Murray Introduces the videos
In this section, I talk directly to camera about a range of teaching and learning matters, related to the effective teaching of writing.
These are primarily aimed at school leaders and teachers. You will need to have a membership subscription to access these talks or to access the Murray Gadd Video Lessons
Main points and questions for teachers are discussed in these video talks and more detail about classroom implementation is contained in the downloadable "Teacher Notes" that accompany each talk.
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You have access to this content How To Undertake A School-Wide Inquiry Around Instructional Writing
Do your teachers need to undertake a school-wide inquiry around instructional writing? This may be because: Your students are not as engaged in writing as you hope. Or perhaps because achievement levels in writing are not as high as you hope. Or it may even be because you have not looked at writing PLD for a while. We have developed … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks: Oral Language Within the Writing Process
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present ‘Oral Language Within the Writing Process’ Dr Murray Gadd provides more detailed narration on this topic in the ‘Murray Talks’ video below. It is supplemented by a downloadable “Teacher notes” PDF (link below). Scroll down for the video or click here Questions for teachers to reflect on … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks: Teaching and Using Vocabulary Within the Writing Process
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present ‘Teaching and Using Vocabulary Within the Writing Process’ Dr Murray Gadd provides more detailed narration on this topic in the ‘Murray Talks’ video below. It is supplemented by a downloadable “Teacher notes” PDF (link below). Scroll down for the video or click here Questions for teachers to … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks Planning a Writing Programme
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present ‘Planning a Writing Programme’ Dr Murray Gadd provides more detailed narration on this topic in the ‘Murray Talks’ video below. It is supplemented by a downloadable “Teacher notes” PDF (link below). Scroll down for the video or click here Questions for teachers to reflect on as they … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks Monitoring and Assessing Progress
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present ‘Monitoring and Assessing Progress’ Dr Murray Gadd provides more detailed narration on this topic in the ‘Murray Talks’ video below. It is supplemented by a downloadable “Teacher notes” PDF (link below). Scroll down for the video or click here Questions for teachers to reflect on as they … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks: Building Independence Amongst Students as Developing Writers
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present ‘Building Independence Amongst Students as Developing Writers’. Building independence amongst students as developing writers means teachers working to ensure that students become self-regulated writers who are motivated and metacognitive. This has long been considered a key way of affecting learner gains and engagement. Our job as teachers … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks Providing a Positive and Motivating Writing Environment
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present ‘Providing a Positive and Motivating Writing Environment for Students’. The feel of a writing environment pertains particularly to classroom climate (both social and learning) as promoted largely by the nature of teacher-student relations. The terms positive, close, caring and mutually respectful often emerge when discussing the nature … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks Extending Gifted and Talented Writers
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present ‘Extending Gifted and Talented Writers’. In every classroom there are students who could be defined as gifted and talented writers. These are students who not only independently and consistently produce high quality and engaging texts, but who are also highly motivated to write and share their writing … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks Making Reading Writing Links
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present ‘Making Reading-Writing Links’. Dr Murray Gadd provides more detail around this subject in the narrated video below. It is supplemented by downloadable teacher notes PDF. Making reading-writing links for and with students is incredibly important in literacy. In this Murray Talk, we explore 1) What are these … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks Literacy Across the Curriculum
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present ‘Literacy Across the Curriculum’. The need to look at reading and writing together across the curriculum is guided by the Ministry of Education. Students need to do more than just read and write. They need to use their reading and writing to meet the demands of the … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks Instructional Strategies in Writing
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present ‘Instructional Strategies in Writing’. Dr Murray Gadd provides more detail and additional video around this subject. It is supplemented by downloadable teacher notes PDF. Scroll down for the video or click here Instructional strategies are deliberate acts of teaching that focus [student] learning in order to meet a … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks: Boys as Writers
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present ‘Boys as Writers’ – a guide to boys engagement, progress and achievement in writing. Why should teachers be concerned about boys and writing? Nationally and internationally there is widespread evidence that many primary-age boys are not as engaged in writing as many primary-age girls and that many … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks: Explaining the Components of an Instructional Writing Programme
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present an in-depth guide: Explaining the Components of an Instructional Writing Programme. This supplements and supports a previous Murray Talk: Timetabling and Organising an Instructional Writing Programme, where reference was made to the six “components” of an instructional writing programme. The original video from that talk is included … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks: Timetabling and Organising Instructional Writing Programme
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, Dr Murray Gadd talks about timetabling and organising an instructional writing programme. Dr Murray Gadd discusses several approaches to timetabling and organisation and shares two timetabling models in detail. He particularly focusses on the need to differentiate according to students’ diverse needs when approaching timetabling issues. It is supplemented … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks: Beginning The Writing Year
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, Dr Murray Gadd talks about Beginning The Writing Year and discusses what teachers need to think about and do to begin the school writing year effectively. The talk covers notions around expectations, programme organisation and components, classroom environment and writing activities. It is supplemented by downloadable teacher notes. Scroll … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks: Topic & Task Selection
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, Dr Murray Gadd talks about Topic & Task Selection and discusses: How do I devise topics and tasks for instructional writing? How do I ensure that they are meaningful and purposeful for students? Where do my topics and tasks come from? Do I involve my students in topic and … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks: Teaching Approaches
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, Dr Murray Gadd talks about Teaching Approaches and discusses: Language Experience Teacher Writing Shared Writing Guided Writing Independent Writing It is supplemented by downloadable teacher notes. Scroll down for the video or click here Download the Teacher Notes PDF here Murray Talks Video
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks: Purposes Text Types and Audiences
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, Dr Murray Gadd talks about Purposes, Text Types and Audiences and discusses: What purposes for writing and text-types should my students be covering? How do I get my students to reflect on purpose, text-type and audience when exploring a writing task? How do I ensure coverage of writing purposes … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks: Scheduling a Writing Programme
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, Dr Murray Gadd talks about issues pertaining to scheduling a writing programme, including: How regularly should my students be writing? How often should I be teaching writing to my students? What are the two principal components of a writing programme? It is supplemented by downloadable teacher notes. Scroll down … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks: Teacher Knowledge
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, Dr Murray Gadd talks about issues pertaining to the knowledge about writing, about what writers do and about their students as developing writers that teachers need to hold in order to be effective teachers of writing. Questions teachers can reflect on as they work through this section: What knowledge … Read More
Locked Content - please login or subscribe! Murray Talks: Expectations for Achievement
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, Dr Murray Gadd considers the issues pertaining to the ‘expectations for achievement’ that an effective teacher of writing holds, and asks: What expectations should I hold? How might I develop these expectations? How might I communicate these expectations? It is supplemented by downloadable teacher notes. Scroll down for the … Read More