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Middle School Computing and Science teacher. Interested in A4L especially in using tech to support and enhance.

Newcastle
Joined February 2011
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🚨 KayScience LSQ Maker ✅ KS3 & KS4 retrieval Do Nows ✅ Instant in-lesson quizzes ✅ Go through answers one-by-one ✅ Instantly create a new quiz ✅ Always have stuff for kids to do 👊🏽 An absolute game changer! Please retweet!
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If you teach AQA GCSE Science then this site is very good. Covers all 3 areas and suitable for students to use too 🙂sites.google.com/view/scienc…
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This weeks guest is Team USA athlete @CharHawk9 Chari studied education @UniofBath & @UtahStateAlumni She tells us about her battle with anxiety, what she admires about teachers and her secret to success Listen here 👇🏼 🎧 spoti.fi/3W4k85p 🎧 apple.co/3N8Y7hN
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Here is a new one-pager I have created. It captures how combining different strategies can increase teachers' checking for understanding routines. Link to hi-res PDF here: drive.google.com/file/d/1bqM… @Doug_Lemov @teacherhead @adamboxer1
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No more slow customer service! 🚨 In the past few months, Shokz has upgraded the customer-service system. However, the transition was not as smooth as we anticipated and has caused inconvenience to our customers. We feel deeply sorry for this situation and want to do something.
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Want to find out what it’s like to work in the pharmaceutical industry? Looking for opportunities to get into the industry, or the options available to you? Take a look at @ABPI_UK Careers Resources: ow.ly/77NU50Gs2Vy
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Just curious. How do you introduce the topic of energy in KS3? I have always started with stores and transfers supported by practical examples. Any of you do it differently? #asechat #scichat #cleaps #physicschat #IOP
Explaining common misconceptions to students can be difficult. Physics Partners is here to help! Dip into Physics Fuel: Power Boosts, a NEW series of short CPD films put together by an experienced team of teachers & subject specialists. Watch for FREE bit.ly/37gpfqu
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Recognising mistakes, errors and misconceptions will improve your assessment skills #assessment #ASEChat #edutwitter edu.rsc.org/ideas/mistakes-e…
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View my verified achievement from @STEMLearningUK. I have had great fun improving my computing knowledge and connecting with an amazing network of computing teachers @ncce youracclaim.com/badges/3c86e…
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Fantastic Read about the impact of Teach Computing and the NCCE!
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We’ve been doing parents’ evenings via Google Meet over the past couple of weeks in a few of our schools and the feedback from parents has been great. If you’re not doing it already, here’s a thread of 10 reasons why as a profession, we shouldn’t go back to traditional ways...
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Replying to @DroneBlocks
@DroneBlocks Competition Announcement! The winner will receive a DJI Mavic Mini Drone! To get started use the new drone simulator to create a fun and creative drawing. Share your code with the world on the "Code Board". The mission with the most likes in December wins!
An in-depth and comprehensive review of the DJI Ryze Tello - an educational drone developed by #RyzeRobotics in collaboration with @DJIGlobal & @intel This little machine can help you learn coding in the most fun way imaginable. flythatdrone.com/reviews/dji…
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