Video by Terry Freedman — nothing to do with the exhibition, but I thought it looked science fictiony.
There’s a great science fiction exhibition on at the Science Museum in London at the moment — until 4 May 2023. Science |Fiction is a great medium for discussing technology…
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Read MoreEvidence-based education tends to be regarded in much the same way as Oscar Wilde viewed advice: useful for other people.
Read MoreThe idea of professional learning networks, or PLNs, has been around a long time. So what is there to say about them with regard to teachers’ professional development and wellbeing?
Read MoreBack in 1971, when computers in schools were barely conceivable, Seymour Papert and Cynthia Solomon produced a revolutionary paper. Reproduced in this book, their Twenty Things to Do with a Computer introduced teachers to the idea that programming could be used to engage children, release their creativity and still learn stuff.
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Given that the government has laid down what must be taught, periodically pontificates on the ‘best’ teaching methods, goes so far as to indicate a preference for particular resources and has appointed an external organisation to oversee quality control, can teaching be truly thought of as a profession?
Read MoreIt is a sad confirmation that the trope that education lacks any sort of collective memory is in fact well observed.
Read MoreHere is a very strange paradox. On the one hand, everyone agrees that a key ingredient for success in life is having great teachers. On the other, there’s a relentless narrative that education is somehow broken and that fixing it entails replacing teachers or transforming some or all of what they do.
Read MoreIt is easy to believe that ‘fake news’ is a modern phenomenon, brought about by social media and promulgated by politicians. Yet as the British Library’s event, ‘Breaking the News’ exhibition demonstrated, fake news – or that unforgettable phrase ‘alternative facts’ – have been features of news reporting for at least 500 years.
Read MoreI was underwhelmed by a book with lofty ambitions that delivers little more than a compendium of interesting lesson ideas.
Read MoreI reviewed this book for Teach Secondary magazine. I’ve included both the review I sent in, and the lightly edited version that was published in the magazine.
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One of the chief banes of my life as a head of computing in a comprehensive school was acquiring enough money to develop the subject and to improve the experience of using education technology for everyone across the school.
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I suspect that this book won’t be on the education secretary’s recommended reading list for schools.
Read MoreDispatches from the Chalkface is an important book because it provides a rare, inside look at the day-to-day reality of teaching in a classroom. Terry Freedman, the author, is a veteran teacher with over 30 years of experience, and in this book he shares his insights and wisdom gained from years of working with students.
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This book is as a timely addition to the debate around climate change.
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While the book is both detailed and enjoyable, it is not entirely convincing.
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Written mainly in the form of a diary, this is an account of how Colwell’s headship changed the culture of a community’s school.
Read MoreThis book differs from many of the books and articles I’ve read about memory because it delves into the physical changes that occur in different situations.
Read MoreDr Bousted makes a strong case for major reform of the parts of the education system in England that has a direct impact on teachers – and therefore on students.
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As the British Library’s event, ‘Breaking the News’ exhibition demonstrates, fake news has been a feature of news reporting for at least 500 years.
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