Didattica Von Moltke
@didavon-moltke.bsky.social
"No lesson plan survives contact with the class". Prep and adaptivity are key. Italian humanities teacher based in Tuscany, interested in DI, di and teacher-led didactics. Take my pics with a grain of salt -and possibly humour.
"You'll learn." is my motto.
"You'll learn." is my motto.
I'd like to read it
I’m incredibly proud of my friend @stephenunwin.bsky.social for writing such an important book. 🙏🏼
It will challenge the many misconceptions people have about #LearningDisabilities but it will also remind society that people like my son are first and foremost, human, just like you and me.
It will challenge the many misconceptions people have about #LearningDisabilities but it will also remind society that people like my son are first and foremost, human, just like you and me.
June 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I'd like to read it
Italian "Prima superiore"'s history curriculum (=Year 10) goes from the birth of Sapiens to the Augustan age through the Mesopotamian archaic cultures, Egypt, Hebrews, the whole Greek civilization, Etruscans, Rome, bits of non-European cultures and more. A tad too much for 2 or 3 periods a week?
May 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Italian "Prima superiore"'s history curriculum (=Year 10) goes from the birth of Sapiens to the Augustan age through the Mesopotamian archaic cultures, Egypt, Hebrews, the whole Greek civilization, Etruscans, Rome, bits of non-European cultures and more. A tad too much for 2 or 3 periods a week?
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Also, just to be clear, the research is not as cut-and-dried as the article claims. This is a very well-written overview: www.brookings.edu/articles/cla...
Class Size: What Research Says and What it Means for State Policy
Given the high cost of maintaining small classes, the current fiscal environment has forced states and school districts to rethink their class-size reduction policies. Russ Whitehurst and Matthew Chin...
www.brookings.edu
May 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Also, just to be clear, the research is not as cut-and-dried as the article claims. This is a very well-written overview: www.brookings.edu/articles/cla...
Only now I'm fully realizing how DI changed how I teach in these three years. Rapidly and profoundly, albeit I retain my approach.
MWBs paved the way, then I expanded on P&T. This year I introduced countdowns for better pace and improved how approach shy students. LLMs are helping a lot, too. How?
MWBs paved the way, then I expanded on P&T. This year I introduced countdowns for better pace and improved how approach shy students. LLMs are helping a lot, too. How?
April 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Only now I'm fully realizing how DI changed how I teach in these three years. Rapidly and profoundly, albeit I retain my approach.
MWBs paved the way, then I expanded on P&T. This year I introduced countdowns for better pace and improved how approach shy students. LLMs are helping a lot, too. How?
MWBs paved the way, then I expanded on P&T. This year I introduced countdowns for better pace and improved how approach shy students. LLMs are helping a lot, too. How?
Not a fan of group work, I'll read
Rethinking Cognitive Load Theory for Collaborative Learning
Collaborative learning when poorly designed is confusing and wasteful. When rooted in what we know about cognition and instructional design, it becomes a powerful tool for learning.
#Edusky
www.kirschnered.nl/2025/04/21/r...
Collaborative learning when poorly designed is confusing and wasteful. When rooted in what we know about cognition and instructional design, it becomes a powerful tool for learning.
#Edusky
www.kirschnered.nl/2025/04/21/r...
Rethinking Cognitive Load Theory for Collaborative Learning - kirschner-ED
Collaborative learning isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. When poorly designed, it adds confusion and waste. But when rooted in what we know about cognition and instructional design, especially throu...
www.kirschnered.nl
April 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Not a fan of group work, I'll read
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In my humble opinion, @edutopia.org’s take on facing cell phone distractions is wrong on so many levels. The best was to stop cell phone use is not gold stars and a ‘pass’ on doing homework or a low test score, but just banning their use during school hours #EduSky
www.edutopia.org/video/facing...
www.edutopia.org/video/facing...
Facing Cell Phone Distractions Head-On
When students—and teachers—aren’t distracted by cell phones, everyone can focus on learning. Here’s how one teacher came up with a system that works.
www.edutopia.org
April 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In my humble opinion, @edutopia.org’s take on facing cell phone distractions is wrong on so many levels. The best was to stop cell phone use is not gold stars and a ‘pass’ on doing homework or a low test score, but just banning their use during school hours #EduSky
www.edutopia.org/video/facing...
www.edutopia.org/video/facing...
Would like to know more
I had a great & wide-ranging chat with @jvdallimore.bsky.social about his new book, Teaching History: A Practical Guide for Secondary School Teachers. Inquiry, retrieval practice, hot topics, & more!
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: How Should We Be Teaching History wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: How Should We Be Teaching History wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: How Should We Be Teaching History?
Drew Perkins talks with Jonathon Dallimore about his book, Teaching History: A Practical Guide for Secondary School Teachers
wegrowteachers.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Would like to know more
The Italian right-wing gov is introducing in Italian schools some stuff they must have eavesdropped from some conservative school expert.
This ended up with the main expert of the minister saying: "Coercion has too bad a reputation". Great score for the leftists, thank you.
