At the time of writing, theres a group of people on twitter calling me a racist for writing this blog post. News repeat after me rote learning and parroting facts are not the same thing. Lsi publishes a variety of awardwinning books and quick reference guides by and for educators, teachers, principals, and other school and district leaders that highlight professional development, observation and evaluation, standardsdriven curriculum, studentcentered learning, and many more timely topics for educators. David didau will question your most deeply held assumptions about teaching and learning, expose them to the fiery eye of reason and see if they can still walk in a straight line after the experience. He writes a popular education blog on teaching and learning. Does research only tell us what was, not what might be. He is the creator of the incredibly popular learning spy blog, which was hugely influential for me when i was working on how i wish id taught maths. David didaus most recent offering is his most compelling manifesto for closing the advantage gap yet. Hi david, i have your new book on preorder but i wondered if you had any other recommended starting points articlesbooks for understanding the work of robert bjork. Obviously, id be a fool not to recommend my own books, but these are some of the.
Making kids cleverer by david didau overdrive rakuten. He started his awardwinning blog, the learning spy, in 2011 to express the constraints and irritations of ordinary teachers, detail the successes and failures within his own classroom, and synthesize his years of teaching experience through the lens of educational research and cognitive psychology. David didau works at swindon academy as well as being a freelance writer, speaker, trainer and author. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read what if.
For example telling teachers that children are going to be automatically wellbehaved if the teacher plans the lesson is counterproductive. David didaus new book is basically a trad manifesto for closing the advantage gap, whose core argument runs. This book has been brought to an american audience for the first time to help you question your most deeply held assumptions about teaching and. A manifesto for closing the advantage gap, david didau reignites the nature vs. Having read some of his tweets and blogs via twitter, i was curious to read his book. Making kids cleverer eloquently and persuasively asserts the worth of an academic education, and adds much to the current discourse. A manifesto for closing the advantage gap, is out in the world.
His blog, uk, is a distinctive mix of acerbic wit and thoughtful wisdom and is one of the most influential education blogs in the world. What if everything you knew about education was wrong. David is a former english teacher, who now works as an educational consultant. He started his awardwinning blog, the learning spy, in 2011 to express the constraints and irritations of ordinary teachers, detail the successes and failures within his own classroom, and synthesise his years of teaching experience through the lens of educational research and cognitive psychology. Why ofsteds new inspection framework shouldnt scare schools. David didau author of what if everything you knew about. David didau recorded at researched scandinavia in gothenburg, march 19th 2016 by barcodemedia whilst most. Buy the secret of literacy by david didau from waterstones today. The official site of spiritual teacher and bestselling author david deida. Explore books by david didau with our selection at.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover davids. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. View david didaus profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Near the beginning of his book, david didau says he doesnt actually. If you feel a bit cross at the presumption of some oik daring to suggest everything you know about education might be wrong, please take it with a pinch of salt. David didau is a freelance writer, blogger, speaker, trainer and author. When david started researching this book, he thought the answers to the. He leads bespoke training and provides consultancy on a wide range of topics including. Implementing findings from cognitive psychology in teaching.
I found myself marking my new year 11 books for the first time and, in building to a controlled assessment, still in the explain phase of the cycle, i just looking to see that they were doing the work, their presentation was up to scratch and they had got all the relevant notes down. Didaus take on teaching seems to reflect the perspective of the child in the fable of the emperors new clothes. No other book that i know of manages to integrate an inthetrenches classroomteaching perspective with an accessible coverage of critical findings from cognitivescience research. Not many people will know in fact i think its only david and i. Discover book depositorys huge selection of david didau books online. After 15 years teaching in uk state schools, david didau is now a freelance trainer, education consultant, conference speaker, provocateur and writer. His awardwinning blog, the learning spy, is apparently one of most influential education blogs in the world and he is also the author of the bestselling books the secret of literacy, what if.
Like his previous books, davids latest offering contains many strong claims. David didau has run two very successful english departments and been an assistant head. David didau builds a strong case that the role of schools must be to make children cleverer by teaching them and helping them remember a knowledgerich curriculum. The english echo chamber theres more to life than books, you know. David limbaugh is a lawyer, nationally syndicated columnist, political commentator, and author of seven new york times bestsellers. Newspaper article evening gazette middlesbrough, england how do you boost your childs iq. Over the past 15 years, david didau has worked with hundreds of schools in the uk and overseas. This is one of the best education books i have read out of many. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations.
David didau s most recent offering is his most compelling manifesto for closing the advantage gap yet. On this episode of the mr barton maths podcast, i spoke to david didau. If youre already getting curriculum right, then the prospect of having to describe what. Learn about new offers and get more deals by joining our newsletter. He started his award winning blog, the learning spy, in 2011 to express the constraints and irritations of ordinary teachers, detail the successes and failures of his classroom and synthesise his years of teaching experienced through the lens of education research and cognitive psychology. David didau s blog, the learning spy, is ranked as one of the most influential education blogs in the uk and has won a number of awards. David didau researched david didau researched 6th september 2014 how many research papers are published each year. David didau is the author of what if everything you knew about education was wrong. Books by series coming soon new releases this months biggest new books. David didau director the learning spy ltd linkedin. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. David didau is a former english teacher and director of learning and literacy.
This is a book for all teachers on how to make explicit to students those things we can do implicitly. Over the years we read all the harry potter books, the narnia stories, philip pullmans his dark materials trilogy, the hobbit, alice in wonderland, most of alan garners output and various others. David is available to speak at conferences and run training in schools and has been described. When my daughters were younger i used to read to them every evening. See if your friends have read any of david didaus books. David is also the author of not one, but two of my alltime favourite education books. To my knowledge there is no school in america, and no two educators more completely qualified and. Anyone involved in the care and education of children and young people would gain a huge amount from reading this book. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations after 15 years teaching in uk state schools, david didau is now a freelance trainer, education consultant, conference speaker, provocateur and writer. It states in the teachers standards that all teachers must demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, a. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover. In addition to this he has also authored a number of. Hi david, i have your new book on preorder but i wondered if you had any. The emmaus code, jesus on trial, the great destroyer, crimes against liberty, bankrupt, persecution, and absolute power.
In didaus new book, the secret of literacy, david has singlehandedly restored faith in my own literacy strengths and weaknesses as a. On being called a racist david didau the english echo. Brilliantly, didau has not lost his connection with the classroom. Making kids cleverer by david didau, 9781785833663, available at book. In short, this is my new favorite book on education. Making kids cleverer is an engaging, highly readable analysis of the latest research on how we learn and what we can do to improve the achievement of our pupils. David didau what can science tell us about how students.