Generative Learning in Action by Zoe and Mark Enser

Having enjoyed Rosenshine’s Principles in Action I was intrigued to see the series widen to tackle other seminal works. This is a short sharp exploration of the eight learning strategies promoted by Fiorella and Mayer. I liked the idea that where Rosenshine focuses on strategies for the teacher this focuses on strategies for the learner.

Teach Like Nobody’s Watching by Mark Enser

I wish I could think of a generic name for educational books that find a very satisfying concept to effectively hang a sound and insightful analysis of pretty much all aspects of teaching. This is one such book. The overarching concept is that teachers are most effective when teaching naturally and not when jumping through

Making Every Geography Lesson Count by Mark Enser

Having read and enjoyed the original Making Every Lesson Count I was delighted to see it applied to Geography. The first book took a handful of key principles and outlined how they could be applied in the classroom with clarity. This book builds on those same ideas and exemplifies them for the Geography classroom. Many