I've been doing this for a little while now and have been reflecting on the impact. I do find that the thought that I have to put in to a post before it is published is very useful - having a wider audience certainly means that I have to think through things very carefully. Indeed - having my words quoted to me during a recent interview (in a positive way) demonstrated the scope of this audience. This leads me to recent news coverage that employers are reading blogs and basing decisions on what they see - it seems the culture of the recruitment process is changing. I welcome this development as potential employers have the opportunity to form a more accurate picture of a candidates strengths and weaknesses.
Today I want to share some simple ideas that I have found to be very effective in the classroom. I can't say that they are my own original ideas, although I have played around with them. The first is the Banned word Board. This is a simple display in the classroom that lists a number of words that are not allowed to be used by pupils in their written or oral answers. The effect has been an increase in the quality of written work, and I have almost made comments such as 'Sir it's simple, the stuff just affects the thing and causes people problems'. Pupils are now more able to use specific language, something that is vital especially at GCSE. I have had to make a few modifications, such as the introduction of 'Heavenly Words' This is an additional display placed on the ceiling. I found this necessary as pupils needed some stimulus in finding replacement words. After advice received after posting the idea on the SLN forum , I have also introduced semi-banned words...
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