This ended up with the main expert of the minister saying: "Coercion has too bad a reputation". Great score for the leftists, thank you.
February 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The Italian right-wing gov is introducing in Italian schools some stuff they must have eavesdropped from some conservative school expert.
This ended up with the main expert of the minister saying: "Coercion has too bad a reputation". Great score for the leftists, thank you.
This ended up with the main expert of the minister saying: "Coercion has too bad a reputation". Great score for the leftists, thank you.
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“When you put it that way, it sounds painfully obvious:
If a child knows a whole lot about a topic, they are more effective reading about and thinking about it than if they don’t know much about it.”
@dtwuva.bsky.social at @jhueducation.bsky.social NAEP event:
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If a child knows a whole lot about a topic, they are more effective reading about and thinking about it than if they don’t know much about it.”
@dtwuva.bsky.social at @jhueducation.bsky.social NAEP event:
1/
February 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
“When you put it that way, it sounds painfully obvious:
If a child knows a whole lot about a topic, they are more effective reading about and thinking about it than if they don’t know much about it.”
@dtwuva.bsky.social at @jhueducation.bsky.social NAEP event:
1/
If a child knows a whole lot about a topic, they are more effective reading about and thinking about it than if they don’t know much about it.”
@dtwuva.bsky.social at @jhueducation.bsky.social NAEP event:
1/
I do like the Confucian approach about intelligence, education and effort. But what about competitiveness? It's a huge waste. The winners get great prizes and surely deserve them, but, although the losers are very often very good, too, their efforts go wasted and bear no fruit -or so it seems 1/4
In Asia, Cram Schools Are a Ticket to Success... And Stress｜That's So Asian
YouTube video by TaiwanPlus
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February 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I do like the Confucian approach about intelligence, education and effort. But what about competitiveness? It's a huge waste. The winners get great prizes and surely deserve them, but, although the losers are very often very good, too, their efforts go wasted and bear no fruit -or so it seems 1/4
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"Children who like to read and write tend to be better at it [..] Literacy skills impacted literacy enjoyment, but not the other way around." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36101942/
Literacy skills seem to fuel literacy enjoyment, rather than vice versa - PubMed
Children who like to read and write tend to be better at it. This association is typically interpreted as enjoyment impacting engagement in literacy activities, which boosts literacy skills. We fitted...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"Children who like to read and write tend to be better at it [..] Literacy skills impacted literacy enjoyment, but not the other way around." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36101942/
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Here’s a v different approach to classroom interaction to one shared recently on X with di & TLAC routines. 20 yrs old, but IMO the dialogue is beautifully handled & works so well for a subject like English/Media, as part of a range of repertoires - a v fruitful dialogic ‘episode’.
Here’s a v different approach to classroom interaction to one shared recently on X with di & TLAC routines. 20 yrs old, but IMO the dialogue is beautifully handled & works so well for a subject like English/Media, as part of a range of repertoires - a v fruitful dialogic ‘episode’.
https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/videos/collections/in-the-classroom/
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January 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Here’s a v different approach to classroom interaction to one shared recently on X with di & TLAC routines. 20 yrs old, but IMO the dialogue is beautifully handled & works so well for a subject like English/Media, as part of a range of repertoires - a v fruitful dialogic ‘episode’.
Here’s a v different approach to classroom interaction to one shared recently on X with di & TLAC routines. 20 yrs old, but IMO the dialogue is beautifully handled & works so well for a subject like English/Media, as part of a range of repertoires - a v fruitful dialogic ‘episode’.
This so embarrassing (not that Italy fares any better).
"Research shows that effective use of technology drives pupil performance. [...] digital technology can accelerate learning by two to three months."
"Two to three months" per what? No need to mention while heralding a digital revolution!
"Research shows that effective use of technology drives pupil performance. [...] digital technology can accelerate learning by two to three months."
"Two to three months" per what? No need to mention while heralding a digital revolution!
January 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This so embarrassing (not that Italy fares any better).
"Research shows that effective use of technology drives pupil performance. [...] digital technology can accelerate learning by two to three months."
"Two to three months" per what? No need to mention while heralding a digital revolution!
"Research shows that effective use of technology drives pupil performance. [...] digital technology can accelerate learning by two to three months."
"Two to three months" per what? No need to mention while heralding a digital revolution!
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“…teaching is interesting because students are so different,
but it is only possible because they are so similar.” - Dylan Wiliam
but it is only possible because they are so similar.” - Dylan Wiliam
The Same Yet Different
“…teaching is interesting because students are so different, but it is only possible because they are so similar.”
3starlearningexperiences.wordpress.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
“…teaching is interesting because students are so different,
but it is only possible because they are so similar.” - Dylan Wiliam
but it is only possible because they are so similar.” - Dylan Wiliam
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In at #1 and deservedly so... you'll want to add this to your collection. It is brilliant. @neilgilbride.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/dp/139838872...
January 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
In at #1 and deservedly so... you'll want to add this to your collection. It is brilliant. @neilgilbride.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/dp/139838872...
"Abbot Elementary" exists no one ever told me before.
