“Inspirational” is a dangerously overused word. But it’s the only word to describe “Brooklyn Castle,” a new documentary that tells the story of a tiny, unlikely talent hotbed: a middle-school chess team from Brooklyn, NY. Daniel Coyle Why is it …
Today I received an email from the SSAT asking if I would consider writing a ‘series of regular contributions,’ for SSAT English and Literacy radar. Okay, it might not be my English specialist knowledge that led to the invitation, however I …
Don’t be angry with me music teachers. Google Chrome wants us to get creative and play music, together. Well I say play… Let’s Jam. Let me introduce Google’s new webapp that let’s you play music in your browser with up …
When the cook tastes the soup, that’s formative; when the guests taste the soup, that’s summative. – Dr Robert Stake [qr_code_display]
It would be fair to say I am hooked on data for learning, it is after all my role in school at the moment. At the same time I am acutely aware that data is an acquired taste and for …
The conversation on and around David Didua’s blog helps me develop and reflect on my practice as a non-specialist English teacher. In fairness, the whole experience of teaching a third subject has been both invigorating and challenging; that’s why engaging …
Now I am not a circuits geek, nor a science teacher but for the most part, I know education friendly webware when I see it. Circuits.io is an in-your-browser (okay Chrome fully tested but its working pretty well in IE9) circuit design tool, …
The predictive validity of FFT and CATs is basically an extension to the baseline versus aptitude test I have been reviewing the past few days. It is a question of whether a student’s ability to pass a known knowledge test for which …
