For as long as I’ve been teaching content that requires more than a handful of notes, I have encouraged my students to use the Cornell method for note taking. Copying by rote doesn’t work beyond remembering things. For comprehension & understanding we need a different approach – one I think is encouraged by this method.Continue Reading
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13AprAssessing Pupil Progress
Assessing Pupil Progress was introduced in 2010 to supplement the level descriptors for ICT, and I like it. I’d never, ever print out A3 copies of the assessment criteria and give them to the kids, but as a tool for planning out a curriculum, APP is great.Continue Reading
04AugKey questioning: don’t skip steps
When I was training to teach, one of my tutors had a section on his lesson plan proforma entitled “vocab”. At the time, I wondered what possible reason there would be to have a vocab section for an ICT lesson plan – the kids know the vocab, right?Continue Reading
09JunPupil speak level descriptors
The requests for ICT level descriptors in pupil speak continue to pile up on the TES forums, so I thought I’d make mine available for download. Personally, I think they make a lot of sense, and cover the array of ICT skills we ought to be covering in high schools very well, but at first glance seem inaccessible, particularly for assessing pupil progress.Continue Reading
06MayWorking to levels 4 & 5
Two A1 posters designed to help students meet levels 4 & 5 at Key Stage 3.Continue Reading
