A task can look finished without showing much learning. I have a personal issue with map colouring tasks. The maps themselves aren’t the problem. But if the task only asks children to colour them i...

Image drawn by Karl McGrath in ProCreate It has been a while since I have written a blog post; however, I have been thinking about and talking about how teachers interact with AI over the last two …

A Morrisonian approach to creating beautiful learning materials

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Why triangulation, not recording, offers a clearer picture of learning I have been asked questions and having discussion about assessment a lot over the last month, and interestingly we have been f…

Why triangulation, not recording, offers a clearer picture of learning I have been asked questions and having discussion about assessment a lot over the last month, and interestingly we have been f…

Why triangulation, not recording, offers a clearer picture of learning I have been asked questions and having discussion about assessment a lot over the last month, and interestingly we have been fortunate enough to have Clare Sealy provide us with some really interesting CPD that has helped me articulate the concept of assessment with much greater clarity over the past few weeks.

The Mind the Engagement Gap report by ImpactEd (linked above 👆) has been circulating this week; however, one graph is being shared and a narrative is being written; one that I think lacks nuance. I…

I get asked the same question quite regularly: “Would you be willing to share your slides for this lesson?” It’s a fair question, particularly when I’m already very happy to share tasks, and I comp…

I get asked the same question quite regularly: “Would you be willing to share your slides for this lesson?” It’s a fair question, particularly when I’m already very happy to share tasks, and I completely understand the reasons behind it. We are all busy, and it’s natural to want a shortcut that saves planning time. Like I said, people will think, if I’ve already shared a task, why not the slides that go with it?