About Jon
Jon is an experienced senior leader and current deputy headteacher working in a large and diverse secondary school in Middlesbrough. As a classroom teacher he has experience of working in 3 different North East schools for over 15 years.
Trained as a Physical Education teacher, Jon taught both boys and girls PE for over 10 years as well as more recently teaching Computer Science. Jon is an expert in teaching and learning and is responsible for the strategic leadership of the quality of teaching in his school.
Jon has also been recognised by Microsoft as one of their Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts and forms part of their global educator visionary team, showcasing how technology can pave the way to better student outcomes.
Jon regularly writes for his own education blog on topics about strategic school leadership and classroom pedagogy. He also is a regular education blogger for various UK education websites and contributes regular thoughts and think pieces on topical matters across the education landscape.
Jon is also a published author for Bloomsbury Publishing – ‘100 Ideas on Engaging Learners’ (published August 2017) and ‘Senior Leadership’ for the Bloomsbury CPD Library (due to be published summer 2018).
This weeks book
Teaching Rebooted uncovers the most important pieces of educational research on the science of learning, helping teachers to understand how we learn and retain information. Jon Tait explores strategies such as metacognition, interleaving, dual coding and retrieval practice, examining the evidence behind each approach and providing practical ideas to embed them in classroom practice. This pick-up-and-go manual highlights some of the classroom fads that have come and gone to allow readers to reflect on their practice and decision-making. It offers practical tips to help teachers change what they are doing in the classroom straightaway, bridging the gap between academic research and day-to-day practice for teachers at any stage of their career. Written by an experienced senior leader responsible for teaching and learning, school improvement, professional development and educational research, this guide will help reboot teaching so it is both evidence informed and effective.
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We have Michelle in conversation with Kathryn Morgan on collaboration and they kick off this weeks show
Next week:
Running the Room with Tom Bennett
Equity in education: Levelling the playing field of learning with Lee Elliot Major
What Do New Teachers Need to Know?: A conversation with Peter Foster
Warm, welcoming and Friendly with Barry Smith
Time to Think with Rachel Johnson
The Power of Teams with Sam Crome
Building Culture with Lekha Sharma
Changing Perceptions with Graham Chatterley
Teach from Your Best Self with Jay Schroder
Rethinking School Inspection- Is there a better way? With Tracey O'Brien
How to prepare for OFSTED with Dominic Salles
Teaching and Learning Illuminated- The Big Ideas Illustrated with Bradley Busch
Reimagining the diary with Dr. Lucy Kelly
Fearless Leadership with Richard Varey
Visible Learning-The Sequel with Professor John Hattie
The Teaching and Learning Playbook with Ben Karlin
Reconnect with Doug Lemov
Impact with Nick Hart
Curriculum Revolutions with Martin Robinson
**Special** Tiny Voices Talk with Toria Bono
Beyond Wiping Noses: Building an informed approach to pastoral leadership in schools with Stephen Lane
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