Mark Jones
@smsaunders.bsky.social
International educator for 35 years.
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We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham
March 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham
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A nice summary of a Delphi study (that can be found here: osf.io/preprints/os...), which sought consensus on dyslexia. Highlights the link between oral and written language. #SLPeeps
January 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A nice summary of a Delphi study (that can be found here: osf.io/preprints/os...), which sought consensus on dyslexia. Highlights the link between oral and written language. #SLPeeps
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I find the discussions about 'fun' in education really interesting because to my mind what we're actually talking about is encouraging intrinsic motivation, supporting engagement and building on learner interests and agency. Thread. 🧵 1/4
January 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I find the discussions about 'fun' in education really interesting because to my mind what we're actually talking about is encouraging intrinsic motivation, supporting engagement and building on learner interests and agency. Thread. 🧵 1/4
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Our latest research paper on the effectiveness of individualized & explicit intervention using the SHAPE CODING system for children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is available here: pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
#DevLangDis #bskySPEECHIES
#DevLangDis #bskySPEECHIES
The Effectiveness of Individualized Morphosyntactic Target Identification and Explicit Intervention Using the SHAPE CODING System for Children With Developmental Language Disorder and the Impact of Wi...
Purpose: We investigated the effectiveness of a highly individualized morphosyntactic
intervention using the SHAPE CODING™ system delivered at di...
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November 17, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Our latest research paper on the effectiveness of individualized & explicit intervention using the SHAPE CODING system for children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is available here: pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
#DevLangDis #bskySPEECHIES
#DevLangDis #bskySPEECHIES
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Thanks for this brilliant summary… amid the many ofsted flaws finally acknowledging the contingency of pedagogy upon content was not one of them!
New blog post
Why Ofsted should not separate teaching from curriculum
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Why Ofsted should not separate teaching from curriculum
occamshairdryer.wordpress.com/2024/11/16/a...
An Unwelcome Divide: Curriculum and Teaching
I remember a time, not so very long ago, when it would have been highly unusual in most English schools for a lesson observer to pay much attention at all to the content being taught. It was very r…
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December 12, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Thanks for this brilliant summary… amid the many ofsted flaws finally acknowledging the contingency of pedagogy upon content was not one of them!
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November 18, 2024 at 12:33 AM
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If schools and local authorities actually made accomodations for neurodivergent individuals, rather than trying to make us mimic neurotypical people, many of us would have flourished more at school, instead of being written off. 1/
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Neurodiverse man embarks on mission to help others get jobs
Matthew Punter, who has autism and ADHD, was expelled from more than 10 schools as a young boy.
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November 16, 2024 at 8:06 AM
If schools and local authorities actually made accomodations for neurodivergent individuals, rather than trying to make us mimic neurotypical people, many of us would have flourished more at school, instead of being written off. 1/
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Professional Performance Monitoring; a middle path.
Blog by Stuart Kime ✍️
Read it here 👇
Blog by Stuart Kime ✍️
Read it here 👇
Professional Performance Monitoring: a middle path
Creating an environment for professional flourishing: why deflating performance management systems and inflating CPD is the way forward.
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November 16, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Professional Performance Monitoring; a middle path.
Blog by Stuart Kime ✍️
Read it here 👇
Blog by Stuart Kime ✍️
Read it here 👇
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This is one of those blog posts that ticks along doing respectable numbers just from organic google searches.
Clearly a widespread problem.
It's a very personal one this as I have always struggled with times tables.
www.aidansevers.com/post/how-can...
Clearly a widespread problem.
It's a very personal one this as I have always struggled with times tables.
www.aidansevers.com/post/how-can...
How Can I Help A Child Who Struggles To Learn Times Tables By Heart?
I originally wrote this blog post back in 2016 in response to a tweet by Tom Bennett as well as to challenges I was experiencing as a teacher in year 6. I've found myself sharing it with people recent...
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November 14, 2024 at 7:39 PM
This is one of those blog posts that ticks along doing respectable numbers just from organic google searches.
Clearly a widespread problem.
It's a very personal one this as I have always struggled with times tables.
www.aidansevers.com/post/how-can...
Clearly a widespread problem.
It's a very personal one this as I have always struggled with times tables.
www.aidansevers.com/post/how-can...