One of the issues we address in training staff as coaches is the need to identify a manageable learning focus. This ensures that the coaching dialogue is grounded in making a difference to pupil learning and not just an end in itself.
Curee provide a range of resources which summarise research findings about teaching and learning and can support the selection of a learning focus. They reflect an appreciation of the many demands facing busy teachers and attempt to present a very practical and accessible application of research. These range from Bites which are a set of Power Point slides designed to take 2.5 minutes to read and are an introduction to reseach evidence which is explored in more detail in a TRIPs digest. The TRIPS digests are 4-5 web page summaries of the latest and most practical research papers form referenced education research journals.
A selection of TRIS digests and Bites are available to download below. We hope the whet your appetite and inspire your professional learning. It would be lovely to have some feedback as to how you found them.
Effects of different kinds of praise on primary pupils
Use of questions and feedback to generate discussion