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oliver caviglioli posts on X about pdf, theory, link, transient the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

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[social networks](/list/social-networks)  7.41% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  6.48% [countries](/list/countries)  2.78% [finance](/list/finance)  1.85% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  0.93%

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[pdf](/topic/pdf) 14.81%, [theory](/topic/theory) 7.41%, [link](/topic/link) 7.41%, [transient](/topic/transient) 5.56%, [twitter](/topic/twitter) 4.63%, [to the](/topic/to-the) 4.63%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 4.63%, [the most](/topic/the-most) 2.78%, [how to](/topic/how-to) 2.78%, [creator](/topic/creator) 1.85%

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### Top Social Posts
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"@New_Old_Paul I'm currently working on a book with a US NBA coach & Australian professor of skill acquisition on this very topic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/2020934752820396365)  2026-02-09T18:56Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"@MrARobbins @New_Old_Paul I'd better not. DM me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/2021243483466371185)  2026-02-10T15:22Z 36.3K followers, [--] engagements


"@missbutlerbikes @New_Old_Paul Constraints based thinking yes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/2021299468470022483)  2026-02-10T19:05Z 36.3K followers, [--] engagements


"I'll have something to report later on @dperkinsed's podcast yesterday with John Sweller. A few of my probings (oh alright obsessions) on the boundaries of a couple of CLT Effects were satisfyingly acknowledged by their creator"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/2021470037769650686)  2026-02-11T06:23Z 36.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Here goes. After John gave a really concise explanation of cognitive architecture I told him how validated I felt on hearing him (in another podcast) declare that the transient information effect was in his judgement the most important of them all. This led me to Meriln Donald"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/2021674327616499992)  2026-02-11T19:54Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Given his own emphasis on the pivotal moment of the first use of writing Donald's explanation of how humankind's victory over transient info resonated. The more so as it explains the birth of schools. And that led to Geary's notion of bio prim & secondary. Whereupon I"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/2021674942983549111)  2026-02-11T19:57Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Dr Dylan (in BBC tv soap Casualty) speaking to a patient with Down S Way Too Quickly. Transient information effect magnified. Prof Barry Carpenter (who I knew when a DH in local special school) recommended signing when talking & additionally supported by symbols"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/2022792576277889204)  2026-02-14T21:58Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"@profbeckyallen Maybe part of the problem goes back to Aristotle & our managerial mania for tidiness. I am more guilty than most in perpetuating this delusion with my illustrations of rationally hierarchical schema when in reality prototypes & associations are nearer the mark"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/2022997901602177453)  2026-02-15T11:34Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Advice for NQTs from @bennewmark. The top ten things he has tried and found not to work. Tomorrow comes the top ten things that he finds work very well. Download this poster from https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1051174397552279552)  2018-10-13T18:14Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"#reEDKent @atharby brilliantly explaining good (and demonstrating) the power and constituent parts of teacher explanation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1068811042015404033)  2018-12-01T10:16Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"In case this might come in handy as part of your in-house CPD a few Ppt slides from the poster I did for @teacherhead's poster version of Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction. Download at https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/ https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1070436428365078529)  2018-12-05T21:55Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I've been working on this humanised version of Paivio's Dual Coding Theory for a long time avoiding the abstract boxes-and-arrows approach and cutting what doesn't aid teachers (logogens/imagens). Download at https://www.olicav.com/#/diagrams/ https://www.olicav.com/#/diagrams/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1102900175729700871)  2019-03-05T11:54Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Re Dual Coding With Teachers I'm experimenting with the end-of-chapter references. Academics might be aghast at this disrespect for custom. But I want readers to enjoy and find easy the searching of references. What do you think"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1106267011066355712)  2019-03-14T18:53Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"An introduction to Dual Coding Theory by me for the Chartered College of Teaching. https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/technology-teaching-learning/1/steps/512802 https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/technology-teaching-learning/1/steps/512802"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1107737010918313985)  2019-03-18T20:14Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I'm about to write a spread on how to create displays keenly aware of how I might inadvertently upset some cherished beliefs about them. I'm on a crusade to abolish all that double-mounting and curvy corrugated borders. How did these ghastly practices get started"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1108042960418025472)  2019-03-19T16:30Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"To all who attended and those who didn't you can download both my presentations from my website: https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/ https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1109819862329815041)  2019-03-24T14:10Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I'm currently creating modules for a dual coding training package. Schools and colleges can choose their own configuration of modules ( you can't fit in all [--] on one day)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1126783748903714816)  2019-05-10T09:39Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Here's the updated and now full cover and menu for whatever configuration you want for a dual coding training session"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1127245257379389440)  2019-05-11T16:13Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"1 Three Point Communication a great strategy from Michael Grinder. Counter intuitively and against most communication advice don't look at someone when in a difficult conversation. Instead go beside them and together look at a visual focus (the third point)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1139441040472064000)  2019-06-14T07:54Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"When using a graphic organiser (GO) it is essential to know what type of reasoning you want to apply. GOs are one of four types. Below you can see [--] examples from each type. From Dual Coding With Teachers where you can learn how to construct step-by-step each GO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1146693587591192576)  2019-07-04T08:13Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"#rED19 The Science of Motivation: riveting presentation by @PepsMccrea & Helena Moore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1170286219177144322)  2019-09-07T10:42Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"If you're interested in downloading my slides from today's #rED19 presentation on dual coding you'll find them at https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/ https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1170422354721353730)  2019-09-07T19:43Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"If Schema is the mot-du-jour