I’m very lucky to be a member of staff at a school where trying new technologies is encouraged. Recently, Google Classroom launched the Practice Sets in Beta and I have been excited to trial it with my shared Year 7 science class. Google announced the Practice Sets saying “Educators can transform new and existing contentContinue reading “Practice Sets Beta for Google Classroom”
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Fast MCQ Marking and Feedback
I currently teach KS4 and 5 Cambridge International Exams. One of the papers students sit is a challenging multiple-choice question paper which is marked via OMR sheets or Optical Mark Recognition. Mostly in school, I simply assess Paper 1/2 past papers by having students circle the correct answer on the question paper. One of theContinue reading “Fast MCQ Marking and Feedback”
Practical Biology Skills
With students returning to the classroom and laboratory post-pandemic it has become obvious that one of the biggest areas where learning gaps have occurred is in the building of the core practical skills. Certainly students seem to me to be lagging about two years behind from what I usually expect in skills such as makingContinue reading “Practical Biology Skills”
Thoughts on starting a new job
This summer I am moving on from my first International teaching post. It’s a great opportunity for me to reflect on what I have learnt about starting in a new school and what I plan to do differently or do again to make it a success. Do your homework I was very naive when IContinue reading “Thoughts on starting a new job”
Getting started
Everything starts somewhere and this blog starts here. I’m nervous about putting myself out onto the world wide Web but excited nervous in the way you are when you queue up for a roller-coaster. I am also just finding my way around how to make and manage the website so apologies for the brevity. IContinue reading “Getting started”
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