Heathlands School - using Activexpression for maths
Friday, September 19th, 2008 Posted in Assessment and Learning, Creativity in the classroom, Expression, Liam O'Marah | Comments OffActivexpression was featured today on the BBC Breakfast programme in response to an Ofsted report that claimed 'many maths lessons are dull and routine' ...but not if you're a pupil at Heathlands School in West London! The school has been using ...
How do you balance every day teaching with testing?
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Activote, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Expression, Margaret Allen, Personalised Learning, Professional Development and Training, Theory Into Practice | Comments (4) »Teaching in a "SATS" year in the UK is always a challenge! The issue being how do you balance every day teaching needs with the continuous "eye" on that "week in May". The same issue exists elsewhere, such as ...
An easy and effective teaching method that raises standards
Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Activote, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Early Years and Primary, Expression, Further & Higher Education, Inspirational ideas and people, Mark Robinson, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice | Comments (5) »Dr. Eric Mazur, from Harvard has developed and refined the concept of Peer Instruction - a straightforward method for teaching classes interactively. The method has developed a large following, both nationally and internationally, and research indicates the very positive impact ...
Tasting the Soup. - Is this really formative assessment?
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in Activote, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Expression, Inspirational ideas and people, Lisa Dubernard, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning, Theory Into Practice | Comments (2) »A while back, I had read this quote from Paul Black (1998): "When the cook tastes the soup, that’s formative assessment; when the customer tastes the soup, that’s summative assessment.” That made sense to me then, but somehow I just can’t ...
