Dan Parker
@djp74.bsky.social
A physics teacher recently resigned from being head of department. Looking forward to concentrating on teaching again.
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If the waves set of teaching ideas makes you want more of the same then a reminder that this is the forces and motion set that I shared in January.
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Here is my collection of nearly 200 Forces and Motion teaching ideas. Introduction video attached and link so you can browse through the ideas which are organised by subtopic. I hope you like it.
www.teachphysics.org/home/forces-...
Special thanks to @ogdentrust.bsky.social for their support
www.teachphysics.org/home/forces-...
Special thanks to @ogdentrust.bsky.social for their support
June 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
If the waves set of teaching ideas makes you want more of the same then a reminder that this is the forces and motion set that I shared in January.
#ITeachPhysics
#SciTeachUK
#ITeachPhysics
#SciTeachUK
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*NEW POST* The first in a series of posts on how to move away from strategies and activities to applying the science of learning in a more effective way. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/bright-lin...
June 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
*NEW POST* The first in a series of posts on how to move away from strategies and activities to applying the science of learning in a more effective way. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/bright-lin...
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What the BLOOM-AI Framework Gets Wrong About How Learning Happens carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-bloom-...
The "BLOOM-AI" Framework Represents Everything We're Getting Wrong About AI and learning
The folly of making machines think like humans rather than letting them do what humans cannot.
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June 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
What the BLOOM-AI Framework Gets Wrong About How Learning Happens carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-bloom-...
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Nice blog. FLMOP is like a magic trick for better behaviour, and I like the concreteness of the scenarios and strategies presented here. Check it out, and thank you Mason for writing!
**NEW POST** Means of Participation: Low Effort, High Impact. References the great work of @adamboxereducation.bsky.social @priteshraichura.bsky.social and @douglemov.bsky.social selectiveblogging.wordpress.com/2025/05/20/m...
Means of Participation: Low Effort – High Impact
One of the biggest perks of being an instructional coach is getting to visit so many lessons. I get to work with so many amazing teachers, it’s a genuine pleasure to see so much great practice! Aft…
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May 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Nice blog. FLMOP is like a magic trick for better behaviour, and I like the concreteness of the scenarios and strategies presented here. Check it out, and thank you Mason for writing!
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How to teach sentence writing in science to develop deeper understanding. A new post readingforlearning.org/2025/04/15/b...
Build better sentences in science writing
How can we ensure students understand complex scientific ideas, beyond just recalling facts? Developing their ability to write clear, precise sentences about science is a powerful, often overlooked…
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April 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
How to teach sentence writing in science to develop deeper understanding. A new post readingforlearning.org/2025/04/15/b...
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🌟Blog time 🌟 inspired by Pritesh Raichura on “checks for listening” 👂
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#teaching #pedagogy #education
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#teaching #pedagogy #education
Are they listening?: why checks for listening changed my classroom!
Inspired by Pritesh Raichura and the brilliant blog, Bunsen Blue Every now and then, you stumble across a teaching idea that quietly but profoundly changes how you teach. For me, that moment came w…
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April 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🌟Blog time 🌟 inspired by Pritesh Raichura on “checks for listening” 👂
blissful-dwalley1.wordpress.com/2025/04/06/a...
#teaching #pedagogy #education
blissful-dwalley1.wordpress.com/2025/04/06/a...
#teaching #pedagogy #education
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The section from over 500 science teachers' joint submission to the curriculum review referring to coursework:
March 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The section from over 500 science teachers' joint submission to the curriculum review referring to coursework:
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There’s someone who gives good advice re the UK Teachers Pension. I’ve got a relative who urgently needs advice. Can Bluesky do their thing?
March 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
There’s someone who gives good advice re the UK Teachers Pension. I’ve got a relative who urgently needs advice. Can Bluesky do their thing?
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Works through wordplay.
Sprays coffee out of nose.
LOL.
Minute Cryptic - 16 February 2025
"Venn's first borderless diagram used to solve hard problems?" (6)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
I scored: 2 under par
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
Sprays coffee out of nose.
LOL.
Minute Cryptic - 16 February 2025
"Venn's first borderless diagram used to solve hard problems?" (6)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
I scored: 2 under par
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
Minute Cryptic
Solve a clue with a hidden meaning
www.minutecryptic.com
February 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Works through wordplay.
Sprays coffee out of nose.
LOL.
Minute Cryptic - 16 February 2025
"Venn's first borderless diagram used to solve hard problems?" (6)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
I scored: 2 under par
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
Sprays coffee out of nose.
LOL.
Minute Cryptic - 16 February 2025
"Venn's first borderless diagram used to solve hard problems?" (6)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
I scored: 2 under par
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
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The spikes you see coming out of stars in telescopic images mostly arise from the diffraction of light as it flows past the support arms that hold the secondary mirror in place. Diffraction is well understood, so which kind of support arms leads to which pattern is predictable. (I made this pic)
February 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The spikes you see coming out of stars in telescopic images mostly arise from the diffraction of light as it flows past the support arms that hold the secondary mirror in place. Diffraction is well understood, so which kind of support arms leads to which pattern is predictable. (I made this pic)
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Detached head refraction illusion
YouTube video by Physics with Simon Poliakoff
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November 30, 2024 at 6:17 AM
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🍎 New folks to #ITeachPhysics: you may find these interactives and other resources useful!
Link: afreeparticle.com
Link: afreeparticle.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:23 PM
🍎 New folks to #ITeachPhysics: you may find these interactives and other resources useful!
Link: afreeparticle.com
Link: afreeparticle.com
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CALLING ALL SCIENCE TEACHERS
The government has recently launched a Curriculum and Assessment Review. It is crucial that our voices are heard. I have written a submission below, and you are welcome to be a co-signatory!
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/09/30/c...
The government has recently launched a Curriculum and Assessment Review. It is crucial that our voices are heard. I have written a submission below, and you are welcome to be a co-signatory!
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/09/30/c...
Calling all science teachers: a submission to the Curriculum and Assessment Review
The Department for Education has recently launched a curriculum review chaired by Becky Francis. They are calling for evidence, and in the space below I have written a submission. If you are a sci…
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk
September 30, 2024 at 6:05 PM
CALLING ALL SCIENCE TEACHERS
The government has recently launched a Curriculum and Assessment Review. It is crucial that our voices are heard. I have written a submission below, and you are welcome to be a co-signatory!
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/09/30/c...
The government has recently launched a Curriculum and Assessment Review. It is crucial that our voices are heard. I have written a submission below, and you are welcome to be a co-signatory!
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2024/09/30/c...
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Every year on the first Inset, Chris Fairbairn (my boss) gives the same talk about maintaining high expectations of all students. "High expectations" can't just be a slogan, it actually needs to mean something. Here's a blog with an example:
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2022/10/30/s...
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2022/10/30/s...
Set high expectations by
Adam is in his PGCE year and is working on his portfolio of evidence to meet the teachers' standards. His mentor tells him that he does not yet have enough evidence to meet standard 1: Adam isn't quit...
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk
September 1, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Every year on the first Inset, Chris Fairbairn (my boss) gives the same talk about maintaining high expectations of all students. "High expectations" can't just be a slogan, it actually needs to mean something. Here's a blog with an example:
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2022/10/30/s...
achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2022/10/30/s...