Explaining terminal velocity is a classic piece of GCSE writing. The cognitive demands are high: recalling the sequence; structuring the … More
Category: literacy
The Origin of Species Packet
Four years ago I adapted the first four chapters of Darwin’s The Origin of Species for my year 6 classes (see here). … More
A Knowledge Curriculum, Informed by Cognitive Science with a Disciplinary Literacy Focus
Colleagues at Paradigm Trust are developing a KS1-3 curriculum. It is a knowledge curriculum, informed by cognitive science with a … More
Characteristics of Science Vocabulary and Some Classroom Tools
I’m really excited to be part of a sequence of blogs – a symposium – on writing in science coordinated by Pritesh … More
The Privileged Status of Story – Energy – Audio Version
I wrote my book for novice physics teachers and I’ve had some very kind feedback about it. Chapter Zero in … More
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We Teach The Right Things, Efficiently.
I don’t go to work thinking that outstanding teaching transforms lives. Is that controversial? I think expert teaching is more … More
Setting Standards in Science from Year 1 to Year 6 – The Spinner Experiment.
This is fascinating – the same writing task given to every child in 5 primary schools and their work judged … More
My Bar Model Talk at Rugby ResearchEd
I came back buzzing from ResearchEd Rugby – thank you to everyone I spoke with and all the presenters. I … More
Better than a definition….
A definition is a terrible thing for teaching what a word means. Orbit: the path followed by a moon, planet … More
