#139 – How to ask questions & what to do with a s**t tonne of data
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What’s in this episode?
Hello listeners! We hope you enjoyed last weeks episode, the first of our new Education 4.0 series, co-curated with our friends at Jisc. We’ll be back next month with the next episode of the series. You can follow the conversation using #Edu4_0.
This week’s episode is the first in a few episodes where we start to dig into some contemporary educational research and how that might inform teaching and learning decisions, leadership and product design.
People
- Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech
- Laura Mcinerney, Education Journalist and Co-founder of TeacherTapp | Twitter: @miss_mcinerney
- Becky Allen, Education Researcher, Chief Analyst and Co-founder of TeacherTapp | Twitter: @profbeckallen
Thank you to canvas for supporting this week’s episode
We know that educators are time-poor, which is why Canvas have always made sure their suite of solutions is designed to work seamlessly with teachers, to enhance and support teaching and learning. One thing that comes up again and again when Canvas speaks to teachers is the importance of training and CPD, and how it’s an areas that they would like to have the opportunity to do more of if there was the time and budget available. That was the motivation for launching Practice for Canvas – new software that provides primary and secondary teachers with a low-risk environment to develop competence and confidence in all areas of their profession, using a new and effective peer-to-peer training style. Practice for Canvas allows teachers to get scaled feedback, targeted coaching and, crucially, practice what they’ve learnt, all within their existing VLE. Using Practice for Canvas removes the stress and expense of traditional training, without compromising on the quality of learning and professional development.
If you’d like to find out more about how you can use Practice for Canvas please visit practice.xyz for more information.
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References
RSA’s cities of learning project
SETsquared Entrepreneur Programme Application
Student Jingya Kong – please contact us if you would like to be interviewed by Jingya
Robert Plomin Book: Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are
TES Article: Growth Mindset is…
Becky Allen – The Pupil Premium
Jonathon Knee Book: Class Clowns
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