Comfyteach

Head of chemistry in leafy Surrey, damn fine coffee drinker, Corribee owner

[Comfyteach @Comfyteach2]

I'm reposting this as I think the link in the original has corrupted. https://t.co/T7tfOB9FBM
The first slide on the PowerPoint is the full organiser the second is the animated one.

[Comfyteach @Comfyteach2]

@adamboxer1 Which exam board Adam?

[The Prospect Trust @ProspectTrust]

A well deserved 🌟First Place🌟 for Tomlinscote in the Outcomes Category of The Real Schools Guide (Surrey) and an overall rating of 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Congratulations to all staff and pupils!

[Dani Quinn @danicquinn]

Can’t speak for other schools or kids...the main disadvantage or ‘gap’ I’m seeing with teens and distance learning is those who rely on the structure of school to make them do *any* work and those who can make themselves work or have adults at home helping to hold them to account

[Dr Sarah Comfort 🦄 @SarahComfort1]

Student: You know coronavirus was made by the Chinese to kill us all though don't you miss.
Me: No that isn't true.
Student: It is miss - just google it and you'll see.🤦‍♀️
One for the 'don't know why we bother with teaching knowledge when you can Google it' crowd. #cogscisci

[Dr Sarah Comfort 🦄 @SarahComfort1]

@RogersHistory That sounds awful. I must be one of the lucky ones. I feel so supported and valued. I know I'm accountable for the science results but it's never made to feel like a stick to beat me with. My team are lovely!! Deep dives sound fair enough really. My smile is genuine! Love my job!

[Comfyteach @Comfyteach2]

@MrTSci409 @cogscisci @SarahComfort1 and best if they keep the marks to themselves

[Comfyteach @Comfyteach2]

@cogscisci We made video feedback of our mocks using explain everything. Takes a while but a great resource once done. You can live model answers and point out common pitfalls etc. Students can fast forward if they got the question right! #cogscisci

[Comfyteach @Comfyteach2]

@cogscisci We had whole school CPD on methods for assessing whole class understanding - it was quite useful a surprising number of methods. I’m very old school whiteboards, questioning, pair share that’s about it!

[Comfyteach @Comfyteach2]

@SarahComfort1 @cogscisci I think we know someone who didn’t like it!!

[Comfyteach @Comfyteach2]

@MrTSci409 @cogscisci I also like the idea of practice rather than improvement. Much of the time I am encouraged to get students to improve work where we should really be talking about additional practice.

[Comfyteach @Comfyteach2]

@MrTSci409 @cogscisci This makes so much sense. So much time wasted with students copying mark schemes which they do not understand.

[Comfyteach @Comfyteach2]

@cogscisci I always find giving feedback on generic skills such as graph drawing quite straightforward, but find it much harder when you have to drill down individual layers of hierarchical knowledge to find where problems / misconceptions are

[Mr Taylor 🧪📚🙋🏻‍♂️ @MrTSci409]

It’s #CogSciSciChat again this Tuesday from 8pm-9pm GMT with fabulous guest host @DWalkerdine

His chosen topic is #feedback.

Discussing different types and what makes it high quality.

Should be a cracker! Be there.

#edutwitter #CogSciSci

[Craig Barton @mrbartonmaths]

Just read this again this morning. Absolutely brilliant blog post. Thanks so much for sharing, Adam.

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

This is quite the thread. Top stuff.

[CogSciSci @cogscisci]

#CogSciSciChat next instalment will be on Tuesday 11th Feb from 8pm-9pm. Pls RT!

@MrTSci409 has handed over the hosting controls to @DWalkerdine for a discussion on types of #feedback & what affects its quality.

Feedback is one of the most powerful tools at our disposal. So...

[Cassandra Booker @casscheng2]

How we support the lower sets? "Repeating and drilling the facts!" @sclear_29 #MichaelaScience

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

Simple and clear: five questioning strategies. Hands up; cold call; choral response; turn to your partner (with a neat signal); mini whiteboards. #MichaelaScience - great intro from @oliviaparisdyer

[Pritesh Raichura @Mr_Raichura]

Full house at #MichaelaScience conference tonight! So exciting to see so many teachers here!

[Jack Tavassoly-Marsh 🌍 @JTavassolyMarsh]

Superbly impressed to see Flo using the visualiser to live model and question about straw blowing and collage work in Y7 art today. Great practice. Students so engaged. Very impressive @i2iPartnership.