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ResearchEd 2018: The revolution continues.
September is a cruel month in many ways but one if its more established delights is that ResearchED is at the beginning. The jewel in the edu-geek’s conference crown. 2018, …
BPS Digest: How to study
This is all a bit brilliant so had to repost. Bravo BPS. Can psychology help us to learn better? Our presenter Christian Jarrett discovers the best evidence-backed strategies for learning, including …
The problem of linear A-levels and how cognitive load theory may help us.
Whilst I have many anxieties about moving to linear A-levels (see previous blog), I think this period of change is an ideal time for us to use evidence-based approaches to …
Rebuilding Curriculum and Assessment CPTSA Conference 3rd February 2018.
Despite the miserable weather and end of term exhaustion, I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the CPTSA Conference on Saturday 3rd February 2018. I think this was …
Grief, loss and change.
“To live is to endure loss, repeatedly. Without the ability to bear this nothing new would exist. Once something has died, we can mourn it, making space within ourselves for …
The problem with UCAS.
I think it is time we reviewed the usefulness of our university admissions process. I propose the current system is stressful, inefficient and unnecessary when there is clearly another way. …
My researchEd 2017
My goodness, it was a struggle to get myself to this conference. Along with first week exhaustion, engineering works on the Met line and the onset of a cold, I …
6 ideas for elaborative interrogation
I have been attempting to review how successful I have been at implementing the Learning Scientists Six Strategies for Effective Learning in my lessons. The strategies provide a sound evidence-based structure for …
The unconscious curriculum at Loftus and Friends Conference. Emmanuel Centre. Tuesday 28th March 2017
Today a colleague and I accompanied our Year 13 students to an A-level Psychology conference today and I wanted to snapshot and share the experience. We have been bringing students …
The problem with revision
Re-vision Mid 16th century word meaning to ‘look again or repeatedly (at)’): from French réviser ‘look at’, or Latin revisere ‘look at again’, from re- ‘again’ + visere (intensive form …
the unconscious curriculum 