Teacher Only Day - 25/01/16

Brainwave Trust -  The Adolescent Brain

Very interesting talk about how the brain changes in adolescence; why peers mean so much, how much sleep they need etc. I want to to look into the website and learn more about this topic.

Brainwave Website

SOLO - Pam Hook  (SOLO - Biggs & Collins)

I learned more about SOLO. There is a book about about using SOLO with Special Needs students and one about to be published for ESOL.

The double 'because' seemed to be a good way of delving further into a student's understanding - 'Why is the man sad?' and 'Why should I believe you?'

Also some other good questions:

see: What do you see?
think: Why do you think it is like that?
wonder: What does it make you wonder?

Pam has a template generator on her website:

Pam's website

Arrowsmith Programme 05/01/2016

Arrowsmith Programme  05/01/2016

(from the Woman Who Changed Her Brain by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young)

To 'fix' a learning disability to you have to 'fix' the parts in the brain which aren't functioning properly. It requires much repetition.

For more information: http://www.arrowsmithschool.org/arrowsmithprogram/australia.html