Jenny Campbell
Musings of a Geography teacher
Head of department and interested in teaching and learning, specifically retrieval practice, spaced practice and metacognition.
‘Geography is a subject which holds the key to our future.’
Michael Palin
Retrieval practice and recovery curriculum
I’ve recently started a new role as Subject Leader for Geography at a new school, and as with many Subject Leaders or Heads of Department, I am finding myself thinking a lot about how to ensure our students can ‘catch-up’ on the curriculum time they have missed, while also continue to progress at the required…
Metacognition with retrieval practice
My interest in retrieval practice began in my NQT year when, during a training session, we were introduced to the important cognitive strategies that help students to learn. These included retrieval practice, dual coding, interleaving, spaced practice etc. The more I engaged with the literature and research around retrieval practice and metacognition, the more I…
Spaced retrieval practice
In my first blog post, I have decided to discuss a regular retrieval technique that I’ve been using with my Year 11 students over the last year. This is by no means an idea that I have come up with myself, but has been magpied from other wonderful teachers and adapted to suit my own…
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