An alternative to Tiger Teaching
In two previous posts (here and here), I outlined some [...]
Practitioner inquiry in 12 easy steps
Yesterday I was asked to make a one-page summary of [...]
We are approaching the oracy tipping point – my slides from Northern Rocks
Yesterday I finally made it to the fabulous Northern Rocks [...]
“Who am I?” An identity project to smooth transition from year 6 to 7
by James Mannion In the Key Stage 3 Learning to [...]
Student choice vs. an army of straw men
| by James Mannion | I stumbled across a blog this week [...]
Rethinking secondary education. Imagine a school…
Imagine a school where, alongside the traditional range of subject [...]
Subject-based learning: let’s blow this baby wide open
| by James Mannion | Hi everyone. My name is James [...]
Is everyone OK with fact that our school system forces 30% of children to fail their GCSEs?
| by James Mannion | In this post I argue that compulsory [...]
Metacognition and self-regulation: harnessing the how of learning
A few months ago I wrote a piece for Optimus [...]
What’s the point of Philosophy for Children?
As is customary, this blogpost was inspired by a discussion [...]
Self Managed Learning: An interview with Ian Cunningham
| by James Mannion | A year ago, I began working as a tutor [...]
We need to talk about the army of elephants
| by James Mannion | I wrote this back in March 2013 [...]
Why I am not a Tiger Teacher, part 2: Knowledge is porridge
| by James Mannion | The notion that you need [...]
Why I am not a Tiger Teacher, part 1: Compliance will set you free
| by James Mannion | I had an illuminating exchange [...]
The heuristic hippo
On Friday evening I received this series of 3 tweets [...]
Learning to Learn: A counter to the tiger teachers
In recent weeks and months, there has been a lot [...]
Making sense of the learning glossary: should this be “the knowledge” for educators?
| by James Mannion | This follows on from my last 2 [...]
A glossary of learning terms
| by James Mannion | In my last post I argued that, [...]
Learning is meaningless
| by James Mannion | Definitions are important. Everybody knows [...]