Alex Quigley: Becoming a better teacher by deliberate practice

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Alex Quigley: Becoming a better teacher by deliberate practice

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This is a good piece by Alex Quigley via his 'The Confident Teacher' blog:
Becoming a better teacher by deliberate practice
http://www.theconfidentteacher.com/2013 ... mment-3903
...Now, undertaking a vast amount of practice does not confer expertise, otherwise we would have moved towards some practice driven master-race long ago! A whole host of other factors weigh into the mix to complicate the rightly lauded power of effort. Factors such as the underpinning motivational qualities and perseverance of the individual; the quality of coaching; the innate cognitive ability of the person and the capacity of their working memory to retain key information. These are just some of the complications that muddy the narrative somewhat. Yet, they may muddy the water, but they do not eliminate the big fish of the idea: that the simple but very powerful idea that ‘deliberate practice‘ can have a transformative impact on performance for teachers and beyond...
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