Marginal Gains

#UKEdChat Session 389 – Thursday 1st February 2018

Often we look for the big leaps, the silver bullets and the next big thing. But in reality, progress and improvement often come in bite-sized pieces on multiple fronts. In this UKEdChat discussion, we discuss marginal gains and the little steps that you, your pupils, your school and the wider education world are taking to make an improvement to the learning opportunities of our pupils.

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Questions

#UKEdChat Q1
How do we identify places for small improvements and how can we measure the impact of marginal gains?
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#UKEdChat Q2
As a teacher, what tiny changes have yielded the biggest impact on learning in your classroom?
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#UKEdChat Q3
As a teacher, what tiny changes would you like to implement soon? Why?
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#UKEdChat Q4
As a school, what tiny changes do you see making a big difference, but have failed to be implement?
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#UKEdChat Q5
How can we encourage teachers to continue tweaking their teaching, and where do you get your ideas?
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#UKEdChat Q6
Give an example of a lesson where little tweaks made it successful.
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#UKEdChat Q7
Which is more important, the silver bullet or the marginal gain?
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#UKEdChat Q8
Is there a way to share what changes work and what doesn’t work to other teachers?
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