Classroom practice, instructional coaching and leading learning
I am Omar Ahmed, a UK-qualified secondary science teacher and former Lead Practitioner of Teaching and Learning in a London secondary school, now teaching at an international school in Qatar. This is where I work out what good practice actually looks like on a Tuesday afternoon.
A board held up is evidence that a pupil produced an answer, not that they understand it. What the research says about performance versus learning, and the seven-step routine I use.
Modelling, questioning, checking for understanding, participation and routines that hold under pressure. Home of The Learning Lab.
Action steps, rehearsal, feedback and the professional trust that keeps a coaching programme alive.
CPD design, implementation and turning research into something a department can use next lesson.
One technique at a time. What the research says, what it looks like in a real lesson, and how to tell whether it is working.