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Gamifying grammar to help students build fluent fundamentals! 🦙🟠🟣🟡
I've found Claude AI surprisingly good at fixing weird bugs like this...
October 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I've found Claude AI surprisingly good at fixing weird bugs like this...
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Barak Rosenshine’s ‘Principles of Instruction’ is probably the most influential educational article of the past decade.
What does it say, and how has it influenced what we're designing?
A thread: 🧵
What does it say, and how has it influenced what we're designing?
A thread: 🧵
May 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Lastly, if you found this thread useful, do us a favour and reskeet the first post.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Rosenshine's article: aft.org/sites/defaul...
@olicav
's awesome visuals here: teachinghow2s.com/blog/princip...
@olicav
's awesome visuals here: teachinghow2s.com/blog/princip...
aft.org
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Rosenshine's article: aft.org/sites/defaul...
@olicav
's awesome visuals here: teachinghow2s.com/blog/princip...
@olicav
's awesome visuals here: teachinghow2s.com/blog/princip...
That's a wrap.
References:
Huge hat-tip to Tom Sherrington's breakdown here: teacherhead.com/2018/06/10/e...
References:
Huge hat-tip to Tom Sherrington's breakdown here: teacherhead.com/2018/06/10/e...
Exploring Barak Rosenshine’s seminal Principles of Instruction: Why it is THE must-read for all teachers.
This post is based on a talk I gave at ResearchEd in Rugby. The paper in question is Barak Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction published in American Educator in 2012, downloadable in full…
teacherhead.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
That's a wrap.
References:
Huge hat-tip to Tom Sherrington's breakdown here: teacherhead.com/2018/06/10/e...
References:
Huge hat-tip to Tom Sherrington's breakdown here: teacherhead.com/2018/06/10/e...
Independent practice is a given - it's the core of Rollama.
We designed the system to be as 'hands-on' or 'hands-off' as each teacher wishes.
Set up the accounts and let the students practise as independently as you like.
We designed the system to be as 'hands-on' or 'hands-off' as each teacher wishes.
Set up the accounts and let the students practise as independently as you like.
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Independent practice is a given - it's the core of Rollama.
We designed the system to be as 'hands-on' or 'hands-off' as each teacher wishes.
Set up the accounts and let the students practise as independently as you like.
We designed the system to be as 'hands-on' or 'hands-off' as each teacher wishes.
Set up the accounts and let the students practise as independently as you like.
All our games include 3 difficulty levels and a medal target set at around 70% pass rate, based on analysis of millions of results in our database. Students need to aim for a high level of success to consider a skill as 'passed'.
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
All our games include 3 difficulty levels and a medal target set at around 70% pass rate, based on analysis of millions of results in our database. Students need to aim for a high level of success to consider a skill as 'passed'.
Our Teacher Tasks feature is designed for guided practice, so teachers can create the sequence of assignments, and for individuals where necessary.
How to guide:
youtube.com/watch?v=hxK_...
How to guide:
youtube.com/watch?v=hxK_...
How to Create Teacher Tasks for Homework or Classwork
YouTube video by Rollama · English Games
youtube.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Our Teacher Tasks feature is designed for guided practice, so teachers can create the sequence of assignments, and for individuals where necessary.
How to guide:
youtube.com/watch?v=hxK_...
How to guide:
youtube.com/watch?v=hxK_...
And lastly, section 4) Stages of practice
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
And lastly, section 4) Stages of practice
We also encourage weekly celebration with our home page feature in the teacher dashboard, and weekly summary by email every Monday, to show which students applied the most effort, and who earned the most medals.
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We also encourage weekly celebration with our home page feature in the teacher dashboard, and weekly summary by email every Monday, to show which students applied the most effort, and who earned the most medals.
We have two features for in-class review: Roll Call and Supersets
Roll Call is our starter/plenary tool for daily review. Guide here:
youtube.com/watch?v=iLVU...
While Supersets are for mixed weekly and monthly review, again for starters and plenary:
youtube.com/watch?v=SGBQ...
Roll Call is our starter/plenary tool for daily review. Guide here:
youtube.com/watch?v=iLVU...
While Supersets are for mixed weekly and monthly review, again for starters and plenary:
youtube.com/watch?v=SGBQ...
How to use Roll Call
YouTube video by Rollama · English Games
youtube.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We have two features for in-class review: Roll Call and Supersets
Roll Call is our starter/plenary tool for daily review. Guide here:
youtube.com/watch?v=iLVU...
While Supersets are for mixed weekly and monthly review, again for starters and plenary:
youtube.com/watch?v=SGBQ...
Roll Call is our starter/plenary tool for daily review. Guide here:
youtube.com/watch?v=iLVU...
While Supersets are for mixed weekly and monthly review, again for starters and plenary:
youtube.com/watch?v=SGBQ...
3) Regular reviews of learning
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
3) Regular reviews of learning
All our games give instant feedback to students, and detailed, easy-access results for teachers.
Guide on how to use our Results feature here: t.co/XvMIrU8Fbo
Guide on how to use our Results feature here: t.co/XvMIrU8Fbo
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
All our games give instant feedback to students, and detailed, easy-access results for teachers.
Guide on how to use our Results feature here: t.co/XvMIrU8Fbo
Guide on how to use our Results feature here: t.co/XvMIrU8Fbo
We have four multiple-choice question game modes, with subtly different scoring mechanics and time-limits (and graphical themes to keep things fresh).
Learn more about their design here: t.co/ntISJ4ofS1
Learn more about their design here: t.co/ntISJ4ofS1
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We have four multiple-choice question game modes, with subtly different scoring mechanics and time-limits (and graphical themes to keep things fresh).
Learn more about their design here: t.co/ntISJ4ofS1
Learn more about their design here: t.co/ntISJ4ofS1
Questions are at the heart of Rollama's design.
Granted, Rollama can’t find out ‘how students worked things out’, but we're open to suggestions!
Instead we focus on fluency via short-burst retrieval practice.
Granted, Rollama can’t find out ‘how students worked things out’, but we're open to suggestions!
Instead we focus on fluency via short-burst retrieval practice.
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Questions are at the heart of Rollama's design.
Granted, Rollama can’t find out ‘how students worked things out’, but we're open to suggestions!
Instead we focus on fluency via short-burst retrieval practice.
Granted, Rollama can’t find out ‘how students worked things out’, but we're open to suggestions!
Instead we focus on fluency via short-burst retrieval practice.
Our 17 game modes can scaffold independent practice - here building up 'shun suffix' spellings by increasingly difficult formats, from:
1. multiple-choice questions
2. card sorting
3. fill-the-blank
The scaffolding is gradually removed as students approach mastery.
1. multiple-choice questions
2. card sorting
3. fill-the-blank
The scaffolding is gradually removed as students approach mastery.
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Our 17 game modes can scaffold independent practice - here building up 'shun suffix' spellings by increasingly difficult formats, from:
1. multiple-choice questions
2. card sorting
3. fill-the-blank
The scaffolding is gradually removed as students approach mastery.
1. multiple-choice questions
2. card sorting
3. fill-the-blank
The scaffolding is gradually removed as students approach mastery.
We break things down with detailed Teacher Tips for reference.
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We break things down with detailed Teacher Tips for reference.