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MAT Director of English overseeing the North West of England. MSc T&L. Author @researchED1 . Researcher & Speaker. Expat/Immigrant/Mongrel of AUS/UK/IT/PL 🌎

Chester, Cheshire.

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Sarah Donarski

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**NEW** ResearchED National 24: 'Spiralling Curriculum' Slides 🖐️ My slides are now available to download. Thanks to everyone who came to my talk; also to @tombennett71 & @hgaldinoshea for making @researchED1 such an inspiring movement for education.

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Sarah Donarski

4 years

Really dislike seeing schools publish triumph on their 2020 results as their “best ever compared to” previous years. Well done for having astute historical data, but these results are non-comparable. #educhat #resultsday2020

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"Before you ask teachers to do something else, you should take something off their plate." - @dylanwiliam kicking off ResearchED Warrington on de-implementation... 🔥 #researchedwarr2024

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Best words to hear: target setting has been scrapped in my school. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 What a glorious progression. #Educhat

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“Earlier today we made a mistake because we have no idea what we are doing. Excuse us while we try to figure it out and we will get back to you in due course.” #OFQUAL #resultsday2020

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Tomorrow I start my new job as Head of English! I also plan to be back on the EduTwitterSphere (hello again). Any key tips for a new HoD? 🔥

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*NEW* Questioning to Confirm.. and then Challenge. #educhatuk #educhat

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Questioning for Confirmation… and then Challenge

We often associate the practice of questioning as a tool to evoke higher-order thinking; it challenges our students to think in an evaluative and speculatively manner. However, the way we im…

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The more I collate studies on feedback, the more I am convinced that peer feedback is the most difficult to get right. If students were so good at picking out weaknesses of others then they should be able to identify it in their own work. #educhat

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"Reframe KS3 as the intellectual powerhouse for KS4." @MaryMyatt @BrewEdClee #BrewEdClee

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Sarah Donarski

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2 years ago, I graduated my Masters of Science T&L at Oxford. Not bad for a girl on benefits her whole life... Education gave me a whole new horizon 🖤

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Very excited to announce that this happened. Looking forward to joining the team at @AbbeyGateColl 🎉😊

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This morning I used #ChatGPT to discuss what makes poetry 'human' today with one of my Year 7 classes. 100% recommend as a starter/discussion activity. #engchat #PoetryLovers

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Sarah Donarski

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Basically #remotelearning

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@DJ_Gray6 I love this.

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*NEW Blog* Improving T&L (Evidence Informed CPD and Coaching): with thanks to @robin_macp @EducationFest @AlisonMPeacock @CatScutt @teacherhead @ChristianvN @gcieducation @BTSSparkUK

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Improving Teaching and Learning (Blog 1/3 on 2021/2022 Reflections)

The 7th of July 2022 was a good day. It was the day Boris Johnson resigned, and the Festival of Education resumed. It has been two years since the Festival of Education ran (in person) …

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🚩Here's a summary of my talk from Aberdeen @researchEDScot1 ✅1. Reverse engineer your curriculum by looking at your results vs predictions first. Results indicate areas of strength, weakness, and/or bias; comparing predictions helps see whether you know your curriculum cracks.

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Sarah Donarski

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I teach a Tom B and accidentally emailed @tombennett71 asking for his homework. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Only a teacher knows this level of tired #truestory #itsthattimeoftheyear

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Sarah Donarski

4 years

Absolutely delighted by how this has come together! Available via #Amazon and @JohnCattEd . Big thanks to all contributors: @dylanwiliam , @Claire_Hill_ , @AlisonMPeacock , @powley_r , @Kris_Boulton , @LoicMnzs , @willmillard1 , and @teacherhead @tombennett71 @researchED1 Cheers! 🥂🙌🏻🎉

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2 years

WE'RE ENGAGED 💍💍💍🥳🥳🥳🥂🥂 Best way to start the new school year.

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*NEW* Reading Fluency, Leadership, and Video PD: 3 Lessons from @researchEDWarr Thanks & mentions to: @Mr_Crome @m_chiles @HughesHaili @ttct_ceo @nickpointer_ @Andy__Buck @AlexJQuigley @dylanwiliam @SteveChiger @Doug_Lemov @KateJones_teach ⬇️

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Reading Fluency, Leadership, and Video PD: 3 Lessons from ResearchED Warrington 2024

Wow. What a day. Despite being exhausted from a week of work and nearly not finding the strength out of bed, I’m finally home from a Saturday’s conference and I’m blogging about it… so that was the…

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Sarah Donarski

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After 3 years part time and between two surgeries, I am happy to say I have completed my Masters in Education!!! 👏🏻🙌🏻 🎉

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Sarah Donarski

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Excited to present on #feedback at #rED17 in London today. Make sure to drop into my session. @researchED1 . Pic via @olivercavigliol .

