Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching
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My latest Substack on rethinking scaffolding in the primary classrooms. buff.ly/8NX0yCk
October 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My latest Substack on rethinking scaffolding in the primary classrooms. buff.ly/8NX0yCk
August 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Thinking Aloud - Children need to know how you became intelligent and the process that that entails
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The Art of Modelling: Thinking Aloud
Helping children hear the expert thinking behind knowledge, concepts and processes
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July 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Thinking Aloud - Children need to know how you became intelligent and the process that that entails
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A summary of my posts in June.
📼 WAGOLL Rewind: June 2025
A research-informed recap for busy primary educators. Here's what you might have missed in June!
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July 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A summary of my posts in June.
Modelling is essential for novice learners. It directs attention, encodes key moves, and shows what success can look like. But in practice, we do far more than just model outcomes.
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The Art of Modelling: Demonstrating Expert Knowledge
Taking a broader view of what modelling means for teaching in the primary classroom
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July 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Modelling is essential for novice learners. It directs attention, encodes key moves, and shows what success can look like. But in practice, we do far more than just model outcomes.
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To use research-informed strategies effectively, primary teachers must balance the science of learning with how primary school children develop.
Considering the Primary Child: Teaching with Development in Mind
To use research-informed strategies effectively, primary teachers must balance the science of learning with how children develop.
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July 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
To use research-informed strategies effectively, primary teachers must balance the science of learning with how primary school children develop.
A learning model that shows how memory and environment work together and reflects how children truly learn in EYFS and Primary.
A Learning Model with the Environment in Mind
A learning model that shows how memory and environment work together and reflects how children truly learn in EYFS and Primary.
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July 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A learning model that shows how memory and environment work together and reflects how children truly learn in EYFS and Primary.
A research-informed recap for busy primary educators. Here's what you might have missed in June!
📼 WAGOLL Rewind: June 2025
A research-informed recap for busy primary educators. Here's what you might have missed in June!
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July 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A research-informed recap for busy primary educators. Here's what you might have missed in June!
Using structured discussion to adapt strategies to work in your primary classroom context:
ADAPT Meetings: A Model for Great PD Training
Using structured discussion to embed strategies that work in your classroom context
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July 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Using structured discussion to adapt strategies to work in your primary classroom context:
One of my go-to book:
📘 Books That Stick: The Teaching and Learning Playbook
A step-by-step guide to classroom strategies, underpinned by clear principles and a real solid book on how great teaching can be codified, shared, and developed.
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July 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
One of my go-to book:
Write, Pair, Share scaffolds thinking before it's discussed with a partner. Really important in primary. When discussions are more complex.
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⭐ Write, Pair, Share – With Planning Script
Helping children shape their thinking before they speak
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June 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Write, Pair, Share scaffolds thinking before it's discussed with a partner. Really important in primary. When discussions are more complex.
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This week's post!
Demonstrating Expert Knowledge: Taking a broader view of what modelling means for teaching in the primary classroom
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Demonstrating Expert Knowledge: Taking a broader view of what modelling means for teaching in the primary classroom
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The Art of Modelling: Demonstrating Expert Knowledge
Taking a broader view of what modelling means for teaching in the primary classroom
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June 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This week's post!
Demonstrating Expert Knowledge: Taking a broader view of what modelling means for teaching in the primary classroom
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Demonstrating Expert Knowledge: Taking a broader view of what modelling means for teaching in the primary classroom
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Using structured discussion to embed strategies that work in your classroom context
ADAPT Meetings: A Model for Great PD Training
Using structured discussion to embed strategies that work in your classroom context
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June 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Using structured discussion to embed strategies that work in your classroom context
My latest Substack on The Art of Modelling is inspired by posts from Rachel, Alex and Emma!
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June 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My latest Substack on The Art of Modelling is inspired by posts from Rachel, Alex and Emma!
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My latest Substrack for leads looking to run Adapt Meetings to support the contextualisation of teaching strategies into year groups and subjects.
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June 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My latest Substrack for leads looking to run Adapt Meetings to support the contextualisation of teaching strategies into year groups and subjects.
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Discovery learning to drive would be chaotic and dangerous.
A maths lesson won't cause a crash, but if we agree that direct instruction reduces mistakes and confusion, that alone justifies its effectiveness for teaching biological secondary knowledge.
A maths lesson won't cause a crash, but if we agree that direct instruction reduces mistakes and confusion, that alone justifies its effectiveness for teaching biological secondary knowledge.
June 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Discovery learning to drive would be chaotic and dangerous.
A maths lesson won't cause a crash, but if we agree that direct instruction reduces mistakes and confusion, that alone justifies its effectiveness for teaching biological secondary knowledge.
A maths lesson won't cause a crash, but if we agree that direct instruction reduces mistakes and confusion, that alone justifies its effectiveness for teaching biological secondary knowledge.
Reposted by Ben Cooper FCCT | WAGOLL Teaching
"If we don’t take the rich evidence base we have and really consider and evaluate how we can use it in real learning environments, then the broader movement termed the ‘science of learning’ will be seen as a fad like so many other failed initiatives in education" #Unterricht #Didaktik
*NEW POST* The first in a series of posts on how to move away from strategies and activities to applying the science of learning in a more effective way. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/bright-lin...
June 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
"If we don’t take the rich evidence base we have and really consider and evaluate how we can use it in real learning environments, then the broader movement termed the ‘science of learning’ will be seen as a fad like so many other failed initiatives in education" #Unterricht #Didaktik
Lived in Dubai for 11 years. My daughter was born and lived here for a years. This week she has now started referring to dinner as 'tea'. Proudest moment so far 🥲🤣 Proud northern dad!
June 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Lived in Dubai for 11 years. My daughter was born and lived here for a years. This week she has now started referring to dinner as 'tea'. Proudest moment so far 🥲🤣 Proud northern dad!
I really wanted to create a learning model that really focused on the reality of learning, particularly in the Primary and Early Years settings. The interaction with the environment is fundamental to the early learning stage:
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A Learning Model with the Environment in Mind
A learning model that shows how memory and environment work together and reflects how children truly learn in EYFS and Primary.
buff.ly
June 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I really wanted to create a learning model that really focused on the reality of learning, particularly in the Primary and Early Years settings. The interaction with the environment is fundamental to the early learning stage:
buff.ly/Aju9Y7C
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