Putting together a survival pack for my trainee. Obviously I will put some pens and post-it notes in there. I was going to put toiletries in there, any other items you think might be helpful for someone that is just about to embark on their teach training? #teachertraining
@HannaG___ We have them and in my opinion they work. I have found it helps reduce conflict between students and general disruption of lessons. Students that have them have a laminated card with their photo and its dated so it can't be "faked"
@GrumpyCompSci What ocr wanted them to do wasn't that difficult. It is how they have worded the questions that is the problem and it mainly focused on functions so little access for your lower ability students
@AALICompSci Not seen the paper but from what my students said the 8marker sounds nice. Lots of easy binary but then some very vague questions. So mixed bag?
August due date teachers... did you know that you can choose to work until the birth? This is a legal option, meaning you stay on full pay if baby is late ๐ mat leave would start automatically the day after the birth (particularly useful if you're due in the summer!)
@TeachButler 1) Lots of programming challenges
2)find some "winnable" areas for your lower ability/disengaged
3)fun competition I find quizlet live a good way to start a lesson
During my lesson observation last week a student, with full marks, asked me how they could improve their work. I surprisingly had an answer #highexpectations
Today I am smashing working mum ๐ช 6 period day + after school session. Rushed home for bath and dinner and now I'm waiting for parents evening. It is going to be weird being on the other side of the table..
On Friday I launched my lunch time iDEA club where students who enjoy coding and technology could spend their time gaining a qualification. I was not expecting to have such a full room and what was most exciting - Girls! I had girls wanting to do this!
@HeidiCWatkins@idea_award I launched it in an assembly and gave students special lunch passes to allow them into the building during lunch time. We are all working on the same badges as this way they can help each other and it makes it easier for me to support
@MissWalkerPE Yes I know so thought this was the best way. Some of the students ate their lunch at break time to spend more time working and others ate and then attended