Lesson learned from 9 years of CritsKenneth McLaughlinUniversity of Glasgow#TMCOMP 11/6/10

Lesson 1• A good teacher is

better than a web search.

Lesson 2• Good teachers use

the right words at the right time.– Explanations– Instructions– Questions

Lesson 3• Good

departments/teachers talk to their students about teaching.

Lesson 4• Computing is more about language than

it’s about mathematics• Find, Search, Query• Enter, Input, Get

Lesson 5• A good computing

teacher can still use a book.

Lesson 6• Student teachers

need to learn to:– Script– Direct – Act

• in their own lessons

Lesson 7• School Experience is

the Sorting Hat of teaching.

Lesson 8• It helps if the student

teacher keeps their eyes open, especially during a crit.

Lesson 9• SatNav’s a wonderful tool... provided the

school isn’t a new-build with the original postcode.