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iPads – The silver bullet that will kill all other technology and lead to an...
Are iPads the latest big thing that will transform education, or yet another over-hyped technology that will be misused until the next big thing comes along. Computers in the late 80s were going to...
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Humanising the Education System
Why does our education system seem to be so poorly adapted for human needs? Why are schools only judged on academic outcomes when this is a tiny part of what makes us human? Can we really change the...
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Restorative Justice – Humanising Education
Restorative Justice – What is it and how can it make our education systems more human? School discipline has for the most part based the criminal justice system. A compelling idea for many elements of...
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Confusion vs Clarity – Great teachers who beat themselves up and poor ones...
We like clarity – defined as clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity. So surely this is what we as educators should be aiming for. Brief...
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The Magnificent 7 apps every PE Teacher should use
Part of the Magnificent 7 series of simple strategies that can significantly add to learning. If I could only use 7 these are what they would be Key points: Only use technology when it does something...
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Summary of my Science and Physics Posts
Teaching Physics Topics Essential Resources for Physics Teachers http://neilatkin.com/2014/11/23/essential-resources-for-physics-teachers-please-add-ideas/ Teaching reflection of light...
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9 Simple Steps to Revolutionise the Teaching of Primary Science
Definition of Science : the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment....
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Curiosity – 10 Reasons Why We need it in our Classroom
A quick test for you – What would you do? What is it about this sign that compels us to want to disobey it? Partly the language- “peering” isn’t a nasty thing! Partly the lack of purpose of it – Why...
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Science Teachers – 10 ideas for heat transfer lessons
A lot of students really struggle with the concepts of thermal energy transfer. It is a classic case of them turning up to our lessons having plenty of ideas of what is happening, most of which are...
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