Really proud to see the Learning to Teach Geography substack (learningtoteachgeography.substack.com) shared in GA GTE newsletters and more widely this week. As an informal and friendly guide for early career geography teachers, it’s packed with advice and classroom-ready ideas and considerations.
New research with @clareroutledge.bsky.social
Funded by the Gatsby Foundation
We asked 2000 UK/US undergrads to choose between pairs of hypothetical jobs to understand how more of them could be tempted into teaching
Really looking forward to this!
#UKEd #EduSky
This is always on my mind when reading evidence about graphic organisers (aka word-diagrams). Without such context, I don't know how meaningful any conclusions could be. The same goes for the studies covered in Mayer's MultiMedia Learning book.
From Organise Ideas.
“Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.”
Augustine of Hippo
My prayer is that hope - and it’s two beautiful daughters - will fill your day!
1. A story. Please read.
Reposts hugely appreciated on this. You'll see why in a bit.
I was born in Pakistan and lived there until I was 4. My parents worked there as doctors. While we were there we were very close to a couple called Christine and Mike Miles.
I'm currently out bird watching with Sinead O'Connor. So far, it's been seven owls and fifteen jays.
This Department for Education short course on ‘Supporting reading in secondary school’ is an excellent free resource with useful video to build understanding for this crucial area:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
🎒 'We have solved this problem before, and that should give us hope'
@timleunig.bsky.social
Great to see this timely report on the future of professional development from @ambitioninstitute.bsky.social www.ambition.org.uk/news/new-rep...
DfE published some hefty changes to the ITT recruitment targets this morning
- down overall and across phases by around 20%
- some subjects like physics/ MFL down by more than a third
Are you a passionate geographer, who’d love to be involved in coaching and supporting trainee teachers in an amazing teacher training programme? Would you like to work with a great team in a flexible and supportive environment? I may have news for you…
www.teachfirst.org.uk/sites/defaul...
@neilgilbride.bsky.social Good evening Neil. Recently read your self efficacy book and found it excellent! Wondered if you might be interested in a speaking opportunity next academic year?
Just read this - cor blimey it’s ridiculously good!
What every teacher needs to know about assessment.
eBook on how effective teaching requires ongoing professional development in assessment.
Download now: t.ly/HRqOE
#EduSky
Getting the final touches sorted of the new blog ‘Bridging the Gap’ sorted. The idea is that an academic & a practitioner answer a question linked to working in UK schools
The aim is to understand if/where/why there is a gap between theory & practice so that we can bridge it to all of our benefit!
We've been sceptical about AI marking. Not any more!
When the facts change, we change our minds.
We think this is really big.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/so-can-ai-...
“The wealth of bands, orchestras, concerts and gigs we see today isn’t a predictor of our musical future, it’s a reflection of our educational past”: powerful @theguardian.com letter on the bleak decline of music in state schools …
Gripping account of lock down from @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social - brings it back so vividly. It is shocking how society has moved on, while the consequences of the pandemic remain so evidently with us www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
The interim curriculum review report has landed. From an EBacc review, to less content in primary school lessons and fewer GCSE exams - here's the 14 key things school leaders need to know ...
🚀 Matthew Evans @head-teach.bsky.social and I have launched 100% Assessment, a Substack dedicated to exploring assessment in schools.
We'll be posting weekly insights for everyone, from teachers through to Heads and Assessment Leads.
Find us here - 100assessment.substack.com/about
"Maybe the leadership thing became an obsession. I knew life could stop at any moment. I didn’t want to hang around”
Startling honesty about his life and his view of the system from @tom-campbell.bsky.social
An important, challenging read.
www.tes.com/magazine/lea...
Extraordinary few passages in Richard Buckminster Fuller's "Operating Manual For Spaceship Earth" (1969) where he dwells on humanity's exploitation and use of fossil fuels:
"lethally ignorant and utterly irresponsible to our upcoming generations"
archive.org/details/oper...
Writing in TES today to share the vision for our new Flourishing Leaders/Flourishing Teachers Programmes launching at our national conference today 🙌
All part of re-imagining education as a career in which adults could expect to flourish. 👍 🌳 🙏
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
About 8 years ago, @siobhanleahy50 and I prepared a Quick Reference Guide for Embedding Formative Assessment. It's now out of print, so the copyright has reverted to us, and we are free to share it with anyone who wants it: bit.ly/EFAQRG (pdf).
A #Leicestershire villages thread.
1. Ab Kettleby. A Roman mosaic and pavement were found beneath the churchyard of St James’s, indicating the presence of a villa. The Everard Digby memorialised in the church died in 1628 so is not (contra Wikipedia) the Gunpowder plotter.
Ah, we had a lovely chat this morning David!
Interested in connecting with anyone using alignment assemblies in education. thegovlab.org
Great @schoolsweek.bsky.social podcast @missmc.bsky.social interviews Sir David Carter with 5 top questions for MAT evaluation at the end.
