Former Teacher Tom

Current Data Analyst.
Former director of Academic Systems. Ex-Head of Chemistry. EdTech Fan. Ex-Examiner.
School Governor.

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@La_Biologuita I also found the ability to put papers into folders in Mendeley amazing. Folders for key papers/against/useless etc. Having the useless folder helped me keep focused

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@La_Biologuita I used Mendeley for my most recent, and (tried to rely on) Word for my earlier one. Definitely recommend Mendeley!

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@brookes_cath @STEMyBanda @ChatChemistry @LEKChemistry AQA always tell them to give the range and bond type from the data sheet

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@annamkerr @mathsjem @1stclassmaths @mrbartonmaths @missradders Have someone out of the dept to be a critical ear/eye 😉

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@teachChemisstry @doc_kristy Yes, AlCl4- is OK, it's been accepted on other MSs before. But it's the charge on the acylium that counts!

[Science Girl 🔬🧬🧫⚗️🧪 @ScienceGirlCan]

Today I did an assembly by myself in front of the whole school about #AutismAcceptanceWeek. I told them my experiences of being autistic and all about how to be a kind friend to autistic people. I was really nervous but I felt really good at the end! Love from Libbet xxx @Autism

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@Hookean1 Yup, love the chemistry ones for A-Level, and the January exams are often well timed for our mocks!

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@MrAndyStorey @adamboxer1 These are what I use with my Xbox, 3 years on and they're just getting to the point where I need to replace them...

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@annamkerr If I don't tweet it, did it even happen??

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

My wife has taken the 3 year old to the cinema, so I can get caught up on Y13 mechanisms marking. Slow going so far..

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@MissBAWood Bit of ToF spectroscopy + calculating and an intro to IUPAC naming conventions and how to name structures!

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@adamboxer1 Did one last week!

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@teachChemisstry C3L6 is amazing for Y12, can't imagine many Y12 pupils would know the content for the Olympiad. Marking them is so labour intensive, but very rewarding!

[HoDSciSci @HoDSciSci]

Just a reminder that we provide a nice comfy and stable slack channel for His and other science leaders. Just DM with your role to get a link. Might be a nice backup in case the bird makes its last chirp. Please RT to spread the word 🙏

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@LisaCook81 Someone is telling kids that CO2 affects the ozone layer... but who...?

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@PaulCaden1 On the other side, it's rarely SLT/IT who want it! It's more and more a condition of insurers (we're having to add MORE security on top of 2FA to our school devices). It's a knee jerk response, but it's not going away anytime soon... ☹️

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@doc_kristy I went there today for lunch! It was amazing. The 3 year old was very interested in the severed heads!

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@doc_kristy I love doing back titrations. I hate watching kids mangle back titrations...

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@ChemNorfolk Which ones? The ExamPro ones?

[Former Teacher Tom @TeacherTom3]

@ChatChemistry I. We. You. Modelling the question. Talking through every step. Talking through how to pick up marks if you aren't confident (signposting working out clearly).