Step 1. Fill the Bucket. Step 2. Do the Exam. Step 3. Empty The Bucket. Step 4. Repeat. This is how one of my students
Putting Parents Back on the Team Through Video
A child goes off to their first day of school. It’s an exciting and scary time for everyone. The student learns so much that first
Why My Classroom Needs a Mission Statement
Note: I am not an expert in this topic. In fact, I have no idea what I’m doing. I am live blogging my live learning
Teaching Creativity in Mathematics
Let’s not waste time. It’s important that I say this right from the outset. Creativity ≠Art Too often when we think of creativity in mathematics
Worksheets on Steroids: 3 Examples of how to do it better with technology
Nothing is a dirtier word in the whole of edutwitter than “Worksheet”. For a good reason. There is something uninspiring about that piece of paper handed
Why you need to start teaching the wrong thing
I’ve been getting through some marking recently. You know how that can be. “I’m sure I taught them how to do this!” Why is everyone
12 questions to ask yourself about your teaching (that only you can answer)
Whether we’ve been teaching for decades or months, there is one thing about our teaching that should never change. Question Everything. Because you change, students change,
The Dog who Pooped on the Rug: A Feedback Fable
This is a fable about feedback I tell my students every year. It has 💩 in it, so I think they like it… The Dog
The Time Has Come for Mastery Learning
Some time ago, I offered to teach my lovely partner how to solve a Rubik’s cube. She agreed to my tutelage. And so we embarked
Prism Scholarslab – Tech Tip Tuesday
Prism Scholarslab can best be summed up by it’s tagline: A TOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE INTERPRETATION OF TEXTS. It does exactly that and it does it very
Low Hanging Fruit in Education – The Impact Effort Matrix
I grew up helping my father on the family farm. We grew all manner of fruits and vegetables and then sent them to market or
How to Make Changes: Fast, Cheap but Not Right
Some ideas follow you around. They stick in your head and come to you in the shower or on the drive home from work. “Fast,
