Evidence-based teaching in primary education

A key text for all teacher educators in schools and universities focusing on how universities and primary schools can work together to lead, manage and sustain a culture of teacher inquiry. 

Trainees and school-based practitioners are being encouraged to engage more with evidence-based teaching methods. Teachers are now more responsible for the outcomes of their own practice and are charged with sourcing ‘best practice’ solutions in their pedagogical approaches.  And schools are moving more towards in-house professional development approaches that have a clear focus on raising standards in the classroom.

This book focuses on how universities and primary schools can work together to lead, manage and sustain a culture of teacher inquiry. It examines the role of the university in providing a critical perspective on teaching and learning and how academics can support schools by working as ‘knowledgeable others’ and advocates of classroom-based research. As a case study, it explores the journey taken by one particular primary school, in partnership with a university,  over a two-year period, detailing how this work has impacted on the professional lives of staff, the children they teach, the overall culture of the school and the impact on school improvement. Chapters are contributed by professional school leaders, university academics and primary teachers and there is a focus on the rigorous examination of models of evidenced-based teaching, practical examples demonstrating some of the best and most sustainable approaches, and positive outcomes. 

Chapter 1: The self-improving school and evidenced-based teaching: the value of researching practitioners 

Chapter 2: Leading primary school inquiry: what do we need to know about school-university partnerships and ways of working 

Chapter 3: Case study 1: Peer Critique

Chapter 4: Case study 2: Active Learning

Chapter 5: Case study 3: Colour-coding for Developing Writing in Year 3

Chapter 6: Inquiry as a vehicle to change school culture 

Chapter 7: Concluding chapter:‘What we have learnt

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