then why keep it invisible And why make students suffer from the transient information effect (cognitive load distinction) I'll upload this to my site later today. http://oilcan.com http://oilcan.com"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1180765141387943936)  2019-10-06T08:42Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"OK here's the second Design Guides. If you've witnessed the fabulous work by teachers this past fortnight on Twitter you'll have seen these four principles in action. You can all experience such graphic transformations. Download from https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/ https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1182190977752035328)  2019-10-10T07:07Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Good morning designers Here's your one-sider on Displays. Download from https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/ https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1182917813058576385)  2019-10-12T07:15Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Just look and appreciate the wonderful graphic organiser that this is. I simply can't quite believe this is all happening after two decades of trying in vain to make it so. Then all of a sudden it's taking off. Marvellous"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1186406110678401035)  2019-10-21T22:17Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Forget all that 1970s nonsense about mind maps. Discover that they're hierarchical tree diagrams arranged around a centre. Learn how they can be constructed top-down (deductive) or bottom-up (inductive). Download from https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/ https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1186578641465020416)  2019-10-22T09:42Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"What happens when cognitive load principle of Worked Example combines with the Transient Information Effect. # via @YouTube https://youtu.be/MInPwzg6TiQ https://youtu.be/MInPwzg6TiQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1197407909908488194)  2019-11-21T06:54Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I'd like to finish off the year by declaring that there has been a breakthrough in visual explanations created by teachers. Thank you and congratulations to all who dared to learn a new set of skills in depicting their subject expertise in visual formats"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1208756670886825988)  2019-12-22T14:30Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"For those whove been in my course recently heres my son Pascal in front of his namesake Pascal Paoli in Westminster"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1229029229096062983)  2020-02-16T13:06Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"You can now download my presentation at #rEDBrum yesterday in Ppt format from https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/ https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1236710280014508033)  2020-03-08T17:48Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I'm back with Seneca doing a Virtual TeachMeet on 20th May at 15:00 explaining how to choose the correct graphic organiser for your curriculum content. Sign up at Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seneca-virtual-teachmeet-with-oliver-caviglioli-tickets-103028392696 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seneca-virtual-teachmeet-with-oliver-caviglioli-tickets-103028392696"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1251491726306545664)  2020-04-18T12:44Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Maybe this ought to be the bunting today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1258667245103972353)  2020-05-08T07:57Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"My son has (Down S 34) has written his speech for his brief birthday pavement clap gathering tonight. He sees nothing wrong with a joke directed at a neighbours menopause. We finally managed to persuade him to change that part"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1263828947655147526)  2020-05-22T13:47Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Infographic templates that might interest some of you. More at No I don't use them don't work for them and don't receive money or kind from them. https://infograpia.com https://infograpia.com"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1279068587613962240)  2020-07-03T15:04Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I have a new project with a new partner Delighted to work with @MrGoodwin23 on a book titled Organise Ideas how graphic organisers can make learning more meaningful. We're looking for contributors to show & explain their work all phases & subjects. Contact @MrGoodwin23"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1288119593576218631)  2020-07-28T14:30Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Knowledge Organisers are neither knowledge (it being an organised web of connections) nor organised (lists being the lowest organisation structure according to Reif). So would they more accurately be titled Information Lists Or InfoLists. BTW this doesn't diminish their value"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1294540526558027776)  2020-08-15T07:44Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The (draft) contents page for WalkThrus book volume [--]. We've just nudged past half-way in its creation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1324360914095800320)  2020-11-05T14:40Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Waving to you all for your kind birthday wishes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1341014169890533376)  2020-12-21T13:34Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"@CovidCavs I received my +result this morning Pascal is in hospital (+ & stomach problem) while my wife & daughter await their results. FaceTime is a wonderful tool. Pascal is well & enjoying the banter with nurses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1342440424280096768)  2020-12-25T12:01Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I'm very happy to report that Pascal has returned home from hospital. He's quieter for now concentrating on explaining the earthquake in Croatia. Thank you all for your very supportive wishes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1344376952841506816)  2020-12-30T20:16Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Just to let you know I wont be answering tweets today or tomorrow as Pascal is in hospital with bleeding in his intestines from continual vomiting. Just like over Xmas. His Covid is intestinal. Luckily he met the same doctor who treated him first time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1358349182067736583)  2021-02-07T09:37Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Relieved to say Pascal should be returning home later today. Anti-sickness drugs are working. Thank you all so much for your very kind thoughts and wishes. I'm so touched"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1358395649289519112)  2021-02-07T12:42Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"You can download my Ppt of this morning's #rEDRugby session from: Free to use not to sell: creative commons agreement applies. https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/ https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1403645724550696973)  2021-06-12T09:29Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The full set. The cycle is complete: @WALKTHRUs_5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1489195224521969666)  2022-02-03T11:13Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The most debilitating cognitive bias is the belief that cognitive biases are something that afflict only other people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1527531845533024256)  2022-05-20T06:09Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I've updated the ECF-mapped-to-WalkThrus booklet with volume [--] additions. @WALKTHRUs_5 members' multimedia version will come later"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1559541915716096001)  2022-08-16T14:05Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"This is why I so admire @daisychristo. While Twitter gets down to fighting she lifts her head up and notices what's going on. So perfectly put"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1724145061636591707)  2023-11-13T19:19Z 36.3K followers, 21.8K engagements


