To celebrate publishing day, we are holding a raffle where the winner will receive a *FREE* copy of the book.
To enter: retweet 🗣
Extra entry: tagging people into the retweet or comment 👯♀️
Running: 5pm-5pm 15.6.23-16.6.23
Winner announced: 17.6.23
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The department sat down today to plan our KS3 curriculum journey. Thanks to the work and inspiration of @KatieAmery and @tenigogo_ we now have African Kingdoms in all three years, with Ghanian independence/decolonisation as a case study in Y9. Can't wait to get stuck in planning!
One for the teacher developers/improvers:
"The rate at which we develop is a function of the time we spend at the edge of our expertise."
— Anders Ericsson
Strikes and demonstrations in GB: Teachers, junior doctors und Tube workers walk out and fight for higher wages.
Streiks und Demonstrationen in GB: Lehrer, Assistenzärzte und U-Bahn Fahrer legen die Arbeit nieder und kämpfen um höhere Löhne.
I've just released my first prints over on my Alice Lizzy Etsy!! These have been 3 months in the making and I'm very proud of them!
They are currently £3.15 with free shipping!
https://t.co/8WBAB93T5v…
#UKGiftAM#etsy#SmallBusiness#gift#handmade#jewellery#elevenseshour
Outsmart Your Brain: ch 1.
Echoing Joseph Novak of decades earlier, Willingham tells us that teachers have a hierarchical organisation in their head but that learners experience their words linearly (p.10).
His advice to teachers below. But will it be adopted?
The worst King of England was William the Conqueror.
He stole everyone’s land and genocided his subjects.
No one else did anything half as bad.
John was a saint in comparison.
Why is teaching so hard to master?
Several reasons. But one biggie is the noisy relationship between teaching and learning.
Aka the 'low-fidelity feedback loop'.
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There are over a billion websites on the internet, yet most people never use more than a dozen.
Here are 10 little-known websites that give you superpowers.
Thread:
So #proud of this wonderful bunch, and the other 5 who couldn't be with us. How brilliant to hear so many @UoN_ITE#historyteacher s excited about their new schools and teaching posts around the country. Just lovely to see them and celebrate their success! 🤩
Variation theory is a powertool for building understanding in the classroom. But many teachers have never even heard of it.
Here's what variation is and how to use it:
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