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Sarah Donarski

4 years

Yesterday, a student of 6 years ago (pre Wellington) found time to send me her literature dissertation. I know it is harder to recognise at the moment but don’t forget teachers always have an impact. This was a huge reminder for me yesterday.

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Sarah Donarski

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So proud to have graduated my MSc in T&L today. Proud of everyone else that pulled through despite extra challenges through COVID. So many thanks to @OxfordDeptofEd @UniofOxford @veldaelliott 👏 👏 👏

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If our feedback is effective, we should eventually need to do less of it. I love this post from @teacherhead which explores the complexities of perspective and marking.

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Marking in Perspective: Selective, Formative, Effective, Reflective

Marking in Perspective: Selective, Formative, Effective, Reflective Context and Motivation I’m feeling relieved, smug and virtuous because I’ve just marked some books. It feels good because a) it w…

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Sarah Donarski

4 years

Brilliant and poetic. Worth reading in full via a colleague and @PrivateEyeNews #schoolsreopening

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Anyone?

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Sarah Donarski

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Very useful early PGCE and NQT material here from @teacherhead : So important that new teachers have good support.

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Sarah Donarski

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After a bit of a hiatus from social media, I'm back with an announcement. 👇👇👇👇 From April, I will be the Director of English (NW) for the NET - overseeing curriculum design, implementation, and teaching standards in the North West. Can't wait for my first leadership post!👯‍♂️

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*NEW* 5 Important Things Education Research Has Taught Me thanks to: @researchED1 @tombennett71 + others!

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5 Important Things Educational Research has Taught Me

In his famous commencement speech ‘This is Water’, David Foster Wallace begins with the following didactic tale: There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fis…

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Sarah Donarski

9 years

*NEW* UPDATED: 21 Lists of Sophisticated Spellings for GCSE English

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Sarah Donarski

4 years

Little preview of @teacherhead ’s chapter in the @researchED1 book on #assessment also featuring @dylanwiliam @Claire_Hill_ @fod3 @Kris_Boulton @AlisonMPeacock and others... via @JohnCattEd

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Sarah Donarski

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Happy to announce this! A huge edition. Preorder available 👇🏻

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John Catt Educational from Hodder Education

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We're delighted to be publishing a fifth book in the excellent @researchED1 series: Assessment, edited by @s_donarski and featuring contributions including @dylanwiliam , @teacherhead , @AlisonMPeacock and @fod3 . @tombennett71 introduces. Check it out!

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*NEW* 5 Reflections on becoming HoD: A bit of an interim post but I hope this is useful for someone. More to come, with more research shortly. 🦾

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5 Reflections on becoming Head of Department

Since COVID hit, I became quieter on twitter. This was for three reasons: 1) I suffered a significant arm injury which led to hours of challenging physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and 2) I w…

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Sarah Donarski

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Slides, infographic and further reading from my talk at ResearchED2017 @researchED1 #rED17 available to download:

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7 years

*NEW* Can we Teach our Students Curiosity? thx to @mrianleslie #educhat #ukedchat #Education #EDUcators #WomenEd

Can We Teach Curiosity?

After reading Ian Leslie’s Curious (kindly recommended to me by @drdavidajames), I had a burning question: Can we teach our students to be more curious? It seems baffling to me that our current pup…

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‼️EduTwitter: As you know, I took a social media break because keeping up was exhausting. However, being back this year has been amazing so far. It's great to connect with everyone again; let's chat support, challenge, & grow each other 🔥 This is a great community. #edutwitter

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Excited to announce my new role as Assistant to Deputy Head (Educational Developments and Partnerships). To further assist #ISSP @WCTSP @Wellyleaders @iainhendo

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"Without rehearsing, weaker students are just filling up their books with things they don't know" @teacherhead #rEDCymru

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*NEW* How to Harkness: Strategies and Advice #harkness #educhat #education

How to Harkness: Strategies and Advice.