"I get the impression most people use the terms schema & mental model interchangeably. From my reading that's inaccurate. An example of a schema is a teacher's subject knowledge. An example of a mental model is their pedagogical subject knowledge. There you knew all along"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1746571494375702766)  2024-01-14T16:34Z 36.3K followers, 21.4K engagements


"Love this from @davegray"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1760556160082473169)  2024-02-22T06:44Z 36.3K followers, 19.2K engagements


"Cognitive Load Theory by Sweller et al chapter [--] summary: The Worked Example and Problem Completion Effects"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/853532417696595968)  2017-04-16T08:56Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Cognitive Load Theory chapter summaries at RT'd it because of unwanted advert pop-up on last link. http://ln.is/teachinghow2s.com/z36Ue http://ln.is/teachinghow2s.com/z36Ue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/857274392870608897)  2017-04-26T16:45Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Your Rosenshine poster in yellow is awaiting your click to download: https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=principles-of-instruction https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=principles-of-instruction"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/907271147074543616)  2017-09-11T15:54Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"#reDurrington A treat to hear @EnserMark describe his teaching. Intelligent informed and practical. Marvellous"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/990173696898883584)  2018-04-28T10:19Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"For your pedagogic delectation @DTWillingham's wonderful [--] Principles of the Mind. Free download here: But don't forget to buy the book Why Don't Students Like School. Plenty more gems inside. https://www.dropbox.com/s/yn3tch59f666fvo/D%20Willingham%209%20principles.pdfdl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/yn3tch59f666fvo/D%20Willingham%209%20principles.pdfdl=0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1001048891301744642)  2018-05-28T10:33Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I've changed my Twitter name to @olicav much easier than my (nearly) full name. I can also announce my new website where there is much for you to download for free. http://www.olicav.com http://www.olicav.com"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1026913453267673088)  2018-08-07T19:30Z 36.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Had a great time collaborating with @EmathsUK in visualising his excellent model into a poster: Mastery Learning Cycle. Download a pdf from Scroll down to find it. https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1030088104936452096)  2018-08-16T13:45Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I've tidied up and redesigned my sketchnote I made at researchED Malmo this weekend (#rEDScan18) of @P_A_Kirschner's memorable presentation on Educational Myths. Download your pdf from my website https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1044583383383203840)  2018-09-25T13:44Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"It was a treat working with @HFletcherWood on this redesign of his feedback decision tree from his recent book Responsive Teaching. Download a free pdf version from https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1050101547860930561)  2018-10-10T19:11Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"So what did @bennewmark find that did work for him Download your pdf from https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1051377779797872640)  2018-10-14T07:42Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"@teacherhead (aka Tom Sherrington) has reorganised Rosenshine's ten strategies of his Principles of Instruction report into a more powerful four-stage lesson structure. Genius. Download a pdf from https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1053192512976896000)  2018-10-19T07:53Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Here is the Organising the Graphic Organisers poster I promised. Download it from Ionna Vekiri's (2004) summary of dual coding studies shows that teacher wrong choice of visual diminishes even negates any dual coding benefit to learning. https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1148230576647917574)  2019-07-08T14:01Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I'm delighted to announce that the DrawingGym website set up for free for teachers is now open. Its creator Trevor Flynn wrote two sections in my Dual Coding book. Try it out: https://drawinggym.co.uk/foundation https://drawinggym.co.uk/foundation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1151904565647872000)  2019-07-18T17:20Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I notice there's some confusion about dual coding on Twitter. It's more than just sticking an icon with a word. Here's my analysis of the most important factors. I'll be presenting this at the researchED national conference. Download poster at https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1166234981884186631)  2019-08-27T06:24Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Ive just received a lovely message from a head teacher at whose school I led a training day. Ofsted called last week & commented how their dual coding practice helped all (incl. SEND) pupils access the curriculum. Delighted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1180540758560051200)  2019-10-05T17:50Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"These four type of graphic organiser are a key to communicating curriculum content to students. The job of the teacher is to identify which type of organiser best represents the rationale of the particular content at hand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1180547009255804929)  2019-10-05T18:15Z 36.3K followers, [----] engagements


""Cut the clutter" is my advice for your slides. See how with this latest downloadable module one-sider from I sympathise with those suffering from organisations insisting on large & multiple logos on each damned slide. https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/ https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1182624597105135616)  2019-10-11T11:50Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"An idea With all the great diagrams being shown on Twitter recently then disappearing do you think it would be a good idea for me to host them on my site They would form one of my modules. Id reference you of course. Download from site or yours. http://olicav.com http://olicav.com"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1184019080442982400)  2019-10-15T08:12Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Those not yet convinced to drop the use of Comic Sans typeface. The sartorial equivalent is wearing socks white at that with sandals. For those who consider themselves creative in using Comic Sans breaking rules it's not hip/inventive/ironic/knowing it's just tiresome"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1197489308795654144)  2019-11-21T12:17Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"This week I taught over [---] students. Im left with the image of Beccy who upon seeing the completeness of her recall (of the Corsica map) gasped Oh this is scary In that instant she realised the power of her mind and left the room with a different trajectory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1233642845397045248)  2020-02-29T06:39Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"My wife walked with my son (33 Down s) round an industrial park (his choice). He likes to inspect parked lorries. What country is MD she asks him. He peers at a flag on the back & imm dustily utters Moldova. Blimey what a memory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1250508908633997312)  2020-04-15T19:38Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"PE teachers and coaches I have an announcement. Ive started a new project (taking a short break from WalkThrus vol 2): Im now illustrating @Doug_Lemovs next book Lessons From Sports Coaches"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1284460577834897408)  2020-07-18T12:10Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Ive just heard the best talk Ive ever heard on the key dynamics of successful teaching by @teacherhead. Heres my scribbled notes part [--]. Yes excuse the right-to-left orientation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1316409406272294912)  2020-10-14T16:03Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Introducing WalkThru Clusters. Free downloadable cluster-building toolkit coming soon from A fully hyperlinked multimedia version for WalkThru subscribers is under construction. Next tweet a Questioning Cluster in closer detail. http://walkthrus.co.uk http://walkthrus.co.uk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1321463999108624386)  2020-10-28T14:49Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I've just finished the Ppt deck containing all the WalkThrus in these hexagon shapes read for you to download (yes for free) from They'll be uploaded anytime from now to early next week. You just copy paste and move around into different clusters. http://www.walkthrus.co.uk http://www.walkthrus.co.uk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1322227210980380672)  2020-10-30T17:21Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Pascal has turned the corner (oops there's another spatial metaphor) and is no longer overseen by the critical care nurse. Thank you all for your words of kindness. Phew"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1343517217950986240)  2020-12-28T11:20Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I can't understand anyone being enthralled by cognitive load theory with all the focus on extraneous load and then not being bothered to improve their board handwriting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1351572016931987457)  2021-01-19T16:47Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Pascal has arrived home. He looks rested and is full of tales of his new 'mates' on the ward. A deep deep "phew""  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1358453901025042432)  2021-02-07T16:33Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Pascal working at my second desk in my office. He spends hours on his lists. For a break he will read up about such things as the formation of the Netherlands. He's currently trying via Wikipedia to work out the Balkans and how it relates to his Bulgarian support worker"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1375580928479756292)  2021-03-26T22:50Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Found a cluster of hexagons"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1395756521192050689)  2021-05-21T15:01Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Coming soon free 60-page booklet of the ECF mapped to the WalkThrus created by @Emma_Turner75. Imagine the following in your ECF journey. Then multiply across all the standards and all your teachers. Download from But not quite yet. http://WalkThrus.co.uk http://WalkThrus.co.uk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1399628695124561920)  2021-06-01T07:27Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Thereyou didn't have to wait too long. Here is the Early Careers Framework mapped to the @WALKTHRUs_5 by @Emma_Turner75. Go to scroll down and click on the image. Let us know how you're using it. http://WalkThrus.co.uk http://WalkThrus.co.uk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1400025585833984001)  2021-06-02T09:44Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Pascal doesn't always have his nose in Wikipedia. Today he scored a backward-facing basket"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1412378010859282435)  2021-07-06T11:48Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Just found one of my father's [----] notebooks in perspective. I guess CAD does all this now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1484809597613453313)  2022-01-22T08:46Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Helping my [--] yo son with DS shopping at Asda today I realise that any special education that isn't primarily focused on post-school living is seriously (some would say unethically) misconceived"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1510582069163921410)  2022-04-03T11:36Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I've been looking for this letter from my primary head teacher to my mother regarding my superiority complex and his determination to destroy it. You could interpret it as ruthless compassion I suppose"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1595388645103767555)  2022-11-23T12:07Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"A long time since I've made a poster. This is on the unacknowledged pervasive nature of the transient information effect in CLT and how it combines with other effects to create compounds. Explained through Merlin Donald. Download at Thanks to @davegray https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1597330073547571200)  2022-11-28T20:42Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Take Two Evolutionary Psychologists and understand CLT a tad deeper. Download a pdf version at: https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1599412631982714880)  2022-12-04T14:37Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Memory & Meaning. An old (2019) poster retweeted as now there is a welcome return to considering the central role of meaning-making in the learning process when it goes beyond lists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1620748477839085568)  2023-02-01T11:38Z 36.3K followers, 37.3K engagements


