All Episodes

The Split-Attention Effect: CLT Series | Why Looking in Two Places Impacts Learning

Element Interactivity: CLT Series | Why Some Content Is Harder Than It Looks

CLT Series | How Students Think, Remember and Learn

Lethal Mutations: When Good Ideas Lose Their Purpose

Dual Coding: Why Words and Pictures Aren't Enough

Successive Relearning: The Spacing Advice Most PD Gets Wrong

The Impact Ladder: How to Know Whether Your School PD is Working

Attention Residue: Attention Residue: How to Reduce the Mental Spillover Between Tasks

Classroom Layout: How Seating, Sightlines and Walls Shape Attention and Learning

Precorrections: How to Stop Predictable Problems Before They Start

Handwriting is Thinking: Why Slower Writing Leads to Better Learning

Fading Support: The Backward-Fading Method for Building Independence

Micro-Decisions: How Teachers Notice, Interpret and Respond in the Moment

Strategies vs Principles: A Strategy Is What You Do. A Principle Is Why You Do It.

Oracy: The Ultimate Guide To Student Talk for Learning

Mini-Whiteboards Revisited: More Than a Checking Tool. A Participation System

Overt vs Covert Retrieval: Why The Format of Retrieval Matters As Much As The Act

Feedback as Detective Work: How to Make Feedback Something Students Act On

Rehearsal First, Revision Second: Why Building Knowledge Comes Before Testing It

The Visualiser: The Complete Guide - Everything You Need to Know... From Live Modelling to Whole-Class Feedbac

The Generation Effect - Don't Outsource the Cognitive Work

Non-Examples - How Showing What Something ISN'T Sharpens What IT IS

Poor Proxies #6: The Few vs. The Many Part 6 of 6

Episode 55: Poor Proxies #5 - The Finish Line Fallacy Part 5 of 6

Poor Proxies #4: The Calm Classroom Illusion Part 4 of 6 — Why a Quiet Room Doesn't Always Mean a Thinking Room

Episode 53: Poor Proxies #3: The Feedback Gap Part 3 of 6

Episode 52: The Engagement Myth - Poor Proxies for Learning — Part 2 of 5

Episode 51: The Busy Trap - Poor Proxies for Learning — Part 1 of 5

Episode 50: Activating Prior Knowledge - Making Learning Meaningful for the Long Term

Episode 49: Behavioural Leadership - 5 Classroom Management Strategies Every Teacher Should Know

Episode 48: Everyone, Together, Anyone - 3 Strategies to Boost Attention, Participation and Hard Thinking

Episode 47: Formative Action Loops - Formative Action Loops: Ensuring Assessment Actually, Changes Learning

Episode 46: Explaining With Precision - Designing Clear Explanations That Reduce Cognitive Load

Episode 45: Habits of Attention - Teaching Attention Through Purposeful Routines

Episode 44: Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction - The Full Guide That All Teachers Need to Read

Episode 43: Adaptive Teaching - Responsive Teaching Without Lowering the Bar

41: Solid Entry Routines - Designing the Conditions for Calm, Focus, and Learning from the First Minute

Episode 40: The Simple Model of the Mind - Designing Instruction Around How Learning Happens

Episode 39: Retrieval Practice - What It Is — and When It Stops Working

Episode 37: Worked Examples - Reduce Cognitive Load and Accelerate Learning

Circulation & Actionable Feedback: Actionable Feedback for All Learners

Think-Pair-Share - Boosting Thinking, Confidence, and Classroom Participation

Episode 34: Signal for Attention - How to Secure Attention Before You Teach

Episode 33: Cold Calling - How to Make Every Student Think, Every Time

Episode 32: Inclusive Communication - Inclusive Communication: How to Support Students with Autism Through Language

Episode 31: Weekly & Monthly Review - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction

Episode 30: Require and Monitor Independent - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction Practice

Episode 29: Provide Scaffolds for Difficult Tasks - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction

Episode 28: Obtain a High Success Rate - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction

Episode 26: Guide Student Practice - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction

Episode 25: Provide Models - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction

Episode 24: Ask a Large Number of Questions - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction

Episode 23: Small Steps - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction

Episode 22: Daily Review - Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction

Episode 21: Choral Response - Maximising Participation, Accuracy, and Fluency

Episode 20: Second Chance - Second Chance: Turning “I don’t know” Into Learning

Episode 19: Exit Tickets - Gathering Evidence to Guide Next Steps

Episode 10: Hinge Questions - Identify and Respond to Common Misconceptions

Episode 18: Live Drawing - Modelling With Illustrated Representations

Episode 17: Thinking Aloud - Externalising Expert Thinking

Episode 16: Peer Feedback - Model and Scaffold Constructive Conversations

Episode 9: Checking for Understanding: TAPPLE - Verify All Students Are Learning

Episode 15: Active Participation - Elicit Frequent Responses by Writing, Saying or Doing

Episode 14: Explicit Instruction - An 8-Step Lesson Sequence for High Impact Teaching

Episode 13: Wait Time - Giving Students Time to Think

Episode 12: Storytelling - Story-Driven Explanations That Build Schema and Boost Learning

Episode 11: Whole Class Feedback - Reduce Workload and Boost Progress

Episode 8: Optimising Communication - Applying Cognitive Load Theory to Instructional Design

Episode 7: Turn and Talk - Rehearse Ideas and Boost Participation Ratio

Episode 6: Behaviour Management - Essential Tools, Routines, and Scripts

Episode 5: Equitable Questioning - Is Everyone Participating and Thinking?

Episode 1: Attention Please - Why Attention is the Gateway to Learning

Episode 3: Mini-Whiteboards - See Thinking. Check Understanding. Adapt Teaching.

Episode 2: Poor Proxies for Learning - Design Lessons for Thinking, Not Just Doing

Episode 4: The 'Do Now' - Make Every Minute Count