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The Power of Labels in Education

Labels are powerful in education. We should be careful about what we call things.

Posted bycharliehynes768th Jul 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:cognitive science, Daniel Kahneman, effect size, John Hattie, labelling, learning, Rosenthal and Jacobson, Rutger Bregman, Schools, student names and labelling, Teaching and Learning, teaching practice, The Golem Effect, The Pygmalion EffectLeave a comment on The Power of Labels in Education

Take Five: All that EduTwitters is not gold

All the EduTwitters is not gold, but it is still worth looking.

Posted bycharliehynes7616th Aug 202016th Aug 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:Daniel Willingham, Doug Lemov, education, Edutopia, EduTwitter, Professional Development, professional learning, Remote Teaching, remote teaching and learning, researchEd, Schools, social media, teaching, Teaching and LearningLeave a comment on Take Five: All that EduTwitters is not gold

The Business is Learning, not Teaching

As we head back for a second helping of remote learning, the focus must be on the learning, not the teaching.

Posted bycharliehynes7612th Jul 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:Australian Education, distance learning, education, Melbourne, remote learning, Remote Teaching, Schools, Teaching and LearningLeave a comment on The Business is Learning, not Teaching

The Sacred Cow Series – Labels Limit Learning

The names we use to describe students is a bad habit that limits growth in education. Labels limit learning.

Posted bycharliehynes7610th May 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:education, habits, James Clear, John Hattie, Labels in schools, remote learning, Remote Teaching, Sacred cows in education, Schools, Teaching and LearningLeave a comment on The Sacred Cow Series – Labels Limit Learning

The Sacred Cow Series: Volume Does Not Equal Rigour

In a series on the sacred cows of education, we explore the notion that volume equals rigour.

Posted bycharliehynes763rd May 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:education, educational philosophy, educational principles, Factfulness, Hans Rosling, learning, Ray Dalio, rigour, Schools, teaching, Teaching and LearningLeave a comment on The Sacred Cow Series: Volume Does Not Equal Rigour

Eyeing Sacred Cows: Education in a Pandemic

Remote teaching and learning provides a great opportunity to explore some long held beliefs. Will we take it?

Posted bycharliehynes7626th Apr 202026th Apr 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:education, Pandemic Teaching, remote learning, Remote Teaching, Schools, Teachers, teaching, Teaching and Learning, Teaching in isolationLeave a comment on Eyeing Sacred Cows: Education in a Pandemic

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