How to Harkness: Strategies and Advice for Implementing Harkness into Educational Practice. In my last blog, Why is Classroom Dialogue so Important?, I put forward numerous articles of research tha…

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Best leadership comes right back to the classroom. Good leaders: 1) understand the content being taught 2) create a good learning environment 3) keep students, teachers and the curriculum at the heart of conversations - @ProfCoe - @researchEDDur #reddurham

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**NEW BLOG** 'A Better Plan for Feedback' (hitting the ground running with this) @dylanwiliam @ProfKime @C_Hendrick @Doug_Lemov @ProfDanielMuijs

A Better Plan for Feedback

In one of my most recent MSc lectures, teachers and educators were asked to reflect on the most important part of their planning: task design. We were given a variety of models to assess, discuss, …

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A student just put his “hand up” on Teams and when I unmuted to ask him a question he legit said “sorry, miss, I was just stretching.” 🤦🏼‍♀️ #virtualteaching

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Sarah Donarski

7 years

Fantastic quick links to @researchED1 National Conference talks and resources: #rED17 #educhat

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Sarah Donarski

4 years

A beautiful read for a summer’s afternoon is #edwinmorgan ’s poem Strawberries. Such a vibrant, reflective piece. 🍓 #engchat #PoemADay #poetry

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*NEW* ResearchED Slides: Say it or Sign it? and blog available: Many thanks to all who supported: #rEDScot #rEDnc @teacherhead @robin_macp @researchED1 @tombennett71 @daisychristo @pimpmymemory @mrbartonmaths @teachgratitude1 @daisychristo @Trivium21c

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*NEW* The Value of Spontaneous Testing: How it shows Understanding. #educhat #educhatuk #Education mentions: @C_Hendrick @JamesTheo @Doug_Lemov

The Value of Spontaneous Testing

In a recorded lecture by Aldous Huxley on ‘Knowledge and Understanding,’ he makes a clear distinction between the two words. He asserts: Knowledge is when we explain the ‘unknown’ in…

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Sarah Donarski

7 years

The strongest visual argument for a phone policy: #ukedchat #education #teamenglish #educhat

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9 years

Simple resource to encourage A* (9) phrasing in essays: top is from mark scheme, below is how to show it. #engchat

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6 years

When even the army have a #snowday @WellingtonUK staff keep working through. That is #dedication . Took this after Saturday lessons yesterday

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Over the years, I’ve been so inspired by #teamenglish on Twitter. First few weeks as Head of an English Department and I absolutely love it. #edutwitter #bestjob

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‼️Teaching and learning must be at the forefront of education. I think this is the most powerful statement that wins teachers; let us do our jobs well. #redaberdeen @researchEDScot1 @Bruce_NextLevel @robin_macp @kirstcolquhoun

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Understanding 'forgetting' and 'how knowledge embeds' has absolutely been one of the most transformative things for me as a teacher ➡️➡️ It doesn't matter how excellent my lesson was, I have to build a curriculum that continually reminds students.

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If I had to sum up the crucial idea of learning as a cumulative process of forgetting and remembering and in one sentence, it would be this: "the act of retrieval is itself a potent learning event." (Bjork, Bjork 1992) Retrieval practice isn't about testing whether someone has

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*BLOG* behind #educationfest talk on Feedback. I hope everyone is still buzzing! @EducationFest Next: @researchED1

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Feedback, Mindset and Motivation – Linked?

In the lead up to examination season, it is interesting to see different mindsets and ‘self-perceptions’ developing amongst the pupil body. Most notably, patterns of cognitive dissonances seem to a…

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"Then you get to your exams and the kids don't know anything? Why is that? You think it's their fault but it might be that your curriculum is just shit"🤣 @Trivium21c nailing it.

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8 years

Optimum interleaving times to assist the retainment of knowledge via @LearningSpy ( @wellylearning ) #learning

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4 years

Not my usual post but it was great to celebrate my 30th in lockdown this weekend. Third decade, onward.

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4 years

Excited to finalising the final edits to the *NEW* @researchED1 book on assessment, marking and feedback. Featuring: @dylanwiliam , @Kris_Boulton , @Claire_Hill_ , @AlisonMPeacock , @richrhysdavies , @willmillard1 , @teacherhead ... to name a few. Stay posted!

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Prep coming together for the biggest and best #EducationFest19 @EducationFest . Who is coming? Already feel that festival #buzz @WellingtonUK

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8 years

*NEW* Why is Classroom Dialogue so Important? Constructivism and Knowledge Mastery #educhat

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Why is Classroom Dialogue so Important? Constructivism and Knowledge Mastery

Knowledge – understanding information and experience in order to act upon it. (know what, know who, know how) Mastery – the journey from apprentice to disciplined sense-maker and knowledge catalyst…

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3 years

The amount of times I have witnessed students achieve beyond their ‘target grade’ only emphasises the importance of teaching to the top.

