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.
Live marking can help teachers identify misconceptions and respond while pupils are still working. Its value lies in what we notice, how we respond and what pupils do next.
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.
Live marking can help teachers identify misconceptions and respond while pupils are still working. Its value lies in what we notice, how we respond and what pupils do next.
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.