January 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"Abbot Elementary" exists no one ever told me before.
To read
“(A) surprising finding was the positive relationship of generative AI usage with procrastination and self-reported memory loss – and negative relationship between generative AI usage and academic performance.” #EduSky #AcademicSky #ITeachPhysics
ChatGPT linked to declining academic performance and memory loss in new study
New research uncovers a concerning trend: while ChatGPT might aid students under academic pressure, its excessive use is linked to procrastination, memory loss, and poorer grades, highlighting a negat...
www.psypost.org
January 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
To read
wanna watch. Teaching more or less the same thing these days, but to older students.
Year 7 are starting a new unit on covenant this term. We begin by exploring the concept of covenant in the Ancient Near East, where a strong king would form an agreement with a vassal king. I use this video to show how cuneiform tablets help Biblical historians. #TeamRE 1/2
youtu.be/7QDGDh9KT_U?...
youtu.be/7QDGDh9KT_U?...
The ancient secrets revealed by deciphered tablets | BBC Ideas
YouTube video by BBC Ideas
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January 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
wanna watch. Teaching more or less the same thing these days, but to older students.
Sounds sensible
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Teachers are often urged to create a 'need to know' but what does that look like in practice? In my latest @tesmagazine.bsky.social column I take a look at how we spark curiosity in our pupils www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Teachers are often urged to create a 'need to know' but what does that look like in practice? In my latest @tesmagazine.bsky.social column I take a look at how we spark curiosity in our pupils www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
4 ways to make your students care about what you’re saying
No amount of perfectionist planning can overcome apathy, writes Mark Enser, but simple approaches can spark your students’ curiosity
www.tes.com
January 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Sounds sensible
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Here, @greeborunner.bsky.social reflects on her first term as a school improvement lead in a small trust and considers the lessons learned. teachreal.wordpress.com/2024/12/17/l... #EduSkyUK #EduBlog #EduBlogUK
Here, @greeborunner.bsky.social reflects on her first term as a school improvement lead in a small trust and considers the lessons learned. teachreal.wordpress.com/2024/12/17/l... #EduSkyUK #EduBlog #EduBlogUK
Lessons Learned
I am coming toward the end of my second term in my new role as improvement adviser in a MAT. While reflection is continuous, I think it is important to carve out some time to really sit down and co…
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December 17, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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Here, @greeborunner.bsky.social reflects on her first term as a school improvement lead in a small trust and considers the lessons learned. teachreal.wordpress.com/2024/12/17/l... #EduSkyUK #EduBlog #EduBlogUK
Here, @greeborunner.bsky.social reflects on her first term as a school improvement lead in a small trust and considers the lessons learned. teachreal.wordpress.com/2024/12/17/l... #EduSkyUK #EduBlog #EduBlogUK
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Another great post that hits the nail on the head. People are looking for the ‘right’ assessment (in RE) and it doesn’t exist.
Each has a pay off. We have to decide what is right for the situation. And importantly works well for teachers.
Each has a pay off. We have to decide what is right for the situation. And importantly works well for teachers.
Part 3 of our series on the perfect assessment system.
Featuring examples of the type of exam question I dislike the most: short written responses that are hard to mark reliably & don't inspire deeper thought.
Also featuring bonus analogies with VAR!
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/designing-...
Featuring examples of the type of exam question I dislike the most: short written responses that are hard to mark reliably & don't inspire deeper thought.
Also featuring bonus analogies with VAR!
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/designing-...
Designing the perfect assessment system, part 3
There are no solutions, only trade-offs
substack.nomoremarking.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Another great post that hits the nail on the head. People are looking for the ‘right’ assessment (in RE) and it doesn’t exist.
Each has a pay off. We have to decide what is right for the situation. And importantly works well for teachers.
Each has a pay off. We have to decide what is right for the situation. And importantly works well for teachers.
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Meta-analysis of stereotypes in 33 nations, from 1977-2020 show stereotypes favoring males in math are minimal (d =0.11) but are substantial in computer science, engineering, and physics (d=.51). Pro-female stereotypes in verbal tasks are nearly that large (d =.46). psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
December 10, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Meta-analysis of stereotypes in 33 nations, from 1977-2020 show stereotypes favoring males in math are minimal (d =0.11) but are substantial in computer science, engineering, and physics (d=.51). Pro-female stereotypes in verbal tasks are nearly that large (d =.46). psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Yesterday, I explained some new historical concepts. I came up with good explanations, but it took some toiling. A repository of ready-made analogies or examples would help? Content knowledge and experience are probably more important, but sometimes a few shortcuts can boost them, can't they?
December 8, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Yesterday, I explained some new historical concepts. I came up with good explanations, but it took some toiling. A repository of ready-made analogies or examples would help? Content knowledge and experience are probably more important, but sometimes a few shortcuts can boost them, can't they?
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Why does the brain matter for education? New edition of BJEP has four papers which are very interesting. Made some notes, here's a quick 🧵⬇️
December 7, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Why does the brain matter for education? New edition of BJEP has four papers which are very interesting. Made some notes, here's a quick 🧵⬇️