Dr Nik

🍎 Head of Curiosity @WinSciCentre | Science Teacher | Bubble Acoustician | 🍼 Trainee Father

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

Question:

Have you heard of a #planetarium? If so, have you ever been to a planetarium show?

I’m curious to know - if you were to pay for a planetarium show, what would be your expectations, if any, for its content?

Let me know what you think!

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

It’s so sad to see so many other teachers and trainees leaving and I hope something changes soon, because I have met SO MANY amazing teachers in my short time and they deserve better!

I will stay in education, of sorts, becoming Head of Curiosity @WinSciCentre

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

Not tweeted in some time, but now I take a big sigh of relief. Yesterday was my last day, as I take a step away from teaching. Other teachers may have managed/be managing the balance between being and ECT and being a parent of a baby, but it has been unsustainable for me.

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

My wife is also a teacher and the inflexibility imposed by teaching, the high workload and the impact of a lower salary on the sudden rise in cost of living has forced me to take a break from it for now.

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

Lots to process from an interesting, inspiring and engaging Festival of Physics at the lovely @WinColl! Thanks to @PhysicsPartners @UTCPortsmouth @STEMLearningUK for organising #WinchFOP22 super jealous of the college cricket grounds… 👀

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

@Fabric_Geek @MrTs_NQTs I asked the Doors vs. Wheels question and they gave some brilliant responses!

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

SO nervous about being an #ECT Year 7 tutor next year… tonight was Meet the Parents. Wasn’t sure what impression I left them with and then my friend sends me this screenshot 😍 #teacher #edutwitter

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

@NickTreby @saintgeorgecc @BitterneParkSch @BitterneParkITT @unisouthampton Secured a full time science teacher role at a local secondary school

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

It has been yet another minute… Degree, PhD, run a comedy club, NATO defence advisor, COVID testing scientist, and the rest… YET nothing has been harder than being a trainee teacher and first-time father in the same year. THE TOUGHEST year of my life and I have made it 🙌

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

My wife said this is me.

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

OK - recommendations for Year 8 (UK) numeracy activities during tutor time ? (Thanks in advance Waving hand ) @kyledevans @MWMmaths

[EiC @RSC_EiC]

👨‍🔬 @ScienceDouglas invites us to check out the new labs at @saintgeorgecc 👇🏼
https://t.co/qB75DFswQa
#chatchemistry #ukedchat #edutwitter

[LifeLab @LifelabSoton]

A chance to focus on another of our super Meet the Scientist #volunteers who inspires our young people with his amazing underwater #research Find out a fact from @Nikhil_Mistry on our #festivecountdown today https://t.co/zcaz6bjOG9

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

Thanks for everyone’s help by the way! Keep them coming 😁 it’s great to be part of such a supportive community 🙏🏽

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

Dear #teachertwitter, I’m a bit stuck 🤔 been advised to assess every student in my plenaries. Besides quick quizzes and mini whiteboards, what else do you recommend to achieve this? Variety is the spice of life… #asechat #edchat #scienceteacher @MrTs_NQTs @adamboxer1 @tes

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

@HopleyMiss @MrTs_NQTs @adamboxer1 @tes I’ve had an idea, I’ll make it my ‘thing’ that we have a pop quiz at the end of each lesson. They’ll keep track of scores in a table at the back of their book to try and match or beat their high score. I’ll call it ‘Pop Quiztry’. My surname is ‘Mistry’ 🙄

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

@adamboxer1 Yeah awesome thanks!

[Dr Nik @TeachingDrNik]

@adamboxer1 Ahh I see. Thanks for your reply, I appreciate your advice. I’m struggling to fit in assessing every student at the end of every lesson and I appreciate knowing it’s ok to have the same methods for that each time.