"Outsmart Your Brain: ch [--]. Echoing Joseph Novak of decades earlier Willingham tells us that teachers have a hierarchical organisation in their head but that learners experience their words linearly (p.10). His advice to teachers below. But will it be adopted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1621879533589725184)  2023-02-04T14:33Z 36.3K followers, 38.8K engagements


"If you're interested in the overlapping of cognitive science anthropology philosophy evolutionary psychology and cognitive load theory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1736373673399898617)  2023-12-17T13:11Z 36.3K followers, 27.2K engagements


"This 36-page summary of Direct Instruction (DI) is excellent. And free from: Thanks @Kris_Boulton for the recommendation in the equally excellent podcast (Progressively Incorrect) by @MrZachG recently. https://www.nifdi.org/research/journal-of-di/volume-3-no-2-summer-2003/449-the-components-of-direct-instruction/file https://www.nifdi.org/research/journal-of-di/volume-3-no-2-summer-2003/449-the-components-of-direct-instruction/file"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1880621998780690504)  2025-01-18T14:23Z 36.3K followers, 29.8K engagements


"CLT and presentations. What to avoid. An old blog post: https://www.olicav.com/blog/2020/4/14/how-to-avoid-overloading-a-presenters-working-memory https://www.olicav.com/blog/2020/4/14/how-to-avoid-overloading-a-presenters-working-memory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/1884721186715685157)  2025-01-29T21:52Z 36.3K followers, 12.3K engagements


"And now an A4 poster to go with the visuals on @P_A_Kirschner's work on minimal guidance instruction. Link to downloadables on Monday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/832644785357721601)  2017-02-17T17:36Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The promised PDF compilation of my chapter sketch notes of Sweller et al's [----] Cognitive Load Theory from http://teachinghow2s.com.ln.is/qKb8M http://teachinghow2s.com.ln.is/qKb8M"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/857267092411867137)  2017-04-26T16:16Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Here is the pdf download link for Sweller et al's Cognitive Load Theory poster. I'm taking a break from CLT for now https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=cog-load-theory-poster https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=cog-load-theory-poster"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/862275657795088388)  2017-05-10T11:58Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Here's the link to the pdf poster download of @lucy_crehan's book CleverLands. https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=poster-cleverlands https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=poster-cleverlands"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/877971121592840192)  2017-06-22T19:26Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"One-side of A4 on using knowledge structures to aid teacher explanation and student memory. Download pdf from https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=teacher-explanation-knowledge-structures https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=teacher-explanation-knowledge-structures"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/879727778278649858)  2017-06-27T15:47Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Rosenshine's work in new colours for @C_Hendrick & @robin_macp's forthcoming book What Does This Look Like In The Classroom by @JohnCattEd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/905727652895621120)  2017-09-07T09:41Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"In response to worries about photocopy bills I've done an ink-light version of Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction poster. Link later"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/907853284655992832)  2017-09-13T06:27Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Download your PDF printer ink-lite version of Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction here: https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=principles-of-instruction-ink-lite https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=principles-of-instruction-ink-lite"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/908280622728318976)  2017-09-14T10:45Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"For those who want to download a PDF of my handout for this week's Skype session on Knowledge Organisers: https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=knowledge-organisers https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=knowledge-organisers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/915423369817882624)  2017-10-04T03:48Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The PDF download link to the poster of @bennewmark's blog post: The blog post is here https://bennewmark.wordpress.com/2017/10/07/ten-principles-for-great-explict-teaching/ https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=poster-explicit-teaching https://bennewmark.wordpress.com/2017/10/07/ten-principles-for-great-explict-teaching/ https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=poster-explicit-teaching"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/917328631730339840)  2017-10-09T09:59Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"#reDDurrington. Here is @profbeckyallens wonderful presentation yesterday. These are her own notes not my uneducated guesses at the main arguments"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/990634171319058435)  2018-04-29T16:49Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"My personal summary of @EducEndowFoundn report on Metacognition and Self-Regulation (which I am recommending you download and read). I'm dashing off to the London InclusionMeet now and will provide a download link later on or tomorrow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/991277475853414401)  2018-05-01T11:25Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Here is the link for your free pdf download of my summary of the EEF Metacognition and Self-Regulation guidance report. https://www.dropbox.com/s/gxs0ioyp4z74o0d/Metacognition%20poster.pdfdl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/gxs0ioyp4z74o0d/Metacognition%20poster.pdfdl=0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/991619161376919552)  2018-05-02T10:03Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Next in the Direct Instruction series by the well-read @mathsmrgordon: a summary of the book Clear Teaching. Free pdf at https://www.dropbox.com/s/tew7wf3ad3jg8gj/DI%20Clear%20Teaching%20poster%202.pdfdl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/tew7wf3ad3jg8gj/DI%20Clear%20Teaching%20poster%202.pdfdl=0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/993747611164213249)  2018-05-08T07:01Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements


