Casting the dice
Each Monday I teach 26/31 students from a middle band Yr 10 Class in the morning. In the afternoon, I teach 17 of the original 26 students, plus a further 7 new students. (Finally on Wednesday morning, I teach a …
Teaching
Applying teaching strategied, techniques and ideas.
There is a Lesson in Here Somewhere – series.
Yesterday I posted a Youtube Nike advert video that highlighted the misuse of excuses , typically Nike. The post was titled, There is a Lesson in Here Somewhere. (LIHS) At the time of watching the video, I didn’t quite know what …
Coursework Motivation
With Yr 11 moving closer to exam season, coursework deadlines are looming. Students around the UK (and every other education system closing in on Exams) are about to tell you why they can’t get done, what needs to be done. Here is …
OCR Smilies
Having marked over 70 assignments over the Christmas break, with one set of classmarking covering two assessment outcomes, I was able to make good use of my smilies stamp , rewarding students working at or beyond their target grades. This reminded me …
Forgotten Forms
AFL Radio Buttons and Drop Downs – the forgotten forms – and the time to write a post! The much maligned ‘Assessment for Learning.’ Every student is expected to reflect on their learning and take responsibility for the quality of …
Lip Dub this with our Students!
I would like to thank Wes Fryer for his timely reminder! I stumbledupon my first Lip Dub, when searching for a USA memory (I studied in nr St Louis for my masters) associated with the song – Flagpole Sitta by …
Data
Not all data is school leaves you deflated. Stats guru Hans Rosling is inspiring and he is one of many that drew my attention to that fact that Google, is making 17 of the World Bank’s World Development Indicators available to …
OCR Units 4
Unit 4 The design and production of a multimedia product (MMP) has been a very positive teaching experience for me as a teacher. It was the first unit we introduced as a Department that put the students in the driving seat, …