An interesting experiment was carried out a few years ago in the USA. A school sent out postcards to parents simply asking them to improve their child’s attendance.
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I believe that anyone visiting a website for suggestions or information has the right to know that the news and views are offered in good faith.
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Warning, sudden drop, by Terry Freedman
Covid19 Catch-up: some useful links
The Department for Education has announced funding to help pupils catch up over the summer break. Here are some links and commentary.
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My Other Blog, by Terry Freedman
Meanwhile, on my other blog, w/b 15 June 2020
Some teachers are also writers. If you fall into that category, you may enjoy these articles on my writing blog.
Read MoreReport on DfE Communication Skills: Could Do Better
Why the documentation from the Department for Education is dreadful — and what they could do about it.
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Idea! by Terry Freedman
Working with schools during lockdown
Although visiting schools is unlikely to be possible in the foreseeable future (even if schools were to reopen completely), you can still help them out. Here are 7 ways you might do so.
Read MoreHow to see the trend in students' grades at a glance
Updated! Here’s a little-known function in Google Sheets which gives you an in-cell graph. Handy for displaying trends in students' grades at a glance.
Read MoreHow ed tech companies can enhance their free offers to schools
When lots of companies are giving stuff away, what can you do to make yours stand out?
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An unintended consequence of driverless cars
Will the advent of fully autonomous cars herald the end of the road movie? Is that another way in which technology could affect culture?
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Blogger, by Terry Freedman
Blogging taster course
A forthcoming course should help you decide whether or not blogging is for you.
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Lesson plan, by Terry Freedman
Online preparation checklist for teachers
In case you’ve recently been asked to run a course online, here’s a quick 10-point checklist to help you prepare for your first online teaching session.
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Checklist, by Terry Freedman
Online preparation checklist for students
If you haven’t taught a particular group online before now, you may find it useful to send out this guide to the students. It’s not a detailed guide to any particular software, just some good practice tips.
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Tick box, by Terry Freedman
How teachers can use the tick box in Google Sheets
Google sheets has a tick box feature. Here are some ways you can make use of it.
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Humble brag, by Terry Freedman
Is it possible to boast without appearing to boast, in a blog post?
How to boast without boasting?
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Something ain't right, by Terry Freedman
(Bad) management
If you head up a department in a school, or hold a similar post, here are some examples of how not to manage people.
Read MoreBook review: Talk Triggers
Talk Triggers is a word-of-mouth marketing guide with a difference: lots of examples of success stories, but also a logical analysis of why they worked.
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Online timer, by Terry Freedman
Micromanagement? No thanks!
If you’re tempted to cross every ‘t’ and dot every ‘i’ during this pandemic, my suggestion is: don’t!
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HEMS, by Terry Freedman
Set trivial assignments for students of Computing stuck at home
Why set students real-world, life-changing, humanity-saving problems when trivial challenges are likely to prove equally, if not more, useful?
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blank screen, by Terry Freedman
Problems in the edtech classroom #5: Where's my website?!
In 2006 my website went down right in the middle of a lesson. Here’s what I wrote about it at the time.
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Terry reflecting, by E Freedman
Reflections from a teacher training course 2
I believe in simple instructions. Here are the instructions I gave to a new cohort of teacher trainees, plus a short commentary on what went right — and what didn’t.
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