"What exactly is direct instruction And why is the term used so inconsistently Read all about it (thanks to @mathsmrgordon) and download a pdf from https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzweezuwcjkl0rc/Five%20Meanings%20of%20DI%20poster.pdfdl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzweezuwcjkl0rc/Five%20Meanings%20of%20DI%20poster.pdfdl=0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/olicav/status/995681316099289088)  2018-05-13T15:04Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

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Social Influence

Social category influence social networks 7.41% technology brands 6.48% countries 2.78% finance 1.85% travel destinations 0.93%

Social topic influence pdf 14.81%, theory 7.41%, link 7.41%, transient 5.56%, twitter 4.63%, to the 4.63%, in the 4.63%, the most 2.78%, how to 2.78%, creator 1.85%

Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @newoldpaul @missbutlerbikes @walkthrus5 @mrarobbins @bennewmark @davegray @pakirschners @teacherhead @emmaturner75 @mathsmrgordon @dperkinseds @profbeckyallen @atharby @teacherheads @pepsmccrea @youtube @mrgoodwin23 @covidcavs @daisychristo @ensermark

Top Social Posts

Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"@New_Old_Paul I'm currently working on a book with a US NBA coach & Australian professor of skill acquisition on this very topic"
X Link 2026-02-09T18:56Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"@MrARobbins @New_Old_Paul I'd better not. DM me"
X Link 2026-02-10T15:22Z 36.3K followers, [--] engagements

"@missbutlerbikes @New_Old_Paul Constraints based thinking yes"
X Link 2026-02-10T19:05Z 36.3K followers, [--] engagements

"I'll have something to report later on @dperkinsed's podcast yesterday with John Sweller. A few of my probings (oh alright obsessions) on the boundaries of a couple of CLT Effects were satisfyingly acknowledged by their creator"
X Link 2026-02-11T06:23Z 36.3K followers, [----] engagements

