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Mark Enser
4 ways to make your students care about what you’re saying
No amount of perfectionist planning can overcome apathy, writes Mark Enser, but simple approaches can spark your students’ curiosity
General
6 January 2025
3 ways to build useful retrieval practice into your lessons
In the latest instalment of Mark Enser’s look at retrieval, he explains why it doesn’t just have to be a quiz at the beginning of class – it can be easily woven throughout the lesson
Secondary
10 December 2024
6 ways to make your retrieval quiz more effective
Some simple tweaks to your lesson-starter quizzes can make them more worthwhile for everyone, writes Mark Enser
Secondary
25 November 2024
Why your retrieval quizzes are probably not fit for purpose
The retrieval quiz is a staple of classrooms up and down the land, writes Mark Enser, but too often it is misunderstood in practice
Secondary
11 November 2024
Is the oracy focus just another ‘next big thing’?
When you’re in education long enough, you will see the same themes reappear – but we need to make oracy more than a fad, says Mark Enser
General
28 October 2024
What does ‘ambition’ really mean in schools?
All teachers think they are ambitious for their pupils, but can you say what that really means in practice, asks Mark Enser
General
14 October 2024
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