Christian Moore-Anderson
@cmooreanderson.bsky.social
Biology Teacher & Head of Bio (11–18)
📗Teaching Meaning (Forthcoming)
📘Difference Maker (🇬🇧 & 🇪🇸)
📙Biology Made Real (🇬🇧 & 🇪🇸)
Blog: rb.gy/dyi5a
#EnactiveCogSci #Cybernetics
📗Teaching Meaning (Forthcoming)
📘Difference Maker (🇬🇧 & 🇪🇸)
📙Biology Made Real (🇬🇧 & 🇪🇸)
Blog: rb.gy/dyi5a
#EnactiveCogSci #Cybernetics
I agree completely. I prefer thoughtful stuff, not "key takeaways!".
But I see it a bit like Covid. When people got used to not going outdoors, when Covid ended, they stayed in more.
I feel readers are ever more getting used to bullet points and take aways.
But I see it a bit like Covid. When people got used to not going outdoors, when Covid ended, they stayed in more.
I feel readers are ever more getting used to bullet points and take aways.
January 17, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I agree completely. I prefer thoughtful stuff, not "key takeaways!".
But I see it a bit like Covid. When people got used to not going outdoors, when Covid ended, they stayed in more.
I feel readers are ever more getting used to bullet points and take aways.
But I see it a bit like Covid. When people got used to not going outdoors, when Covid ended, they stayed in more.
I feel readers are ever more getting used to bullet points and take aways.
I reckon most of those posts are Gen AI.
January 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I reckon most of those posts are Gen AI.
That extra capacity, in my view, cam come from two places. Either massively reduce timetables. Or increase student capacity to act. E.g. the work of @rethinkingjames.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 6:09 PM
That extra capacity, in my view, cam come from two places. Either massively reduce timetables. Or increase student capacity to act. E.g. the work of @rethinkingjames.bsky.social
For me, it's a classic case of the law of requisite variety. Capacity must at least match the complexity. I have the capacity for whole class feedback and intricate feedback on KS5 coursework, but nothing more. No capacity for so much marking and so many lessons (23) plus family at home.
January 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
For me, it's a classic case of the law of requisite variety. Capacity must at least match the complexity. I have the capacity for whole class feedback and intricate feedback on KS5 coursework, but nothing more. No capacity for so much marking and so many lessons (23) plus family at home.
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Are people doing 'eduthreads' any more? Thought I'd give one a go. Some thoughts on the 'revolution' of whole-class feedback (and a cautionary tale).
#EduSky
#EduSky
January 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Are people doing 'eduthreads' any more? Thought I'd give one a go. Some thoughts on the 'revolution' of whole-class feedback (and a cautionary tale).
#EduSky
#EduSky
I have a routine of students writing inferences, answers to questions that they haven't been taught. I read them all and give whole class feedback. While I do give feedback on content, my focus has shifted towards an equal focus on metacontent. That way, something is always revisited and practised.
January 17, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I have a routine of students writing inferences, answers to questions that they haven't been taught. I read them all and give whole class feedback. While I do give feedback on content, my focus has shifted towards an equal focus on metacontent. That way, something is always revisited and practised.
Nice blog Paul. In my case I hardly give any written feedback. I simply dont have the time, so I'm still using while class feedback. At KS5, the IB coursework needs serious attention. I normally record videos that last over an hour.
January 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Nice blog Paul. In my case I hardly give any written feedback. I simply dont have the time, so I'm still using while class feedback. At KS5, the IB coursework needs serious attention. I normally record videos that last over an hour.
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Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
This week's top lessons:
● Year 7: Gaining or losing biomass
● Year 10: Alveoli and diffusion
● Year 11: Placenta and diffusion
● IB1: Population ecology
#SciTeachUK #iTeachBio #SciEd
● Year 7: Gaining or losing biomass
● Year 10: Alveoli and diffusion
● Year 11: Placenta and diffusion
● IB1: Population ecology
#SciTeachUK #iTeachBio #SciEd
January 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
This week's top lessons:
● Year 7: Gaining or losing biomass
● Year 10: Alveoli and diffusion
● Year 11: Placenta and diffusion
● IB1: Population ecology
#SciTeachUK #iTeachBio #SciEd
● Year 7: Gaining or losing biomass
● Year 10: Alveoli and diffusion
● Year 11: Placenta and diffusion
● IB1: Population ecology
#SciTeachUK #iTeachBio #SciEd
Enactivist principle: All knowing is doing, and all doing is knowing.
January 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Enactivist principle: All knowing is doing, and all doing is knowing.
Absolutely. And if anything, the modern times of misinformation have just highlighted Radical Constructivism as the explanation.
January 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Absolutely. And if anything, the modern times of misinformation have just highlighted Radical Constructivism as the explanation.
I guess they just search and see what is most frequently spoken about, and then give that more time. But teachers are the ones who know how much time kids tend to need.
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I guess they just search and see what is most frequently spoken about, and then give that more time. But teachers are the ones who know how much time kids tend to need.
Absolutely agree. If anything, planning is making meaning, something you must do to be able to teach well.
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Absolutely agree. If anything, planning is making meaning, something you must do to be able to teach well.