"Here goes. After John gave a really concise explanation of cognitive architecture I told him how validated I felt on hearing him (in another podcast) declare that the transient information effect was in his judgement the most important of them all. This led me to Meriln Donald"
X Link 2026-02-11T19:54Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Given his own emphasis on the pivotal moment of the first use of writing Donald's explanation of how humankind's victory over transient info resonated. The more so as it explains the birth of schools. And that led to Geary's notion of bio prim & secondary. Whereupon I"
X Link 2026-02-11T19:57Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Dr Dylan (in BBC tv soap Casualty) speaking to a patient with Down S Way Too Quickly. Transient information effect magnified. Prof Barry Carpenter (who I knew when a DH in local special school) recommended signing when talking & additionally supported by symbols"
X Link 2026-02-14T21:58Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"@profbeckyallen Maybe part of the problem goes back to Aristotle & our managerial mania for tidiness. I am more guilty than most in perpetuating this delusion with my illustrations of rationally hierarchical schema when in reality prototypes & associations are nearer the mark"
X Link 2026-02-15T11:34Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Advice for NQTs from @bennewmark. The top ten things he has tried and found not to work. Tomorrow comes the top ten things that he finds work very well. Download this poster from https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"
X Link 2018-10-13T18:14Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"#reEDKent @atharby brilliantly explaining good (and demonstrating) the power and constituent parts of teacher explanation"
X Link 2018-12-01T10:16Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"In case this might come in handy as part of your in-house CPD a few Ppt slides from the poster I did for @teacherhead's poster version of Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction. Download at https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/ https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/"
X Link 2018-12-05T21:55Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I've been working on this humanised version of Paivio's Dual Coding Theory for a long time avoiding the abstract boxes-and-arrows approach and cutting what doesn't aid teachers (logogens/imagens). Download at https://www.olicav.com/#/diagrams/ https://www.olicav.com/#/diagrams/"
X Link 2019-03-05T11:54Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Re Dual Coding With Teachers I'm experimenting with the end-of-chapter references. Academics might be aghast at this disrespect for custom. But I want readers to enjoy and find easy the searching of references. What do you think"
X Link 2019-03-14T18:53Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"An introduction to Dual Coding Theory by me for the Chartered College of Teaching. https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/technology-teaching-learning/1/steps/512802 https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/technology-teaching-learning/1/steps/512802"
X Link 2019-03-18T20:14Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I'm about to write a spread on how to create displays keenly aware of how I might inadvertently upset some cherished beliefs about them. I'm on a crusade to abolish all that double-mounting and curvy corrugated borders. How did these ghastly practices get started"
X Link 2019-03-19T16:30Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"To all who attended and those who didn't you can download both my presentations from my website: https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/ https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/"
X Link 2019-03-24T14:10Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I'm currently creating modules for a dual coding training package. Schools and colleges can choose their own configuration of modules ( you can't fit in all [--] on one day)"
X Link 2019-05-10T09:39Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Here's the updated and now full cover and menu for whatever configuration you want for a dual coding training session"
X Link 2019-05-11T16:13Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"1 Three Point Communication a great strategy from Michael Grinder. Counter intuitively and against most communication advice don't look at someone when in a difficult conversation. Instead go beside them and together look at a visual focus (the third point)"
X Link 2019-06-14T07:54Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"When using a graphic organiser (GO) it is essential to know what type of reasoning you want to apply. GOs are one of four types. Below you can see [--] examples from each type. From Dual Coding With Teachers where you can learn how to construct step-by-step each GO"
X Link 2019-07-04T08:13Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"#rED19 The Science of Motivation: riveting presentation by @PepsMccrea & Helena Moore"
X Link 2019-09-07T10:42Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"If you're interested in downloading my slides from today's #rED19 presentation on dual coding you'll find them at https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/ https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/"
X Link 2019-09-07T19:43Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"If Schema is the mot-du-jour then why keep it invisible And why make students suffer from the transient information effect (cognitive load distinction) I'll upload this to my site later today. http://oilcan.com http://oilcan.com"
X Link 2019-10-06T08:42Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"OK here's the second Design Guides. If you've witnessed the fabulous work by teachers this past fortnight on Twitter you'll have seen these four principles in action. You can all experience such graphic transformations. Download from https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/ https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/"
X Link 2019-10-10T07:07Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Good morning designers Here's your one-sider on Displays. Download from https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/ https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/"
X Link 2019-10-12T07:15Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Just look and appreciate the wonderful graphic organiser that this is. I simply can't quite believe this is all happening after two decades of trying in vain to make it so. Then all of a sudden it's taking off. Marvellous"
X Link 2019-10-21T22:17Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Forget all that 1970s nonsense about mind maps. Discover that they're hierarchical tree diagrams arranged around a centre. Learn how they can be constructed top-down (deductive) or bottom-up (inductive). Download from https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/ https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/"
X Link 2019-10-22T09:42Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"What happens when cognitive load principle of Worked Example combines with the Transient Information Effect. # via @YouTube https://youtu.be/MInPwzg6TiQ https://youtu.be/MInPwzg6TiQ"
X Link 2019-11-21T06:54Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I'd like to finish off the year by declaring that there has been a breakthrough in visual explanations created by teachers. Thank you and congratulations to all who dared to learn a new set of skills in depicting their subject expertise in visual formats"
X Link 2019-12-22T14:30Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"For those whove been in my course recently heres my son Pascal in front of his namesake Pascal Paoli in Westminster"
X Link 2020-02-16T13:06Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"You can now download my presentation at #rEDBrum yesterday in Ppt format from https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/ https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/"
X Link 2020-03-08T17:48Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I'm back with Seneca doing a Virtual TeachMeet on 20th May at 15:00 explaining how to choose the correct graphic organiser for your curriculum content. Sign up at Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seneca-virtual-teachmeet-with-oliver-caviglioli-tickets-103028392696 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seneca-virtual-teachmeet-with-oliver-caviglioli-tickets-103028392696"
X Link 2020-04-18T12:44Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Maybe this ought to be the bunting today"
X Link 2020-05-08T07:57Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"My son has (Down S 34) has written his speech for his brief birthday pavement clap gathering tonight. He sees nothing wrong with a joke directed at a neighbours menopause. We finally managed to persuade him to change that part"
X Link 2020-05-22T13:47Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Infographic templates that might interest some of you. More at No I don't use them don't work for them and don't receive money or kind from them. https://infograpia.com https://infograpia.com"
X Link 2020-07-03T15:04Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I have a new project with a new partner Delighted to work with @MrGoodwin23 on a book titled Organise Ideas how graphic organisers can make learning more meaningful. We're looking for contributors to show & explain their work all phases & subjects. Contact @MrGoodwin23"
X Link 2020-07-28T14:30Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Knowledge Organisers are neither knowledge (it being an organised web of connections) nor organised (lists being the lowest organisation structure according to Reif). So would they more accurately be titled Information Lists Or InfoLists. BTW this doesn't diminish their value"
X Link 2020-08-15T07:44Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"The (draft) contents page for WalkThrus book volume [--]. We've just nudged past half-way in its creation"
X Link 2020-11-05T14:40Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Waving to you all for your kind birthday wishes"
X Link 2020-12-21T13:34Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"@CovidCavs I received my +result this morning Pascal is in hospital (+ & stomach problem) while my wife & daughter await their results. FaceTime is a wonderful tool. Pascal is well & enjoying the banter with nurses"
X Link 2020-12-25T12:01Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I'm very happy to report that Pascal has returned home from hospital. He's quieter for now concentrating on explaining the earthquake in Croatia. Thank you all for your very supportive wishes"
X Link 2020-12-30T20:16Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Just to let you know I wont be answering tweets today or tomorrow as Pascal is in hospital with bleeding in his intestines from continual vomiting. Just like over Xmas. His Covid is intestinal. Luckily he met the same doctor who treated him first time"
X Link 2021-02-07T09:37Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Relieved to say Pascal should be returning home later today. Anti-sickness drugs are working. Thank you all so much for your very kind thoughts and wishes. I'm so touched"
X Link 2021-02-07T12:42Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"You can download my Ppt of this morning's #rEDRugby session from: Free to use not to sell: creative commons agreement applies. https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/ https://www.olicav.com/#/powerpoints/"
X Link 2021-06-12T09:29Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"The full set. The cycle is complete: @WALKTHRUs_5"
X Link 2022-02-03T11:13Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"The most debilitating cognitive bias is the belief that cognitive biases are something that afflict only other people"
X Link 2022-05-20T06:09Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I've updated the ECF-mapped-to-WalkThrus booklet with volume [--] additions. @WALKTHRUs_5 members' multimedia version will come later"
X Link 2022-08-16T14:05Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"This is why I so admire @daisychristo. While Twitter gets down to fighting she lifts her head up and notices what's going on. So perfectly put"
X Link 2023-11-13T19:19Z 36.3K followers, 21.8K engagements

"I get the impression most people use the terms schema & mental model interchangeably. From my reading that's inaccurate. An example of a schema is a teacher's subject knowledge. An example of a mental model is their pedagogical subject knowledge. There you knew all along"
X Link 2024-01-14T16:34Z 36.3K followers, 21.4K engagements

"Love this from @davegray"
X Link 2024-02-22T06:44Z 36.3K followers, 19.2K engagements

"Cognitive Load Theory by Sweller et al chapter [--] summary: The Worked Example and Problem Completion Effects"
X Link 2017-04-16T08:56Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Cognitive Load Theory chapter summaries at RT'd it because of unwanted advert pop-up on last link. http://ln.is/teachinghow2s.com/z36Ue http://ln.is/teachinghow2s.com/z36Ue"
X Link 2017-04-26T16:45Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Your Rosenshine poster in yellow is awaiting your click to download: https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=principles-of-instruction https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=principles-of-instruction"
X Link 2017-09-11T15:54Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"#reDurrington A treat to hear @EnserMark describe his teaching. Intelligent informed and practical. Marvellous"
X Link 2018-04-28T10:19Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"For your pedagogic delectation @DTWillingham's wonderful [--] Principles of the Mind. Free download here: But don't forget to buy the book Why Don't Students Like School. Plenty more gems inside. https://www.dropbox.com/s/yn3tch59f666fvo/D%20Willingham%209%20principles.pdfdl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/yn3tch59f666fvo/D%20Willingham%209%20principles.pdfdl=0"
X Link 2018-05-28T10:33Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I've changed my Twitter name to @olicav much easier than my (nearly) full name. I can also announce my new website where there is much for you to download for free. http://www.olicav.com http://www.olicav.com"
X Link 2018-08-07T19:30Z 36.3K followers, [----] engagements

