Colours in for a living; hardly ever stays in the lines. Bristol born. International IB geography teacher. 🇬🇧🇮🇲🇧🇲🇹🇷🇵🇪

Lima, Peru
Joined February 2009
Here is an ongoing list of competitions for students to enter - some many not necessarily jump out as 'geography' but what's stopping your students entering science and English compeitions when using a geographical theme? docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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Every geography teacher should read this!
What happens when a learner understands geography but struggles to express that understanding in the language of assessment? Drawing on South African geography classrooms, Krystle Ontong and Koketso Khule consider how oracy, dialogue, home languages, local knowledge and place-based experiences can support geographical understanding and more equitable participation in multilingual settings. Read their research in the latest Geography: buff.ly/jBZ0pbd #Geography #Oracy #GeographyEducation #GeographyTeacher
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Women of GCSE Science. 147 women scientists mapped to every GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics topic, with a quiz, search and reading list #WomenInSTEM #ScienceTeacher
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I personally do not know any enquiry-based teachers who advocated for knowledge/explicit instruction NOT to be in enquiry. How do I know this…because I explicitly told people 😉
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Or teachers using them for every assessment when they were meant to be assigned at the end of the key stage 😂
Blast from the past: do you remember levels and sublevels? The great debate over whether a child was a 3a or a 4c. Does anyone miss them?
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I have been waiting for this blog. Since working in 100% EAL schools for the last 7 years I chose to complete a masters in TESOL & Ed. as a Geog teacher - why, because oracy is just as important as being able to write it down for multilingual students.
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To achieve top marks in the language section students must ‘ response uses consistently precise and effective language that actively strengthens the argument.’ that language has to be taught by the teacher for the student to be able to do it, it doesn’t magically happen!
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I saw a tweet from an eduinfluencer that said oracy is a progressive pedagogy & I wanted to throw myself off the bus. Giving students equal opportunities must include oracy. That’s not progressive, it’s what excellent teaching looks like. A balance between knowing and doing.
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I have just seen a tweet that claims oracy is a progressive form of teaching. Allowing students to debate, give persuasive speech or even a teacher keeping a log of when a student uses the correct t linguistic term as part of the ‘we do’ section is seen as progressive
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Anyone want to play 'Circle The Inaccuracies In A Single Paragraph'? Happy to advise on a rewrite, @HodderEducation
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Türkler kadar çocukları seven başka kimse yoktur; bu konudaki fikrimden asla vazgeçmeyeceğim. No one loves children like Türks and I will die on that hill.
SEN UYU ZEYNEP KIZIM, BİZ BURADAYIZ… Sakarya’nın Sapanca ilçesinde, sel nedeniyle mahsur kalan 8 aylık Zeynep bebeğimiz ekiplerimiz tarafından kurtarıldı. O zorlu anlarda yüreğimizi ısıtan öyle güzel bir an yaşandı ki… AFAD personelimiz Murat Ergül, kucağına aldığı Zeynep bebeğimizin uykusu bölünmesin diye onu usul usul pışpışladı. Zeynep kızım… Sen bugün yaşananları belki hiç hatırlamayacaksın. Ama büyüdüğünde bil ki sen daha onların adını bile bilmezken, onlar seni korumak için seferber oldu. Seni kurtaran o eller, uykunu bölmeye bile kıyamadı. İşte sen bu kadar kıymetlisin, güzel kızım… Bizi biz yapan, en zor zamanlarda dahi kaybetmediğimiz bu gönül inceliğidir. Başta Murat kardeşim olmak üzere, afetin en zorlu anlarında kendi canlarını hiçe sayarak vatandaşlarımızın yardımına koşan, gece gündüz demeden büyük bir fedakârlık ve adanmışlıkla görev yapan bütün kahramanlarımızı yürekten tebrik ediyorum. Cenâb-ı Hak bütün evlatlarımızı her türlü afetten muhafaza eylesin. Bahtlarını açık, ömürlerini hayırlı eylesin.
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Maybe look at the IB language oral component…
I'm unsure how a government focus on oracy will work, given everyone will prioritise the strands they like and ignore those they don't. And how do you assess it? Another minefield...
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After working in the independent sector for half my teaching career I can categorically say it pains me to see teachers who do not think oracy matters. I know this because of my experience in taking students (and coaching) public speaking competitions.
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Everyone should have the opportunity of showing what matters, whether it’s persuasive, monologues, being able to change language based on audience or through debate.
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At least we have moved on from the pisa talk 😂
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