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Thursday
Dialogic teaching: 10 principles of classroom talk
What is dialogic teaching and how do you do it effectively? One primary head shares the key principles of this approach
Why giggling in class is so contagious
An outbreak of continuous laughter can derail a lesson, but does it also bring benefits that teachers may want to utilise, wonders Simon Creasey
Friday
Do phones, tablets and laptops really disrupt learning?
The great tech fightback in schools is well underway, but Holly Korbey finds that technology’s true impact on education is more nuanced
Explicit instruction: why we need it and how it works
Explicit instruction is not a one-sided process but a complex social interaction requiring mutual adaptation from teacher and learner, explain neuroscientists Chris Frith and Uta Frith
