THE BEST OF THE MARSHALL MEMO

Carefully chosen summaries to energize leadership, teaching, and learning

Expert Teaching


Words of Wisdom for Teachers

  1. The art and science of good teaching
  2. Hidden assumptions that undermine teaching
  3. The curse of knowledge
  4. Six pointers for rookie teachers

Keys to Engaging Students

  1. Getting every student thinking and working
  2. You/We/I teaching
  3. Say/See/Do teaching
  4. A Japanese method of "teaching while walking around"

Effective Feedback

  1. Making feedback to students effective
  2. The elements of effective teaching
  3. Getting students to do the heavy lifting
  4. Teaching blind people to use canes and what it can teach others

Professional Learning Suggestions

Expert Teaching

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