Mike Metcalfe 🍏

How does learning happen? Diagnosed Jayus

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

I would *love* for the old Edutwitter back. It wasn't perfect, but man it was ALIVE

Nothing compares, and something like 70% of UK teachers were on it in 2019.

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

Big up @marksandspencer management at this local store. Sign not clear so ended up going in wrong way - lots of senior tutting. Spoke to manager who came out took photos and apologised. That’s good customer service!

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

Should all students with perceived SEND issues be encouraged to or discouraged from using laptops in lessons? Is there any research on this topic? @TeacherTapp @TeacherToolkit @TeachLikeAChamp

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

Hoping that someone from #LastPass will reach out as their support is useless if you are locked out and not getting emails from them 😡

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

@adamboxer1 @edaptuk Sorry @adamboxer1 - wrongheaded IMHO

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

#Datalogging
What would you recommend?

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

@ThePaintedBunny @BBCOxford No reply to email or phone - assume @doddlelearn have gone bust?

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

@nicolaThornton7 Same here. #doddlelearn must have gone bust. ☹️ what alternatives are people looking at?

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

@edwinhayward

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

@alomshaha Requested for my Birthday. Hope you can find something that keeps you afloat and allows you to use your not inconsiderable talents.

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

@DocWhalley @ogdentrust Ok

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

@DocWhalley @ogdentrust ECTs only?

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

Physics question for the day - where, what and why? @phyphoxorg #iteachphysics

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

A good head would respect a teacher who prioritises PD over producing marks on books

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

A good head would respect a teacher who prioritises PD over producing marks on books

[Evidence Based Education @EvidenceInEdu]

👉 NEW BLOG

@ProfCoe on the mismatch between the evidence that professional development should be a top priority, and the priority (as measured by time) that it typically gets.

https://t.co/ifVlKpN69r

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

It’s important that people who are doing a great job are not pressured to do a different job. A great head might not be a great executive head. A great head of department may not be a great deputy head etc. How to know that you are in the right ‘place’ may be the hardest thing

[Tom Rogers @RogersHistory]

The best head I worked for never achieved an ‘outstanding’ inspection outcome, in fact flirted with requires improvement. Never got those amazing ‘headline results’ in the papers. But no one remembers or cares for that now, years later. What I care about is how he made me feel as a staff member, put great faith in me, built me, protected me. Same for other staff. Cared deeply about children in school, genuine, not sound bites. These things are memorable because authentic, real memories were made. These things matter. If only we could focus more on this, our whole countries education system would be in a better place.

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

Don’t retire too late!

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

Really like this blog. But it did make me wonder how well Maslow’s research now holds up?

[Dr David Gash FCCT @DJGteaching]

A first BLOG POST on teaching for a while! - Maslow and lesson feedback. How to prioritise what staff should focus on.
https://t.co/H25gq262c5
Grateful for any shares! @Dr_Castelino @ChatPhysics @CMooreAnderson @GriffithsEllis @cogscisci

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

Amazing low dose x-ray movies #iteachphysics https://t.co/m8culXRsDj

[Mike Metcalfe 🍏 @metcalfe0]

@Hookean1 @edmunds_dr @helenrey - I want to point colleagues the best collection of online physics resources for e.g. https://t.co/lKuH30de4k / 339ppts / BRaSSS / Spansbie / GIFT and GLASS / Hookean resource share etc. Any important ones missing? #SharingIsCaring