100 questions, set, answered and marked in a lesson
9 months ago, I set about designing a summative review of the substantive knowledge shared in lesson via a “BIG Quiz” that had been supported …
Challenge
Learning with challenge · Teaching with challenge
Learning in lockdown
Learning in lockdown: The Goldilocks dilemma of too much, too little home learning. Getting it just right for each individual Goldilocks is practically impossible. I …
Commitment and respect
As a teacher, I was always looking for inspiring narratives to challenge and inspire young people to be better, braver more determined. I curated a Youtube play list and …
Adventurer or Voyager
This post has been baking in the thinking-oven for near on a year now, following a 2015 TES post – Summer homework assignment went viral. The original …
Inspirational speaker – Jay Young
This Friday’s Year 11 ‘Drive to the finish line’ assembly was led by an inspirational young man, former elite gymnast and aspiring stuntman, Jay Young. Just two years …
I love it when a plan…
…comes together. (Doo do do doooh, doo doo doooooh….) Take one regular lesson, on a regular Thursday, on a regular topic. Add a little Triptico …