"Had a great time collaborating with @EmathsUK in visualising his excellent model into a poster: Mastery Learning Cycle. Download a pdf from Scroll down to find it. https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"
X Link 2018-08-16T13:45Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I've tidied up and redesigned my sketchnote I made at researchED Malmo this weekend (#rEDScan18) of @P_A_Kirschner's memorable presentation on Educational Myths. Download your pdf from my website https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"
X Link 2018-09-25T13:44Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"It was a treat working with @HFletcherWood on this redesign of his feedback decision tree from his recent book Responsive Teaching. Download a free pdf version from https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"
X Link 2018-10-10T19:11Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"So what did @bennewmark find that did work for him Download your pdf from https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"
X Link 2018-10-14T07:42Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"@teacherhead (aka Tom Sherrington) has reorganised Rosenshine's ten strategies of his Principles of Instruction report into a more powerful four-stage lesson structure. Genius. Download a pdf from https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"
X Link 2018-10-19T07:53Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Here is the Organising the Graphic Organisers poster I promised. Download it from Ionna Vekiri's (2004) summary of dual coding studies shows that teacher wrong choice of visual diminishes even negates any dual coding benefit to learning. https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"
X Link 2019-07-08T14:01Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I'm delighted to announce that the DrawingGym website set up for free for teachers is now open. Its creator Trevor Flynn wrote two sections in my Dual Coding book. Try it out: https://drawinggym.co.uk/foundation https://drawinggym.co.uk/foundation"
X Link 2019-07-18T17:20Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I notice there's some confusion about dual coding on Twitter. It's more than just sticking an icon with a word. Here's my analysis of the most important factors. I'll be presenting this at the researchED national conference. Download poster at https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"
X Link 2019-08-27T06:24Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Ive just received a lovely message from a head teacher at whose school I led a training day. Ofsted called last week & commented how their dual coding practice helped all (incl. SEND) pupils access the curriculum. Delighted"
X Link 2019-10-05T17:50Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"These four type of graphic organiser are a key to communicating curriculum content to students. The job of the teacher is to identify which type of organiser best represents the rationale of the particular content at hand"
X Link 2019-10-05T18:15Z 36.3K followers, [----] engagements

""Cut the clutter" is my advice for your slides. See how with this latest downloadable module one-sider from I sympathise with those suffering from organisations insisting on large & multiple logos on each damned slide. https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/ https://www.olicav.com/#/course-modules/"
X Link 2019-10-11T11:50Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"An idea With all the great diagrams being shown on Twitter recently then disappearing do you think it would be a good idea for me to host them on my site They would form one of my modules. Id reference you of course. Download from site or yours. http://olicav.com http://olicav.com"
X Link 2019-10-15T08:12Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Those not yet convinced to drop the use of Comic Sans typeface. The sartorial equivalent is wearing socks white at that with sandals. For those who consider themselves creative in using Comic Sans breaking rules it's not hip/inventive/ironic/knowing it's just tiresome"
X Link 2019-11-21T12:17Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"This week I taught over [---] students. Im left with the image of Beccy who upon seeing the completeness of her recall (of the Corsica map) gasped Oh this is scary In that instant she realised the power of her mind and left the room with a different trajectory"
X Link 2020-02-29T06:39Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"My wife walked with my son (33 Down s) round an industrial park (his choice). He likes to inspect parked lorries. What country is MD she asks him. He peers at a flag on the back & imm dustily utters Moldova. Blimey what a memory"
X Link 2020-04-15T19:38Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"PE teachers and coaches I have an announcement. Ive started a new project (taking a short break from WalkThrus vol 2): Im now illustrating @Doug_Lemovs next book Lessons From Sports Coaches"
X Link 2020-07-18T12:10Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Ive just heard the best talk Ive ever heard on the key dynamics of successful teaching by @teacherhead. Heres my scribbled notes part [--]. Yes excuse the right-to-left orientation"
X Link 2020-10-14T16:03Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Introducing WalkThru Clusters. Free downloadable cluster-building toolkit coming soon from A fully hyperlinked multimedia version for WalkThru subscribers is under construction. Next tweet a Questioning Cluster in closer detail. http://walkthrus.co.uk http://walkthrus.co.uk"
X Link 2020-10-28T14:49Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I've just finished the Ppt deck containing all the WalkThrus in these hexagon shapes read for you to download (yes for free) from They'll be uploaded anytime from now to early next week. You just copy paste and move around into different clusters. http://www.walkthrus.co.uk http://www.walkthrus.co.uk"
X Link 2020-10-30T17:21Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Pascal has turned the corner (oops there's another spatial metaphor) and is no longer overseen by the critical care nurse. Thank you all for your words of kindness. Phew"
X Link 2020-12-28T11:20Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I can't understand anyone being enthralled by cognitive load theory with all the focus on extraneous load and then not being bothered to improve their board handwriting"
X Link 2021-01-19T16:47Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Pascal has arrived home. He looks rested and is full of tales of his new 'mates' on the ward. A deep deep "phew""
X Link 2021-02-07T16:33Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Pascal working at my second desk in my office. He spends hours on his lists. For a break he will read up about such things as the formation of the Netherlands. He's currently trying via Wikipedia to work out the Balkans and how it relates to his Bulgarian support worker"
X Link 2021-03-26T22:50Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Found a cluster of hexagons"
X Link 2021-05-21T15:01Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Coming soon free 60-page booklet of the ECF mapped to the WalkThrus created by @Emma_Turner75. Imagine the following in your ECF journey. Then multiply across all the standards and all your teachers. Download from But not quite yet. http://WalkThrus.co.uk http://WalkThrus.co.uk"
X Link 2021-06-01T07:27Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Thereyou didn't have to wait too long. Here is the Early Careers Framework mapped to the @WALKTHRUs_5 by @Emma_Turner75. Go to scroll down and click on the image. Let us know how you're using it. http://WalkThrus.co.uk http://WalkThrus.co.uk"
X Link 2021-06-02T09:44Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Pascal doesn't always have his nose in Wikipedia. Today he scored a backward-facing basket"
X Link 2021-07-06T11:48Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Just found one of my father's [----] notebooks in perspective. I guess CAD does all this now"
X Link 2022-01-22T08:46Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Helping my [--] yo son with DS shopping at Asda today I realise that any special education that isn't primarily focused on post-school living is seriously (some would say unethically) misconceived"
X Link 2022-04-03T11:36Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I've been looking for this letter from my primary head teacher to my mother regarding my superiority complex and his determination to destroy it. You could interpret it as ruthless compassion I suppose"
X Link 2022-11-23T12:07Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"A long time since I've made a poster. This is on the unacknowledged pervasive nature of the transient information effect in CLT and how it combines with other effects to create compounds. Explained through Merlin Donald. Download at Thanks to @davegray https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"
X Link 2022-11-28T20:42Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Take Two Evolutionary Psychologists and understand CLT a tad deeper. Download a pdf version at: https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/ https://www.olicav.com/#/posters/"
X Link 2022-12-04T14:37Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Memory & Meaning. An old (2019) poster retweeted as now there is a welcome return to considering the central role of meaning-making in the learning process when it goes beyond lists"
X Link 2023-02-01T11:38Z 36.3K followers, 37.3K engagements

