Task design isn't just about following a manual—it's about opening up to new, interdisciplinary ways of creating meaningful learning experiences.

🔗 Read the full chapter here: doi.org/10.1075/tblt...

#GRAL #TBLT #TaskDesign #SLA #LanguageTeaching #EducationInnovation #AppliedLinguistics

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Another GRAL publication!

Huge congratulations to Vera Trager and Roger Gilabert for their article in Language Teaching Research 👏

#GRAL #AppliedLinguistics #TBLT #TaskDesign #EdTech #EFL #TeacherTraining

We brought our Ancient Civilisations learning together in #Year6.

#Retrieval task on the Shang, Yellow River, bronze, oracle bones, and why dynasties rise and fall. Then a Diamond 9 on what makes a civilisation successful, with paired talk then written justification.

#PrimaryHistory #TaskDesign

We continued our #Computing work with #Year6 in OctoStudio, using retrieval to revisit events, the level variable, and conditionals.

Then we planned and innovated our maze game by changing sprites, interactions, and the reward or challenge. #PrimaryComputing #TaskDesign

#Year6 #Computing OctoStudio games with collisions, variables and simple conditionals.

#Retrieval revisited sprites and how they touch → state (level variable) → outcome (screen and rules). Next time: bug routine, trigger → change → expected → fix.

#PrimaryComputing #TaskDesign

Our #History in #Year6 was the Shang Dynasty through oracle bones.

#Retrieval linked to ancient civilisations sequence.

Children matched oracle bone questions, justifying overlaps.

We ended by discussing strengths and weaknesses of oracle bones. #PrimaryHistory #TaskDesign #EduSky

Year 6 #Science on dispersion.

The #Retrieval was True, False and Fix on light and shadows to spot misconceptions.

Then a prediction from a diagram and GIF. We defined dispersion as white light splitting into the visible spectrum and linked it to rainbows.
#PrimaryScience #TaskDesign #EduSky

First go with QuBuild in Y6 light. Visual prompt + starter question, then pairs generated 3 questions through distance, position and object.

Purposeful talk, clear curiosity vs investigable.

Next time: free round first, then refine to testable.

#PrimaryScience #TaskDesign #Science #EduSky

Sumerian innovations. #Retrieval revisited why rivers mattered.

Then shifted to “What did this enable?” irrigation → surplus etc.

Finished with map reasoning on trade with Egypt/Indus & growing power.

#Year6 #PrimaryHistory #TaskDesign

Started our new #Year6 #Science unit on light by going backwards before forwards.

#Retrieval revisited transparent, translucent, opaque, then a simple pinhole setup made straight line travel visible.

We finished by applying this to real world examples.

#PrimaryScience #TaskDesign

My article “Coding for Understanding” is in Teach Primary.

cdn.teachwire.net/e-mag/Teach-...

I argue for teaching coding as reasoning, building conceptual understanding before finished work @teachprimarymag.bsky.social

#TeachPrimary #PrimaryComputing #ComputationalThinking #TaskDesign #PRIMM

A quick new year update.

This week we will notify our first Chalk Ambassadors, then announce the cohort publicly next week.

They will help shape, test and share Chalk’s curriculum-led visual learning.

More next week.

#Chalk #ChalkAmbassadors #TaskDesign #Curriculum #TeacherCommunity #EdTech

Excited for Tuesday’s session:

How AI can support planning & task design. I’ll introduce my ‘Cyborg Model’ & share practical ways to use AI while keeping teacher judgement central.

🗓 18 Nov, 3.40–4.40pm
💷 £10

🔗 bit.ly/4pwkNey

#TaskDesign #AIinEducation #EduSky #Teachers #Education

Reframing the Dip: Not Catastrophising the Year 7 Drop in Enjoyment – From A Primary Perspective The Mind the Engagement Gap report by ImpactEd (linked above 👆) has been circulating this week; however, one graph is being shared and a narrative is being written; one that I think lacks nuance. I…

This graph is going viral, and I wanted to add a voice from the Year 6 side of the drop.

It’s not about blame or systems, but continuity and belonging.

🔗 bit.ly/4nq7c69

#PrimaryEd #SecondaryEd #Transition #ImpactEd #TaskDesign #Engagement

This week, #Year6 explored how the heart, blood & circulatory system work together in our final #Science assessment.

We started with a #retrieval task inspired by Alex Quigley’s Connect 4, then used hexagon connections to show how the concepts link.

#PrimaryScience #TaskDesign #CurriculumThinking

Join me for ‘Using AI To Support Task Design’

🗓 Tuesday 18 Nov, 3.40–4.40pm

Explore how AI supports planning, task design & feedback while keeping teacher expertise at the centre.

📍Teams | 💷 £10
👉 bit.ly/4pwkNey

#TaskDesign #AIinEducation #Edutwitter #Education

💻✨ In #Year6 Digital Citizenship we tackled gender stereotypes children may face online.

