Developing language in maths
Whether or not you pay much attention to Bloom’s Taxonomy and the like, teaching children how to explain their thinking/working/methods etc in maths is key. […]
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The simple rule for giving feedback
When it comes to giving feedback, surely there is one very simple rule that needs to be followed. It doesn’t matter if the feedback is verbal […]
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5 teacher take-aways from The Great British Bake-Off
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s near impossible to not know it’s The Great British Bake-Off final tonight. Here’s a few things teachers […]
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Every damn day
Over the past three months, I’ve worked out pretty much every morning for 30+ minutes, except for two for being ill and one for being […]
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#Blimage challenge: Darth Vader, flow and learning
After seeing the #blimage hashtag on Twitter several times and wondering what on earth it was, I found Steve Wheeler’s blog post explaining the #blimage […]
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Ask your students: how can I help you?
If a child is struggling with something, it can be easy to forget to just ask them how you can help them before setting off […]
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Creating and using ‘self-led’ ICT units
After a suggestion from my colleague, I’m working on a kind of ‘self-led’ ICT unit for next half term. I say ‘self-led’ because it includes […]
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Going ‘green’: rating your effort
During an AfL session on a recent CPD course, a simple idea was put to us. If you have an ‘in’ tray where children stick […]
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To score or not to score?
Last week, I went on the second part of a course at the National Science Learning Centre in York about extending gifted and more able […]
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