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Bite-size interviews from Schema experts to dig deeper into what you've learnt and how to apply it to your teaching practice.

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ADAM ROBBINS

Why you should check for understanding

Adam discusses the importance of checking students' prior knowledge and how this helps teachers know when to deliver new material.
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ADAM ROBBINS

Strategies to check for prior understanding

Adam presents 3 effective ways to check for prior understanding.

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ADAM ROBBINS

How to balance checking for understanding with teaching new content

Top tips to integrate prior and new knowledge in the classroom.
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CRAIG BARTON

How to check for student understanding

Craig shares how he uses “The three phases of questioning”.
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DR ALICE LATIMIER

Should we question students before and after they are taught information?

Dr Latimier highlights the benefits of questioning students before and after they are taught information.
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DR ABRAHAM FLANIGAN

How retrieval strategies can benefit students’ note-taking

Help students maximise their notes using top retrieval strategies.
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Cognitive Load Theory

Cognitive Load Theory highlights that all information first has to go through our working memory, which has a limited capacity. Too much information can overload students' brain, which can hinder or even completely halt transfer to their long-term memory – which is where learning happens.