Many were shocked at writing them down, sparking a thoughtful discussion about how harmful they can be.

#DigitalCitizenship #OnlineSafety #TaskDesign

🎉 Primary Task Design Facebook group passed 12,000 members!

Thank you to everyone sharing ideas & rethinking how tasks connect meaningfully to the curriculum.

Here’s to effective design, less worksheet culture. Join👇

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#TaskDesign #PrimarySky #Edchat #EduSky #Teachers

Back to school is the perfect time to rethink task design.

Join our growing FB community where #teachers share models, tasks, & ideas that plan from curriculum first 👇

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#TaskDesign #Curriculum #EduSky #Education #PrimarySky

Digital Applied Linguistics

🤖 GenAI isn’t just a tool—it’s a co-creator. New review shows how it reshapes second language tasks through digital multimodal composing.

📖 Read the study: www.castledown.com/journals/dal...

#GenAI #L2Learning #TaskDesign #DigitalPedagogy

Do Quality Curriculum Tasks Matter? Mary Myatt recently posed a simple yet intriguing question: “Do quality curriculum resources matter?” Her answer – “Of course they do!” – is one I wholeheartedly agree with. I’ve seen Mary speak on…

New #Edublog 💭 inspired by a @marymyatt.bsky.social post.

“Do quality curriculum tasks matter?”

They do, but only if they’re designed to make children think.

Let’s start designing from curriculum purpose.

Read 👉 bit.ly/3J5I5ah

#TaskDesign #CurriculumFirst #PrimaryEd #EduSky #PrimarySky

Should Tech Become the Task? Why Excitement Shouldn’t Replace Connection in the Digital Classroom If you know me, read my blogs or my recent book, you will undoubtedly be aware that I am a huge advocate for EdTech and have alw…

📝 New blog post:

Are we using tech to serve the learning - or to compete with TikTok?

I explore gamification, dopamine, teacher reels & the rise of AR/VR in lessons. Not anti-tech, but definitely pro-curriculum.

🔗 mrmict.com/2025/08/01/s...

#EdTech #TaskDesign #CurriculumFirst

Primary Task Design by @MRMICT’s shop on Patreon Check out Primary Task Design by @MRMICT’s products on Patreon

Missed a Task Design Network meeting?

Catch up now on Patreon – from What is Task Design? to EYFS & KS1 task design and more.

🎥 Stream on demand: www.patreon.com/c/mrmict/shop

#TaskDesign #PrimaryEducation #CPD #CurriculumThinking

Happy holidays all! 😊

The group stays open for anyone planning (no pressure!).

I’ll be chipping away at this little project-more soon… exciting times ahead! 🥳

Join the group here: bit.ly/3QzMq6Z

#TaskDesign #CPD #BookSky #EduSky

The Doable Task: Clear, Small, and Now Discover how to craft tasks that truly work — clear, manageable, and aligned with your bigger goals and daily reality. This article introduces the Middle-Way Task Filter, a flexible framework to help ...

If a task feels heavy, break it down.
The Middle-Way Method shows how to make progress with tasks that are clear, small, and immediately doable.
Read more:
🔗 middle-way-method.com/planning/pro...
#Focus #TaskDesign #MiddleWayMethod

That’s a wrap on this year’s Task Design CPD!

👩‍🏫 783+ teachers & leaders
🏫 398 schools
📍 169 cities
🌍 17 countries

🌐 FB group: nearly 11,800 strong!

Thanks for being part of the journey. Big things coming for 2025/26! 💡✨

#TaskDesign #CPD #EduCommunity #PrimarySky
#EduSky #Teachers

🔬 Task Design in Primary Science

🗓️ Thurs 10 July | 3.40-4.40pm
💷 £10 per colleague
📍 Online CPD

Join Mitchell James & I, to explore task design that deepens reasoning & moves beyond ‘fun-first’ science.

🔗 bit.ly/43pT2dh

#PrimaryScience #ScienceCPD #TaskDesign

🚨 Last chance to book!

Sales close tomorrow for our Curriculum Stay & Play at Benton Park Primary.

🗓️ 3rd July | 9–3
📍 Newcastle upon Tyne
💷 £75 incl. lunch & refreshments

🔗 bit.ly/4jlEp0P

See lessons, explore task design & leave with a ready-to-teach sequence.

#TaskDesign #CPD #StayAndPlay

Tried something new in #Year6 today – a Generate → Sort → Connect → Elaborate map for our #Science assessment on Evolution & Inheritance.

Flexible, light on writing, big on reasoning + talk. Loads of potential!

🔗 pz.harvard.edu/thinking-rou...

#Thinking #ProjectZero #TaskDesign #Education

📚 In Year 6 Science, we’ve been exploring evolution & inheritance.

🧭 After learning about Darwin’s journey (using Origin of Species by Sabina Radeva), we explored adaptation by matching animals to environments & reasoning how traits help survival.

#PrimaryScience #Science #Year6Science #TaskDesign