself is unparalleled and it remains the best source of inspiration for rec

Worldcat link above fails… this one works: Stanislas DeHaene - How We Learn search.worldcat.org/title/115433...

BS 167 Stanislas Dehaene explores "How We Learn" YouTube video by Brain Science Podcast with Ginger Campbell

If you’re interested in the process of learning, I don’t think anything has had such a big impact on my understanding as listening to this podcast and reading Stanislas de Haene’s book (search.worldcat.org/en/title/115... Highly recommended:
youtu.be/x41U9kRU_XA?...

My first post… Hoping for a non-toxic way of sharing ideas about initial teacher education and teaching & learning.