Kate Jones Teaching

A good question can do so much in the classroom.

It can check understanding, reveal misconceptions, make thinking visible, retrieve information from long term memory & help every learner participate in the lesson. That’s exactly why I wrote Questioning for Teaching & Learning: a little guide for teachers who want practical ideas they can use straight away, without overcomplicating things.

Available now! 📚https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Guide-Teachers-Questioning-Teaching-ebook/dp/B0FPF9SZ63/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=ADkKW&content-id=amzn1.sym.5e81eabe-938d-4936-a067-ca199f0f9913&pf_rd_p=5e81eabe-938d-4936-a067-ca199f0f9913&pf_rd_r=521-8298159-4947742&pd_rd_wg=Rbm46&pd_rd_r=663f0d37-2d42-47ba-924c-8d0bc0ff354b

On Thursday I’m hosting a webinar for classroom teachers and leaders.

The focus is questioning, digging deeper & richer retrieval practice.

A practical session with strategies you can use in the classroom. All welcome!

For more information and tickets:

Questioning: Digging Deeper with Kate Jones A practical 60 minute webinar hosted by Kate Jones. Aimed at primary, secondary and Post 16 teachers and leaders, focusing on questioning.

Common sense isn't always common practice in the classroom, I say that from experience not a place of judgement!

On the surface these points seem obvious but they are important.

Has anyone ever asked you multiple questions at once, by the time they finish asking you can't remember what the first question was? Perhaps you haven't understood the question, until it is phrased another way or without the jargon? The deliberate pause allows for deliberating thinking, to prepare to share an answer. Picking strategically goes beyond the traditional 'hands up' method, which there can be a time & a place for but we know it's problematic, flawed & doesn't involve all learners. The probing is digging deeper, and I will be giving lots of practical examples for this in my upcoming webinar on Thursday. If you can't make it live, everyone with a ticket will be sent the recording. You can find out more info & book tickets here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/questioning-digging-deeper-with-kate-jones-tickets-1989305256573

Join me for a webinar next week looking at richer retrieval practice. Elaboration and explanation. Promoting and revealing thinking in the classroom through questioning.

The questions we ask can shape the quality of thinking in our classrooms. In this practical webinar for teachers & leaders, I will explore a range of questioning techniques that move beyond simple recall to uncover misconceptions, deepen understanding & enable learners to explain, justify & connect their ideas. Packed with classroom-ready strategies for the busy teacher (so every teacher!).

More information & tickets can be found here

Questioning: Digging Deeper with Kate Jones A practical 60 minute webinar hosted by Kate Jones. Aimed at primary, secondary and Post 16 teachers and leaders, focusing on questioning.

A practical 60 minute webinar aimed at primary, secondary and Post 16 teachers and leaders, focusing on questioning.

Learners have answered correctly, but how much do they know and fully understand? How did they get to that answer? I explore this & more with a wide range of techniques explored.

More information & tickets:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/questioning-digging-deeper-with-kate-jones-tickets-1989305256573

New webinar next month! Questioning: Digging Deeper.

Join me live at 16:00 BST on Thursday 11th June. Every ticket holder will also receive access to the recording.

This will be a practical webinar packed with strategies & techniques to support questioning in every classroom. Teachers & leaders from all phases & subjects are very welcome. Please do share with your networks!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/questioning-digging-deeper-with-kate-jones-tickets-1989305256573

It was great to spend time talking about retrieval practice & much more with Ross McGill

I've read all his books, attended his training & he's been my teaching & learning inspiration for over a decade.

You can listen to our conversation using the link below 👇 😊

Retrieval Practice Mutations A live stream podcast with teacher and author, Kate Jones. The format for the discussion is that we ask 5 questions to one another, and try to stick to topic...

I will be talking about my latest book on Teachers Talk Radio live on Monday night at 7.30 pm.

Feedback Resource Guide focuses on practical, workload friendly feedback techniques for every classroom, to support every learner.

https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B093CJW58G

Feedback: Decision Making Guidance

Here's a slide I shared with staff this morning at Morrison's Academy in Creiff, Scotland during the INSET training.

It's not about telling teachers which type of feedback to give & when. It's guidance to think about & reflect on. Teachers can use their own professional knowledge, expertise & judgement to ensure the feedback they provide to learners is appropriate & actionable.

I've written more about this in my Feedback books if you're interested!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Feedback-Strategies-support-workload-progress-ebook/dp/B0DP3SHF9Q?ref_=ast_author_mpb

Here is the link to the recording of a webinar I hosted focusing on Questioning for Teaching & Learning.

Feel free to share with colleagues if you think it's useful. 😊

https://youtu.be/GRS09MgUbTs?si=tlDeeRwkD9kXHVRc