In principle, I don’t like the idea of setting by ability. It feels like segregation. But I also don’t like…
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…
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…
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,…
How Knowledge Grows…
We are all now familiar with the idea of schema: the mind-map diagrams representing knowledge and the relationships between items…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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).…
Reading for Learning 