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Category: Humanities

Knowledge checkers rather than knowledge organisers

On May 14, 2023 By Every day is a school dayIn AfL, Humanities, LiteracyLeave a comment

https://geoghod.com/2022/11/12/knowledge-checkers-lived-not-laminated/

Metacognition and history

On January 22, 2023 By Every day is a school dayIn Closing the Gap, HumanitiesLeave a comment

https://www.globalmetacognition.com/post/metacognitive-strategies-for-the-history-classroom

Using mini whiteboards

On May 7, 2022 By Every day is a school dayIn AfL, Closing the Gap, Differentiation, English, Humanities, Maths, MFL, ScienceLeave a comment

An Important Document on Cognitive Load Theory

On January 9, 2022 By Every day is a school dayIn AfL, Closing the Gap, Humanities, Marking and Feedback, ResearchLeave a comment

https://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/images/stories/PDF/Cognitive_load_theory_practice_guide_AA.pdf

List of things geography here

On January 7, 2022 By Every day is a school dayIn AfL, HumanitiesLeave a comment

https://www.benranson.uk/

Extended writing task ideas

On December 22, 2021 By Every day is a school dayIn English, Humanities, LiteracyLeave a comment

https://the-writing-game.com/

Creating a persona entering the profession – one for trainees and NQTs

On March 17, 2021 By Every day is a school dayIn HumanitiesLeave a comment

Creation not Emulation: Developing teacher persona

The joys of storytelling

On January 22, 2021 By Every day is a school dayIn Closing the Gap, HumanitiesLeave a comment

One of the oldest tricks in the education book still works: storytelling (btw, great research-design)

A treasure trove of history resources

On August 31, 2020 By Every day is a school dayIn AfL, Closing the Gap, HumanitiesLeave a comment

History How To

Bar Graph Timelines

On August 31, 2020 By Every day is a school dayIn HumanitiesLeave a comment

Nice idea to help with chronology https://mrwmhistory.wordpress.com/2019/09/29/bar-graph-timelines/

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