Thinking Deeply about Primary Education (S1,E5) Task Design with Elliot Morgan
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Jan 30, 2021 Elliot Morgan, experienced in teaching and leading, shares insights on task-design, planning, professional development, and his teaching career. They discuss the importance of task design, exploration of dual coding and retrieval practice, and the need for individualized task design to suit specific classes and cohorts.
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Early Career Pivot Into Teaching
- Elliot described moving from university placements into a primary classroom and taking an early job offer that shaped his career path.
- He recounted teaching across year groups and becoming maths lead before joining a startup then deciding to return to school leadership.
Four Pillars Of Effective Lessons
- Elliot summarised four lesson pillars: direct instruction, explicit vocabulary work, accessible challenge, and depth of knowledge.
- He argued these combined to build a shared, long-term understanding rather than short-lived performance.
Teach Vocabulary Through Roots
- Teach vocabulary explicitly and link words to roots to create retrieval cues across the curriculum.
- Use etymology to help pupils remember and connect terms like vertex and invert across maths topics.