"Outsmart Your Brain: ch [--]. Echoing Joseph Novak of decades earlier Willingham tells us that teachers have a hierarchical organisation in their head but that learners experience their words linearly (p.10). His advice to teachers below. But will it be adopted"
X Link 2023-02-04T14:33Z 36.3K followers, 38.8K engagements

"If you're interested in the overlapping of cognitive science anthropology philosophy evolutionary psychology and cognitive load theory"
X Link 2023-12-17T13:11Z 36.3K followers, 27.2K engagements

"This 36-page summary of Direct Instruction (DI) is excellent. And free from: Thanks @Kris_Boulton for the recommendation in the equally excellent podcast (Progressively Incorrect) by @MrZachG recently. https://www.nifdi.org/research/journal-of-di/volume-3-no-2-summer-2003/449-the-components-of-direct-instruction/file https://www.nifdi.org/research/journal-of-di/volume-3-no-2-summer-2003/449-the-components-of-direct-instruction/file"
X Link 2025-01-18T14:23Z 36.3K followers, 29.8K engagements

"CLT and presentations. What to avoid. An old blog post: https://www.olicav.com/blog/2020/4/14/how-to-avoid-overloading-a-presenters-working-memory https://www.olicav.com/blog/2020/4/14/how-to-avoid-overloading-a-presenters-working-memory"
X Link 2025-01-29T21:52Z 36.3K followers, 12.3K engagements

"And now an A4 poster to go with the visuals on @P_A_Kirschner's work on minimal guidance instruction. Link to downloadables on Monday"
X Link 2017-02-17T17:36Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"The promised PDF compilation of my chapter sketch notes of Sweller et al's [----] Cognitive Load Theory from http://teachinghow2s.com.ln.is/qKb8M http://teachinghow2s.com.ln.is/qKb8M"
X Link 2017-04-26T16:16Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Here is the pdf download link for Sweller et al's Cognitive Load Theory poster. I'm taking a break from CLT for now https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=cog-load-theory-poster https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=cog-load-theory-poster"
X Link 2017-05-10T11:58Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Here's the link to the pdf poster download of @lucy_crehan's book CleverLands. https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=poster-cleverlands https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=poster-cleverlands"
X Link 2017-06-22T19:26Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"One-side of A4 on using knowledge structures to aid teacher explanation and student memory. Download pdf from https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=teacher-explanation-knowledge-structures https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=teacher-explanation-knowledge-structures"
X Link 2017-06-27T15:47Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Rosenshine's work in new colours for @C_Hendrick & @robin_macp's forthcoming book What Does This Look Like In The Classroom by @JohnCattEd"
X Link 2017-09-07T09:41Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"In response to worries about photocopy bills I've done an ink-light version of Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction poster. Link later"
X Link 2017-09-13T06:27Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Download your PDF printer ink-lite version of Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction here: https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=principles-of-instruction-ink-lite https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=principles-of-instruction-ink-lite"
X Link 2017-09-14T10:45Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"For those who want to download a PDF of my handout for this week's Skype session on Knowledge Organisers: https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=knowledge-organisers https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=knowledge-organisers"
X Link 2017-10-04T03:48Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"The PDF download link to the poster of @bennewmark's blog post: The blog post is here https://bennewmark.wordpress.com/2017/10/07/ten-principles-for-great-explict-teaching/ https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=poster-explicit-teaching https://bennewmark.wordpress.com/2017/10/07/ten-principles-for-great-explict-teaching/ https://teachinghow2s.com/dl=poster-explicit-teaching"
X Link 2017-10-09T09:59Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"#reDDurrington. Here is @profbeckyallens wonderful presentation yesterday. These are her own notes not my uneducated guesses at the main arguments"
X Link 2018-04-29T16:49Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"My personal summary of @EducEndowFoundn report on Metacognition and Self-Regulation (which I am recommending you download and read). I'm dashing off to the London InclusionMeet now and will provide a download link later on or tomorrow"
X Link 2018-05-01T11:25Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Here is the link for your free pdf download of my summary of the EEF Metacognition and Self-Regulation guidance report. https://www.dropbox.com/s/gxs0ioyp4z74o0d/Metacognition%20poster.pdfdl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/gxs0ioyp4z74o0d/Metacognition%20poster.pdfdl=0"
X Link 2018-05-02T10:03Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Next in the Direct Instruction series by the well-read @mathsmrgordon: a summary of the book Clear Teaching. Free pdf at https://www.dropbox.com/s/tew7wf3ad3jg8gj/DI%20Clear%20Teaching%20poster%202.pdfdl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/tew7wf3ad3jg8gj/DI%20Clear%20Teaching%20poster%202.pdfdl=0"
X Link 2018-05-08T07:01Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

"What exactly is direct instruction And why is the term used so inconsistently Read all about it (thanks to @mathsmrgordon) and download a pdf from https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzweezuwcjkl0rc/Five%20Meanings%20of%20DI%20poster.pdfdl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzweezuwcjkl0rc/Five%20Meanings%20of%20DI%20poster.pdfdl=0"
X Link 2018-05-13T15:04Z 36.3K followers, [---] engagements

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