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Over the last few years, we've seen how much difference it makes when senior leaders and subject leaders have meaningful, informed conversations about the curriculum.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Over the last few years, we've seen how much difference it makes when senior leaders and subject leaders have meaningful, informed conversations about the curriculum.
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More than just artistic style, they really help the kids too
January 16, 2026 at 5:33 AM
More than just artistic style, they really help the kids too
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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I'm reassured to know that "poo is not me", even if right now I feel like shit...
Just started my Year 7 (lower secondary) biology curriculum. First lessons: Autopoiesis and biomass accumulation. Rather than a reductionist approach, which dives straight into the particulars, I begin with a sense of the whole organism.
#SciTeachUK #iTeachBio
#SciTeachUK #iTeachBio
January 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I'm reassured to know that "poo is not me", even if right now I feel like shit...
Just started my Year 7 (lower secondary) biology curriculum. First lessons: Autopoiesis and biomass accumulation. Rather than a reductionist approach, which dives straight into the particulars, I begin with a sense of the whole organism.
#SciTeachUK #iTeachBio
#SciTeachUK #iTeachBio
January 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Just started my Year 7 (lower secondary) biology curriculum. First lessons: Autopoiesis and biomass accumulation. Rather than a reductionist approach, which dives straight into the particulars, I begin with a sense of the whole organism.
#SciTeachUK #iTeachBio
#SciTeachUK #iTeachBio
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Gentleman on the scene who talked to this Dad said that he asked ICE officers if he could vacate his family and they said that's fine. He loaded up the car and as soon as he put it in drive, they lit the car up with flashbangs and tear gas. The 6mo old stopped breathing and EMS had to be sent in
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Gentleman on the scene who talked to this Dad said that he asked ICE officers if he could vacate his family and they said that's fine. He loaded up the car and as soon as he put it in drive, they lit the car up with flashbangs and tear gas. The 6mo old stopped breathing and EMS had to be sent in
With Wonyong Park and the ASE, we are running a survey on science teachers' use of research to inform teaching.
If you are a science teacher, please consider taking 10-15 minutes to complete the survey. Participants may opt into a prize draw.
southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If you are a science teacher, please consider taking 10-15 minutes to complete the survey. Participants may opt into a prize draw.
southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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Yesterday I saw a GCSE Eng Lit exam script. It was incoherent, repeating endlessly half-understood phrases (drawn from internet cribs?), ludicrous vocab shoe-horned in, no telling egs, unconvincing points on technique. It was given just off a 9. I'd have said a 4 at most. My colleagues agreed. 🧵
January 14, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Yesterday I saw a GCSE Eng Lit exam script. It was incoherent, repeating endlessly half-understood phrases (drawn from internet cribs?), ludicrous vocab shoe-horned in, no telling egs, unconvincing points on technique. It was given just off a 9. I'd have said a 4 at most. My colleagues agreed. 🧵
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It’s book release day! I’m back on social media! I feel slightly awkward about it because part of the book is about how social media transforms your motivations for communication!
But honestly writing a book is lonely, weird basement-work, and now I want to talk to people about this weird jank.
But honestly writing a book is lonely, weird basement-work, and now I want to talk to people about this weird jank.
January 13, 2026 at 4:09 PM
It’s book release day! I’m back on social media! I feel slightly awkward about it because part of the book is about how social media transforms your motivations for communication!
But honestly writing a book is lonely, weird basement-work, and now I want to talk to people about this weird jank.
But honestly writing a book is lonely, weird basement-work, and now I want to talk to people about this weird jank.
Yes, just read this. @bernardandrews.bsky.social and I have similar thoughts. Looking forward to hearing what he thinks of my book.
January 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Yes, just read this. @bernardandrews.bsky.social and I have similar thoughts. Looking forward to hearing what he thinks of my book.
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Starting to see that my best analogy for SA:V is:
CO₂ accumulation in a classroom depends on:
1. The number of open windows (SA),
2. The number of students in the room.
I can then vary:
With more people, do we need more open windows?
With infants instead of teenagers?
#iTeachBio #SciTeachUK
CO₂ accumulation in a classroom depends on:
1. The number of open windows (SA),
2. The number of students in the room.
I can then vary:
With more people, do we need more open windows?
With infants instead of teenagers?
#iTeachBio #SciTeachUK
January 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Starting to see that my best analogy for SA:V is:
CO₂ accumulation in a classroom depends on:
1. The number of open windows (SA),
2. The number of students in the room.
I can then vary:
With more people, do we need more open windows?
With infants instead of teenagers?
#iTeachBio #SciTeachUK
CO₂ accumulation in a classroom depends on:
1. The number of open windows (SA),
2. The number of students in the room.
I can then vary:
With more people, do we need more open windows?
With infants instead of teenagers?
#iTeachBio #SciTeachUK
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On why Engelmann's theory doesn't make sense and how it can be improved.
open.substack.com/pub/bernarda...
open.substack.com/pub/bernarda...
Faulty Communication: Engelmann’s critical misconception
Some thoughts on what's wrong with Engelmann's theory of instruction and how it can be improved.
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM
On why Engelmann's theory doesn't make sense and how it can be improved.
open.substack.com/pub/bernarda...
open.substack.com/pub/bernarda...