Mr McKune
@mrmckune.bsky.social
Married, father of two. Assistant Headteacher addressing barriers to learning. Teacher of Computing. Views expressed are my own.
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Our young people are human beings first and learners second
There can be a tendency to focus on the second at the expense of the first
When the intellectual trumps the emotional
More below on the exciting programme with @creativehigg.bsky.social & others
marymyatt.substack.com/p/finding-my...
There can be a tendency to focus on the second at the expense of the first
When the intellectual trumps the emotional
More below on the exciting programme with @creativehigg.bsky.social & others
marymyatt.substack.com/p/finding-my...
Finding my Voice
Well hello there, and welcome to update #084!
marymyatt.substack.com
August 16, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Our young people are human beings first and learners second
There can be a tendency to focus on the second at the expense of the first
When the intellectual trumps the emotional
More below on the exciting programme with @creativehigg.bsky.social & others
marymyatt.substack.com/p/finding-my...
There can be a tendency to focus on the second at the expense of the first
When the intellectual trumps the emotional
More below on the exciting programme with @creativehigg.bsky.social & others
marymyatt.substack.com/p/finding-my...
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I made a starter pack for those fleeing #EduTwitter and joining #EduSky which should let you find a bunch of good people.
go.bsky.app/HQHD4R1
go.bsky.app/HQHD4R1
August 15, 2024 at 1:34 PM
I made a starter pack for those fleeing #EduTwitter and joining #EduSky which should let you find a bunch of good people.
go.bsky.app/HQHD4R1
go.bsky.app/HQHD4R1
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Misconceptions I think we've fallen into across England:
1. There is a thing called "subject knowledge" and you can apply "curriculum expertise" to it.
2. There is a thing called "subject knowledge" and you can then apply "evidence-based pedagogy" to it.
These are both forms of genericism.
1. There is a thing called "subject knowledge" and you can apply "curriculum expertise" to it.
2. There is a thing called "subject knowledge" and you can then apply "evidence-based pedagogy" to it.
These are both forms of genericism.
August 15, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Misconceptions I think we've fallen into across England:
1. There is a thing called "subject knowledge" and you can apply "curriculum expertise" to it.
2. There is a thing called "subject knowledge" and you can then apply "evidence-based pedagogy" to it.
These are both forms of genericism.
1. There is a thing called "subject knowledge" and you can apply "curriculum expertise" to it.
2. There is a thing called "subject knowledge" and you can then apply "evidence-based pedagogy" to it.
These are both forms of genericism.
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We’ve a tendency to think that the most significant improvements in a school come from whole-school strategies, but (apart from behaviour) I think most improvement is led at the subject level. This is why.
clioetcetera.com/2020/03/09/h...
clioetcetera.com/2020/03/09/h...
How useful are generic educational ideas?
The philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre once made a helpful distinction between a ‘practice’ and an ‘institution’. For MacIntyre, a practice is a social activity that contains its own standards of excellen...
clioetcetera.com
August 16, 2024 at 9:24 AM
We’ve a tendency to think that the most significant improvements in a school come from whole-school strategies, but (apart from behaviour) I think most improvement is led at the subject level. This is why.
clioetcetera.com/2020/03/09/h...
clioetcetera.com/2020/03/09/h...