If Twitter falls over/you leave/I leave just want to say thanks for the last (nearly) ten years. Learnt so much and had fun too. Can't ask for much more than that.
@SGorard I wonder if university-based researchers lose out on EEF grants simply because they're too expensive. Not many not-for-profits have extensive grounds to prettify.
Interesting new study on the implementation of a knowledge rich curriculum. This study tested the impact of a widely used content-rich curriculum, CKLA Knowledge Strand, on kindergarteners’ vocabulary, listening comprehension, and content knowledge. https://t.co/c0vJ630FXI
one of Minnesota's top broadcasters in the 1980s/90s currently sits in a room in Maple Grove where the running water has been cut to the sinks
she doesnt have a phone, shes only allowed out with supervision
she has a TV that mostly stays off
3 meals/day are delivered
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The Today Programme just asked how people on a budget who might be time poor should make porridge and the answer has absolutely SHATTERED the middle class-o-meter 🔊
I knew there were a lot of fake accounts on this platform, but they are usually obvious. I had no idea how intricate and complex the ruse could be.
Get a load of this story.
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Should you use Lexia in your school?
Let's look at what four different tools tell us about this programme which is used by about 1 in 5 primary schools in England.
Study (N=200 courses) tested 3 interventions to reduce gender bias in student evals, but none were effective. "Women who were tough graders or taught large classes received more criticism than men with the same grading style or class size." @kimelsesser
https://t.co/1ZdEfpU68Y
TIL: "Animal byproducts make up about 10% of the live weight of animals and are an excellent source of low-fat protein." Surprised how low that % is. In humans brain is 2.5%, blood 8%, skeleton 12%. I suppose we're not bred for meat. At least not yet. https://t.co/tsqvcMzG5H
@BarristerSecret I had to collect coupons in the Morning Star and then send away from mine. I only had enough for a lizard prince, which was disappointing. Sheds his skin down the back of the sofa. Wish I'd never bothered.
Evidence & Policy is pleased to invite abstracts for a Special Issue on Research (Mis)use and Mis/Disinformation in and around Education: Causes, Consequences and Remedies.
Guest Edited by @JoelMalin & @CLub_edu
Deadline for abstracts: 30 September
https://t.co/ckaum8VGJG