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Sam Bowen

@MrSamBowen

Deputy Headteacher | Jebel Ali School, Dubai

 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Joined March 2019
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Tom Rees@TomRees_7724 Mar 2023
5 guiding principles for a better SEND system. Pre-reading for our @researchEDBrum session tomorrow if you're coming along. If you're not, me and @AnneHeavey321 would value your feedback just the same. #rEDBrum shorturl.at/qDEZ2
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researchED Birmingham (@researchEDBrum) profile pictureresearchED Birmingham@researchEDBrum10 Mar 2023
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MORE HERE FROM THE MARVELLOUS ANNE HEAVEY & @TomRees_77 WITH: Guiding principles for a better SEND system #rEDBRUM
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Do your learners have agency or not? Superb article from ⁦@teacherhead⁩ Big questions for your T&L🤔 teacherhead.com/2019/04/22/d…
Do students have agency or not?

Do students have agency or not?

agency is the capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices. In debates about learning and behaviour, I often think that people in education are conflicted about t…

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Very clear blog by @teacherhead on Revisiting Dylan Wiliam's Five Brilliant Formative Assessment Strategies #ITT #ITTchat #NQT #PGCE teacherhead.com/2019/01/10/r…
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Watch a staff who have been asked to complete an activity in complete silence! @MrSamBowen leading the second in a bespoke series of @jebelalischool INSETs on teaching and learning. Great fun, great learning, great team! @KHDA @MrAndiPrice @TeachersOfDubai @teachmiddleeast
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Impact@ImpactWales15 Sep 2019
Look at this 👇 Rosenshine's principles of instruction matched with @Doug_Lemov Teach Like a Champion strategies. Brilliant resource to improve T&L from @lawn_manor
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#RPSYear6 have been WAGOLL hunting on @HeyPobble. Print out, then use the A3 overlay (WAGOLL Finder V2) to deconstruction the piece & magpie ideas. Great collaboration for peers across the globe 🌍 Willing to share template via DM @WritingRocks_17 @Team_English1 @PrimaryRocks1
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Launching a War on Pointless Homework Before setting homework, ask yourself: 1. What is this trying to achieve? 2. Is this just an arts & crafts task? 3. Will they learn anything? 4. Is that learning directly connected to the curriculum or subject? 5. Is this useful practise?
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Towers as tall as your teacher for us @jebelali. When the teacher tries to blow it over however... @MrAndiPrice
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Andi Price (@MrAndiPrice) profile pictureAndi Price@MrAndiPrice9 Sep 2019
Just imagine, a boring lunchtime 🥵, stuck inside (equivalent of wet break 🌧 ), and up pops this awesome teacher 👨‍🏫! We are so lucky to have you at @RPSDubai @Steteachdubai keeping on doing! 🎸 ☘️ The singing isn’t too bad either! #WhyILoveTeaching #PrimaryRocks
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In addition, it is important to focus on the audience of the feedback - the student. It should not be to fill any other agenda of SLT / inspector or parent.
High Performance Learning (@HPLedu) profile pictureHigh Performance Learning@HPLedu8 Sep 2019
Feedback you give your students should: 1. Be specific and based on actual evidence 2. Focus on both progress made and clear actionable steps 3. Prioritise just 1-2 areas for improvement 4. Take into account the resilience of the person and their feelings
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@MrSamBowen @MrBenHorton @FionaCameron14 – at Dubai, United Arab Emirates
RPS Dubai (@RPSDubai) profile pictureRPS Dubai@RPSDubai10 Sep 2019
This week, we started our #SOLE activities in #RPSYear6 many different traditional & modern skills taught in a short space of time. Pupils share their learning by reflecting via @seesaw app. @MeetEdison @lego_education @heypobble @vocabularyninja @TuringTumble @KHDA @makeymakey
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Now who could this be?😬
Lizzie Robinson (@Principal_JAS) profile pictureLizzie Robinson@Principal_JAS4 Sep 2019
When a new leadership team member (X KS2) visits FS1 to get valuable #earlyyears experience and inexplicably returns with a nostril full of playdough! There are no words! #welcometoEYFS #gotta❤️earlyyears @EarlyExcellence @MrAndiPrice
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1HP✅👚 #PinkShirtThursday #CancerResearch #EducatorsInPink #Selfie #EduTwitter #Everyweek #HPs✅ #TeachUAEchat #UKEdChat #SLTchat #aussieED #EdChatEU #NQT #SecondaryRocks #PrimaryRocks – at Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Jebel Ali School (@jebelalischool) profile pictureJebel Ali School@jebelalischool5 Sep 2019
A @jebelalischool pink leadership team kicks off #EducatorsInPink Thursday! Watch this space for more @jebelalischool pink educators! @MrAndiPrice
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Powerful idea shifts for today’s learning. Where are you? teachthought.com/the-future-… @TeachThought
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For new Ts to UAE 🇦🇪 or just want to expand your PLN. ANOTHER (Part 2)! ***84 🇦🇪 EduTwitter Teachers to follow *** #TeachUAEchat #CollabUAE #EdchatMena #EduTwitter Interactive PDF w/links in thread below. Please retweet. – at Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Some important questions to ask about your curriculum, your classroom, your teaching from @DavidDidau #COBISInnovate19 #rEdDBX #researchED
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#rEdDXB ⁦@DavidDidau⁩ is fascinating in his talk on intelligence.
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Congratulations @jebelalischool! We're proud to work with many wonderful schools and their young writers from around the world, but you are our School of the Week! Check out some amazing writing right here: app.pobble.com/schools/28398 @mrhollidayteach @KHDA @ERobinsonDXB @JasAlumni
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