Being a good reader correlates with good performance in science. Well, it would wouldn’t it? Reading scores correlate well with … More
Author: BenRogers
18 years secondary teacher: 4 years primary. MA in SciEd. Author of 'Big Ideas of Physics and How to Teach Them.' Director of Curriculum and Pedagogy for Paradigm Trust.
The Impossibility of Reliable Setting by Ability
In principle, I don’t like the idea of setting by ability. It feels like segregation. But I also don’t like … More
Kasetsu – a highlight from ASE
One of my joys at the ASE conference is meeting up with Japanese science teachers. I admire their work tremendously … More
Super-Quick Update to Refutation Texts
Brilliant ASE conference! Loads of curriculum thinking. Disciplinary and substantive knowledge very important (see Counsell here). Charles Tracey (@physicsnews) suggested … More
My ASE Slides – before I present them
This may be counter productive, but ASE conference time is precious. If you were thinking of coming to my presentation, … More
How Knowledge Grows…
We are all now familiar with the idea of schema: the mind-map diagrams representing knowledge and the relationships between items … More
My ASE Talk January 10th 2019 – How to Teach Problem Solving in Science (with added Bar-Models!)
I have planned the outline of my ASE Annual Conference talk (Thursday 12.00). It may develop a little, but the … More
Applying Efrat Furst’s Model of Building Long-Term Memory Representations
One of the challenges facing teacher is to know when to apply specific tasks to support long-term learning. I have … More
My ResearchEd Ipswich Slides (Disciplinary Literacy in Science)
I had a great time at ResearchEd Ipswich on Saturday – and learnt loads (almost too much). Here are my … More
Faded Support Terminal Velocity Writing Scaffolds
Explaining terminal velocity is a classic piece of GCSE writing. The cognitive demands are high: recalling the sequence; structuring the … More
Reading for Learning 