PREPARE for teaching, Gemini and Chat GTP
I am forever re-thinking about the interplay of cognitive architecture, working memory and curriculum/instructional design, even more so when preparing schemes of learning at half-term. However, more...
View ArticleRetrieval-based concept mapping
The study investigates the effectiveness of retrieval-based concept mapping as a learning activity for high school students, (14-18 year olds). That this learning activity promotes the construction of...
View ArticleCoaching young people – (part 3)
My involvement with “Coaching young people,” was incidental. It arose from a conversation with a trusted parent and led to a Coaching engagement with their son. Their confidence in my Coaching leading...
View ArticleRevision tips for parents
The timeless struggles of coaxing pupils to get started on their revision (or homework). This year, as every year, for the past twenty-five years as a teacher, I have been encouraging pupils to get...
View Article25 years of writing emails – no BLUF
I first used “Pegasus Mail” at Tauntons College twenty years ago. I have been writing emails ever since and never heard of BLUF. BLUF stands for “Bottom Line Up Front.” It’s a communication strategy...
View ArticleChat GTP in teacher mode
Having completed a short course on Chat GTP, I have been experimenting with various prompts designed to impersonate me – the teacher. Exploring prompts designed to help pupils develop their...
View Article“But listening to music helps me focus Sir.”
Teens wearing a single ear bud, teens sharing ear buds, using both ear buds… simply the prevalence of teens listening to something, whilst doing something else, is now culture. It is why quite a few...
View ArticleEngagement and Challenge: BIG Questions with ChatGPT
Rubrics and criterion-referenced assessment regularly contribute to teaching and learning and more recently to the assessment of the quality of teaching. Used effectively, rubrics provide clear and...
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