Recommended reading to improve teaching
13 pieces referenced by your fellow members in talks and resources about improving teaching.
Hello Curriculum Thinkers,
Teaching is really complex. Improving it is hard.
It's not just the act of teaching itself that needs attention.
It's all the inputs, both before and after delivering a lesson, that help you get better too.
You have to get behaviour right, know your subject, understand how learning happens, absorb what the evidence tells us works, develop pedagogical techniques, practise them, get feedback, incorporate assessment, iterate... the list goes on.
But if you're looking to improve and want to read up on specific areas, where do you start?
To help, we've pulled together a list of 13 pieces of recommended reading to improve the consistency of teaching in your school and in your subjects.
Whether it's for your own personal learning or you run a professional reading club in your school, we hope you find this collection useful.
We grouped them so you can easily find the reading your fellow members recommended about:
behaviour
how students learn
pedagogical techniques
adaptive teaching
getting and giving feedback
1. Reads to help with behaviour
“Better behaviour benefits everyone. Why inclusion is good for all” by Tom Bennett.
“Can Teachers Increase Students' Self Control?” by Daniel Willingham.
2. Reads to help with understanding how students learn
“The value of knowing how students learn” by Benjamin Riley.
“What will Improve a Student's Memory?” by Daniel Willingham.
“Memories are made of this” by Dylan Wiliam.
3. Reads to help with developing pedagogical techniques.
“Principles of Instruction: Research-Based Strategies That All Teachers Should Know” by Barak Rosenshine.
“Theory of instruction: Principles and applications” by Engelmann S and Carnine D.
“Teach Like A Champion” by Doug Lemov.
4. Reads to help with adaptive teaching
“Adaptive Teaching” by Nicole Dempsey.
“Yes he can!” by Katie Ashford.
5. Reads to help with getting and giving feedback
“Measures of Effective Teaching” by the Gates Foundation.
“Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools” by Paul Bambrick–Santoyo.
“Radical Candour” by Kim Scott.
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Click the database above to get all the reads, authors and their social media profiles, plus links to the sessions inside Curriculum Thinkers, where the reads were first recommended by your fellow members.
📆 Subject specific meetups: improving consistency of curriculum delivery.
Huge thanks to everyone who joined and hosted out meet ups last week.
Here’s what’s coming up next week.
🎨 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Art
Mon 18th Mar, 4-5pm | RSVP here>
Hosted by Becky Mizon, Director of Creative Studies at Ormiston Victory Academy
⚖ Consistent Curriculum Delivery in PSHE
Mon 18th Mar, 5-6pm | RSVP here>
📅 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in History
Tues 19th Mar, 4-5pm | RSVP here>
Hosted by Emily Folorunsho, Head of History at Barking Abbey School
🌍 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Geography
Tues 19th Mar, 5-6pm | RSVP here>
Hosted by Kate Stockings, Head of Geography at Hampstead School
🏆 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in P.E.
Weds 20th Mar, 4-5pm | RSVP here>
Hosted by David Hargreaves, Curriculum Leader of PE at Cockshut Hill School
💸👩💻 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Business, Comp Sci & IT
Weds 20th Mar, 5-6pm | RSVP here>
🧬 Consistent Curriculum Delivery in Science
Thurs 21st Mar, 4-5pm | RSVP here>
Hosted by Christopher Smye, Assistant Headteacher & Faculty Leader for Science at The Chase
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