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The future of edutech – a view from the States
One-to-one technology was introduced in the Illinois, USA, school district in which I taught, at the beginning of the 2014-15 school year.…
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Safeguarding students online slips through the cracks
Ofsted’s guidance says that students should be educated in identifying online risks, but what this actually means in practice however is…
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Everyday IT
Monday You can use the Explain Everything app to deliver high quality feedback on digital student work. This can take literally minutes and…
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Is technology really worth the investment?
The research questions Setting aside the Hawthorne effect and findings summarised by Hattie in Visible Learning - which essentially…
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What every teacher needs to know about… the effect size
There’s a slew of research out there telling teachers what to teach and how to teach it. But when you’ve got a Year 8 lesson to plan and…
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Lesson plan: KS4 English – SPAG for teenagers
Why teach This? You mean, apart from not having much choice because of changes to GCSE English Literature with the introduction of marks for…
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Effective technology use in every classrooom
Most teachers are good learners; especially when they are motivated and see the benefits of adapting and changing their practice for the…
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Lesson plan: KS3/4 history – drawing conclusions
Why Teach This? How do you get pupils to read sources carefully? Analysing written sources of evidence effectively is a key historical skill…
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Lesson Plan: KS3 Mathematics – The Magic of Prime Numbers
Why Teach This? Our world is full of numbers, but not all of them are created equal. Some – the prime numbers – play a critical role in…
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Make your playground a rich learning environment
For most early years and primary children, outdoor play is a regular and significant part of the school day. Early years staff understand…
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Lesson plan: KS4 science – learning the language
Why teach this? The internationally conceived language of scientific terminology has as much vocabulary as a modern foreign language and yet…
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GQ reform: English
Amid all the coverage of the forthcoming reforms to England’s GCSE system, where everything from exam grading to school league tables is…
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Technology and competition in the classroom
The exam driven culture of the education system means educators are continually measuring student ability. It is therefore hardly surprising…