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5 years

Edfest day one! Absolutely insane as ever. #EducationFest @EducationFest #buzz

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6 years

*NEW* We Still Need Slightly More Than a Good Curriculum: mentions @Claire_Hill_ @TLPMsF @C_Hendrick @HuntingEnglish

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2 years

Q: Does your school have a written T&L policy? Does it help, or does it make T&L too prescriptive?

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Sarah Donarski

8 years

Beautiful morning @WellingtonUK today. Here's a frosty sunrise on South Front (18/01/2017). @Welly_English @Welly_Master

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Thank you to everyone who came to Edfest. Rapping up now with a huge thanks to the most important people: the team behind it all. Well done 🎉🎉🎉 @EducationFest @shanermann #educationfest @WellingtonUK #visions

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Sarah Donarski

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“The act of reading creates a community across time.” From Bright Star, Green Light by Jonathan Bate. I really do teach the best subject. #readytolove #books #AcademicTwitter #offthescreen .

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First lines are how I judge books.👏👏 "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.” "Mother died today. Or maybe it was yesterday, I don't know." Your favs?

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Douglas Wise

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What a great first line

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6 years

I will be hosting the @JohnCattEd conversation with @Nick_J_Rose & @DavidDidau on their book: 'What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Psychology' at #Educationfest tomorrow. Great School: 12:20. Don't miss it!

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4 years

Another favourite #remotelearning response to the question: What devices could be used in a political speech?

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Sarah Donarski

2 years

Gearing up for the weekend of brilliant CPD at @researchEDDur Looking forward to hearing from @ProfCoe @MrGoodwin23 @KateJones_teach @johntomsett @SGorard @samlgibbs1 @lamb_heart_tea & more. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

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Sarah Donarski

7 years

*NEW* What Is Not Working in Education (and What We Can Do About It) #ukedchat

What Is Not Working in Education (and What We Can Do About It)

The search for the ‘Holy Grail’ of Teaching is not working… Bridgekeeper: What… is your name? Sir Lancelot: My name is Sir Lancelot of Camelot. Bridgekeeper: What… is …

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Sarah Donarski

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*NEW* A New Classroom Era: Encouraging Confidence and Intellectualism

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A New Classroom Era: Encouraging Confidence and Intellectualism

There is no doubt that the teaching profession in the UK needs a new classroom era. When I first moved from Australia to begin teaching in England, I was astounded by the formulaic ‘exam-led teachi…

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Sarah Donarski

4 years

Final read of the new @researchED1 on Assessment. Proud to have edited; the contributors are thought-provoking, & provide an effective perspective on the unnecessary habits of assessment. Pre-order below - certainly one for planning the academic year. Enjoy!

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John Catt Educational from Hodder Education

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We're delighted to be publishing a fifth book in the excellent @researchED1 series: Assessment, edited by @s_donarski and featuring contributions including @dylanwiliam , @teacherhead , @AlisonMPeacock and @fod3 . @tombennett71 introduces. Check it out!

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These guys don’t know what to do with themselves now that @EducationFest is over... 🤷🏼‍♀️ #educationfest @Welly_Master @iainhendo @shanermann

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Sarah Donarski

5 months

Never been to Aberdeen! What a time to start. ResearchED AND Eurovision 👏💃

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5 months

The #rEDAberdeen programme has just dropped! Book tickets now for what will be an amazing day on May 11th!!

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“Children relish doing difficult and demanding work as long as they’re supported.” Cheers 🥂 @BrewEdClee @MaryMyatt #BrewEdClee

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🫶 Loved yesterday. Great to meet so many educators in Scotland keen to build a better, more rigurous curriculum & undo the mistakes made from the Curriculum for Excellence. These are the conversations to create change. Thank you @robin_macp @kirstcolquhoun

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What a day. What a line-up. YOU ROCKED ABERDEEN 🤘 #rEDAberdeen @kirstcolquhoun @robin_macp @tombennett71 @robertgordons @researchED1

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6 years

The struggle is real to stop this phrase haha. #educhat #utopia #banthephrase

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Sarah Donarski

3 years

Spent last night talking about Assessment with @WellingtonUK 's Katy Granville-Champman WCTA. Nice to see Women in Education from @UniofOxford @OxfordDeptofEd get together to discuss T&L. #WomenEd #educhat

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A year in the making & the best team of @C_Hendrick , @iainhendo & @shanermann organising. Let @EducationFest 2018 begin! tag #EducationFest

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Sarah Donarski

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Our Festival of Education #educationfest is getting bigger by the minute. Stay tuned for some major announcements next week! Tickets: @EducationFest

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6 years

If we want our students to breathe our subjects, we must first do the same.

