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Does practice really make 'perfect'?
“If challenge, explaining, modelling & questioning are the ingredients for learning, practice is the oven in which it is baked.” ...
Teaching and learning
Silvia Bastow
Nov 19, 2022
5 min read
Live modelling
Live modelling is considered to be one of the most powerful strategies in the teacher’s toolkit and I absolutely agree! Through live...
Teaching and learning
Silvia Bastow
Dec 11, 2021
2 min read
Metacognition, self-regulated learning and revision
Many educators have been talking more and more about the importance of metacognition (thinking about one’s thinking) and metacognitive...
Teaching and learning
Silvia Bastow
Feb 1, 2021
7 min read
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