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How I’m Teaching: Doing the ‘We Do’

It’s taken me a long time (probably far too long!) to work out just how much support novice students need in producing a piece of writing. The cognitive load of even simple writing is huge when you consider all of the elements required

Adam Fortune Learning, Teaching Leave a comment March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 3 Minutes

Is education really the answer?

Education, in a system with limited time and resources, along with a list of competing purposes cannot hope to completely make up for the advantage that some students are born into.

Adam Fortune General, Learning, Life, Teaching Leave a comment February 20, 2021March 7, 2021 5 Minutes

How I’m Teaching… To view or not to view: film In the English classroom.

Of the many debates that have been had in the English office throughout my career so far, the discussion on whether it’s useful to show a film version of the texts we are studying has been one of the most frequent.

Adam Fortune Learning, Teaching Leave a comment December 21, 2020 5 Minutes

Some things I’ve learned from… Why Knowledge Matters, E.D. Hirsch (2016)

The twentieth century shift towards individualised, skills-based education systems has resulted in the stagnation of student outcomes.

Adam Fortune Learning, Literature, Teaching Leave a comment December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 3 Minutes

How I’m Teaching… A resolution!

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It would be great to get some discussion going along the way! If you see something that chimes with you or have a burning desire to challenge the way I'm doing things please do contribute to the comments. I'm all ears and always looking for ways to improve the deal I give to my students!

Adam Fortune Learning, Teaching Leave a comment December 6, 2020 1 Minute

How I’m Teaching… A Christmas Carol: Context and Pre-Reading.

By introducing students to key aspects of the context, we help to minimise cognitive load by reducing the amount of information a student is wrestling with at any one time, making the text seem more familiar when they do encounter it and, at the same time, allowing students a chance to experience the joy of making links as we read.

Adam Fortune Learning, Teaching Leave a comment December 6, 2020 6 Minutes

On Creativity.

I recently wrote a short piece for a podcast, to answer the question ‘what is creativity?’. Easy, I thought. It’s making things, thinking outside the box, being artistic. Job done! If only it was that simple. The debate around defining creativity and its importance has raged for decades and numerous definitions have been put forward. … Continue reading On Creativity. →

Adam Fortune General, Learning Leave a comment December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 4 Minutes

Show Me the Way

We have a long way to go but it all starts when we make the decision to ‘be the role models we needed when we were at school.’

Adam Fortune Learning, Life Leave a comment June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 4 Minutes

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