This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.
This talk explores what we can do to improve the quality of explanations in our classrooms. It explores why delivering powerful explanations is such a nuanced skill, before going on to look at three areas to focus on to improve how you deliver explanations:
1. The physicality of how you communicate
2. The confidence you have in your subject knowledge
3. Your understanding of the curse of knowledge.
My book 'Talking to Teenagers: A guide to skillful classroom communication', explores the ideas in the talk in more detail.
I hope you find it helpful and supportive in your classroom. Any feedback on how to improve these talks, or areas you would like me to explore, is always much appreciated. If you have the time to leave a quick rating or review for the podcast, that would be hugely appreciated. Please contact me on Twitter @teachgratitude1.
