Matt Bowman

Full time Head of Science , part time kart racer, good suit enthusiast. Astrophysics degree, CIE IGCSE and IB Physics (SL and AHL). #ITeachPhysics 🦙🇵🇪

[Zach Groshell @MrZachG]

Exploring, as in, Students will explore the planets in the solar system, is code for: “I’m not going to check and ensure that 100% of students master this, and I’m not even going to do the work of specifying what ‘this’ is. It’s just exposure.”

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

Looking to work in Peru? We are hiring for Biology and Head of ESS!

#internationaleducation #biology #IB #ESS

https://t.co/4wKxE4O0SS

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

On the list of things I never would have expected to deal with as a HoD is the message "Giant turd in urinal of staff bathroom 2nd floor"

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

Great read here - I'm not an advocate of teaching 'to the exam' but we do have to teach 'for the exam' and training students to interpret questions and construct good answers needs to be embedded throughout the curriculum

[Tes magazine @tes]

‘This shouldn’t be something that we only teach before mock GCSE exams': assistant head @2ndry_Teacher shares a strategy for developing students' skills in deconstructing questions
https://t.co/5aynrFtQdL

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

Spending a day as a Science Technician today, time to see what it's like to really be the beating heart of the Science department!

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

Just received my first bit of spam (snail!) mail, addressed to 'Head of Science'

Nice ring to it, that

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

Had a wonderful experience with a colleague today, meeting after a Learning Walk. Thanked me for coming to see their lesson, we had a really good chat about teaching in general.
"It's nice that someone comes to see what I'm doing"

This is the culture I really want to build

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

Do where on the Richter scale of student disruption does a damn bird flying into your classroom rank?

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

Sure, having air con in your new lab is great for the hot days, but it really comes into its own when you need some crisp dry air for the Van de Graaff

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

Black 👏 surfaces 👏 don't 👏 attract 👏 radiation

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

@heymrshallahan @TeacherTapp 😂😂 Thank God I was fully dressed at least!

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

@mark_robo Hoisted by my own petard

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

One day I will consistently use Twitter professionally, and not go on a 5 day tweeting spree and then anonymous for months. I'm not sure if today is that day...

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

@heymrshallahan @TeacherTapp Physics has yet to explain how so little coffee can cover so large a radius

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

@Ri_Science You never actually touch anything, you just feel electrostatic repulsion

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

@JBradshaw01 I use a school-provided device (all staff are provided with devices), but many choose to use their own personal devices. Personally, I prefer to keep work and personal separate

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

So, it's been a solid two years since I last tweeted (or is it X'd? Xed? Xd?). Let's get back on the wagon, now in my new role as Head of Science!

[Matt Bowman @bowman_physics]

@JamieQ23 Looks amazing, as a head of year I'd really appreciate this! If you could share at any point, either a link or to [email protected] would be appreciated so much!