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Sarah Donarski

4 years

A few years ago, I was in job interview and was asked a question that began with “As a young female...”. Found this in Oresteia by @robertwicke which is how I wish I had responded. #LiteraturePosts

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Do miss teaching Ovid’s Metamorphoses. This one’s for you @DocCrom

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Sarah Donarski

6 years

Good to be back in the classroom. Teaching gives me purpose and, even though it is hard sometimes, I love this job.

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Sarah Donarski

2 years

Challenge questions for The Teaching Life - questions to ask your colleagues and self via @robin_macp @KateJones_teach #educationchat #educhat #EducationFest

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Sarah Donarski

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This time of the year in schools is mental, but I feel like I can actually get excited about this now! Aberdeen, I can't wait to visit for the first time. This is a stellar line-up: @robin_macp @Mr_Crome @kirstcolquhoun @KateJones_teach ✨✨✨

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5 months

The #rEDAberdeen programme has just dropped! Book tickets now for what will be an amazing day on May 11th!!

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Sarah Donarski

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Thanks @robin_macp for sending the private jet to take me to @researchEDScot1 😂 I have landed 🙌🙌🙌

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Sarah Donarski

3 years

A random reflection and big thank you to my school colleagues over the years. I've been lucky to work alongside you. @samlgibbs1 @commahound @C_Hendrick @robin_macp @iainhendo @AlastairJDunn @DocCrom 👏👏👏 #edutwitter #education #teacherlife

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Sarah Donarski

4 years

A year ago today, I had a second arm surgery to fix a physical deformity & normalise my arm movement. I was one of the last surgeries before COVID hit. I am so lucky & grateful. Now, I can do so much more of life again. I hope others now get this chance. 🙏🏻 #nhspayrise

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Sarah Donarski

7 years

*NEW* Feedback, Mindset and Motivation – Linked? #educhat #education #feedback

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Feedback, Mindset and Motivation – Linked?

In the lead up to examination season, it is interesting to see different mindsets and ‘self-perceptions’ developing amongst the pupil body. Most notably, patterns of cognitive dissonances seem to a…

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Sarah Donarski

3 years

Had an emotional but amazing last day with my beautiful colleagues at @WellingtonUK . Onwards and upwards (the latter literally!), as they say. Time to go and implement all the amazing things I’ve been taught by these wonderful people. 🙌🏻

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Sarah Donarski

8 years

*NEW* How we MUST change our teaching to adapt to the new curriculum:

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Sarah Donarski

7 years

The 'Glastonbury' of Education begins with @HughDennis_ #EducationFest @EducationFest @Sabato0612 @WellingtonUK

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Sarah Donarski

2 years

This year's #educationfest was outstanding. Thanks to everyone and, particularly: @shanermann @iainhendo @robin_macp @hm_hashi @AbenaAppiah @EvaHartell @naveenfrizvi @PepsMccrea @samlgibbs1 @teacherhead @thingsbehindsun but not @C_Hendrick

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Sarah Donarski

4 years

Great result for teachers and students. However, @GavinWilliamson do note that this process was not without much stress, fear, and anxiety on most of the education world. Take note: we are always working for the best for our students. #educhat #resultsday2020

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Sarah Donarski

6 years

I think this means I’m ready for #researchED #rEDScotland @researchED1 ✈️

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Sarah Donarski

7 months

This study finds that forgetting happens at the same rate despite how good the initial learning was. ⬇️ This is why a good curriculum and consistent low stakes assessments are so important. ⬇️

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Rate of forgetting is independent of initial degree of learning

Memory & Cognition - It is commonly assumed that the rate of forgetting depends on initial degree of learning. Hence, comparison of forgetting across groups is usually carried out equating...

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Dylan Wiliam

7 months

It is often assumed that the rate at which we forget things depends on how well we learned them. By varying how many times the material was presented, in four experiments, "the rate of forgetting proved to be independent of initial acquisition"

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Sarah Donarski

9 years

*NEW* Blog: A Strategy to Battle Parenting that Discourages Growth Mindset: (see: http://t.co/wirLIivBBw) #educhat

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The ‘Effort Ribbon’ Generation: A Strategy to Battle Parenting that Discourages Growth Mindset

A recent quote in this Independent Article tweeted by @GeneratingGenius certainly got a lot of us thinking today. It simply read: ‘If a mother tells daughter she could never do maths either,…

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Sarah Donarski

6 months

Hiked Mt Ishizuchi (1982m) - tallest on Japan's Island of Shikoku. 🖤

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