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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · 18d

New Blog- #Belonging isn’t just social; it’s academic too. Predictable routines, clear feedback and effective structure tell students: your thinking belongs here.

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Seen, Valued… and Able: Designing Classrooms for Social and Academic Belonging

Belonging isn’t separate from academic teaching. Strategies that build knowledge—when done correctly—also build belonging.BY TRICIA TAYLORI know the headteacher who received this on the last day of te...

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · Aug 21

CPD leads & teachers: a simple way to build community at the start of the year & model good teaching — modelling, scaffolding, checking for understanding.

Here’s my guide for adapting it for students (includes poem, definitions, and sentence starters www.tailoredpractice.com/single-post/...

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WomenEd @womened.bsky.social · Feb 27

Just found this terrific charity!

In Key Stage 2, only 11% of the named individuals on the National Curriculum for History are women.

In fact, that 11% is only one woman. 👿👿

End sexism in schools.
Perfect to share in your schools for #IWD25.

endsexisminschools.org.uk

How few women there are in the KS3 curriculum

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · May 22

Great quote reminding us why students—even when they know the science of learning—still don't use the most effective strategies.

Tim Taylor @imagineinquiry.bsky.social · Mar 3

"Repetition is good for learning, but terrible for motivation." Daniel Willingham

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · May 22

3 Powerful Classroom Techniques: How to Make Them Work (Without Overdoing It)

How would you improve these?

“Chat with someone near you …”
“Get out your notes for retrieval practice”
“Who knows the answer?”

They’re well-intentioned—but often miss the mark.
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Three Powerful Classroom Techniques: How to Make Them Work (Without Overdoing It)

Effective teaching isn’t about tricks; it’s about getting students to think about the right stuff—and think in a way that actually strengthens memory, doesn’t overload it. That simple principle underp...

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · Apr 25

Thanks for the mention. Great bookstore selection. :-)

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · Mar 12

Great discussion! I appreciated the points around knowledge as an equaliser—and the attention to ‘whose knowledge’. Everyone should download the free book (thank you for access). link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: The Knowledge Revival, Curriculum For Deep Thinking,

Drew Perkins hosted this conversation with co-authors of Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The Knowledge Revival.

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · Mar 12

Great discussion! I appreciated the points around knowledge as an equaliser—and the attention to ‘whose knowledge’. Everyone should download the free book (thank you for access). link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: The Knowledge Revival, Curriculum For Deep Thinking,

Drew Perkins hosted this conversation with co-authors of Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The Knowledge Revival.

wegrowteachers.com

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · Mar 10

My workshops (with Nina Dibner):

1. Connect the Dots: An Educator's Guide to Teaching Students How to Learn

2. Using the Science of Learning to Define Your School's Guiding Principles for Great Teaching

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · Mar 10

Coming soon: I'll be speaking @learningandtheb conference in NYC in April. Honoured to be alongside an incredible lineup of speakers, exploring latest in the science of learning.

Join us in person or via Zoom

#LearningAndTheBrain #ScienceOfLearning #CPD

www.learningandthebrain.com/conference-5...

Educational conference April 25-27, 2025: The Science of Learning

The Science of How We Learn

www.learningandthebrain.com

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · Mar 9

NEW Blog for schools interested in creating a core set guiding principles unique to your school. Some thoughts on making them clear and actionable in your context. Hope it's useful. www.tailoredpractice.com/single-post/...

How Schools Get Teaching Right: The Case for Creating Core Principles for Your School

For the past three years, I’ve worked alongside leaders at the British International School (BIS) in Hanoi to define what great teaching looks like in their context. I recently caught up with Stephani...

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Pooja K. Agarwal @retrievelearn.bsky.social · Feb 12

Among many things in the world breaking my heart right now, the massive funding cuts or possible closing of the Institute of Education Sciences is one of them. #EduSky (1/2)

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Trump administration targets Education Department research arm in latest cuts

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is responsible for gathering data on a wide range of topics, including research-backed teaching practices and the state of U.S. student achievement.

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · Feb 3

Wise feedback. If you mentor, teach or parent young people—esp adolescents—this will be a fascinating talk by David Yeager youtube.com/watch?v=79Ao...

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · Jan 31

Love the lights. Small, medium children will love it 👍🏻😃

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · Jan 28

Interesting… Thanks for sharing

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · Jan 27

Great. I’ve been following Yeager’s work for years so I’m very excited for this book.

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Evidence Based Education @evidencebased.education · Jan 17

What's your takeaway from this?

The most effective feedback is focused on the learner's task, their processing of it, and their self-regulation.

Download and share our free eBook on feedback! 👇
https://buff.ly/3WfKVxf

#EduSky

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · Jan 24

Lots of practical tips and excellent questions to help Ts put routines into place, esp new teachers. Having clear routines frees up cognitive space for teaching and learning. Check it out now or bookmark for Sept. cpet.tc.columbia.edu/news-press/r...

Rethinking the Three Rs: Revisiting Classroom Routines

Create clear and consistent procedures that communicate classroom expectations to students.

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Teach Like a Champion @teachlikeachamp.bsky.social · Jan 23

📚✨ The Power of Focused Reading ✨🧠

In today’s fast-paced world, attention is critical but often fractured. 🌍 Research suggests that sustained reading is essential for building comprehension, empathy, and cognitive endurance. 📖💡

A thread 🧵 (1/3)

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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · Jan 22

"When we include positive references to LGBT+ lives in all aspects of our teaching, we indicate to children that LGBT+ people are just as much part of the world as everyone else & being LGBT+ is just another way to be a human" Mel Lane @popnolly.bsky.social www.diverseeducators.co.uk/how-to-drop-...

How to Drop-in LGBT+ References Across the Curriculum | Diverse Educators

When we include positive references to LGBT+ lives in all aspects of our teaching, we indicate to children that LGBT+ people are just as much part of the world as everyone else.

www.diverseeducators.co.uk

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Zach Groshell @mrzachg.bsky.social · Jan 21

PD (and coaching) will feel like a fire hose if teachers aren’t given time to “rehearse” new learning during the session. But how do you avoid making practice feel like an awkward role play when there aren’t students around?

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S4E19: Thinking Out Loud… Is Rehearsal Necessary for Effective Coaching and PD?

I am excited to bring you an episode of the Thinking Out Loud series with my friend, Gene Tavernetti, who is cross posting these episodes on his podcast, Better Teaching Only Stuff that Works. Duri…

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · Jan 21

Really enjoyed your podcast and focus on rehearse for a real context. Thanks for putting it out there. In particular, I echo the importance of CPD facilitators being about to model what they are teaching. We need more show, not tell.

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Chris Dolgos @cjdteaches.bsky.social · Jan 21

#EduSky folks, a wealth of resources for the taking! And if you don't already own Powerful Teaching, it's a worthy investment.

Pooja K. Agarwal @retrievelearn.bsky.social · Jan 21

Are students really learning when we get information into their heads? It's time to get information OUT of their heads with retrieval practice! Download more than 100 free teaching resources from our library. #EduSky

Download Our Free Resources | Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D.

In our free resources, written by cognitive scientists, we condense research on teaching strategies, why they enhance learning, and how to implement them in the classroom.

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Tricia Taylor @triciatailored.bsky.social · Jan 19

Thanks for the one pager. Routines also free up cognitive space for teachers.