Mrs Creber
mrscreber.bsky.social
Mrs Creber
@mrscreber.bsky.social
Second in science- biology and physics based in North West
Best thing I’ve tried so far this term. I’ve named my glue!! Even year 11 love it!!!
September 9, 2024 at 5:53 PM
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Managing your pupils cognitive load, can avoid them becoming easily distracted. Check out these 7 strategies from research to help you in those first few weeks of term.

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September 7, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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I was thinking about examples and analogies we use in teaching and was reminded of this post I wrote a while ago:

drcastelino.wordpress.com/2022/11/02/c...

#EduBlogUK
Choose wisely
Miss K is introducing specialised cells to her mixed set Year 7 class. She is starting with the root hair cell. Before she explains where it is found and what it does, she notices the class looking bo...
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August 27, 2024 at 9:27 AM
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Just in case any biology teachers haven’t seen this: Biology Week Spelling Bee! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... any school (global) can take part, but prizes only for UK students. Ages 11-18. Please share! #SciTeachUK #Biolobee
Biology Week: National Spelling Bee 2024 Registration Page
This year, the Royal Society of Biology has provided grant funding to enable Jon Hale, Beaulieu Convent School, Wellington Road, St Helier, Jersey JE2 4RJ, to coordinate and run a Spelling Bee for Bio...
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August 15, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Such a fab visit to the museum today
August 21, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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New blog:

On rewards and praise. How do we create a system that builds the behaviours we want in our students?

Was supposed to be short, but instead I hope it's comprehensive and useful.

#EduSky #UKed #education #cogscisci

adam-robbins.com/2024/08/20/p...
Praise and rewards: How to get it right in schools
Praise is used in schools in a multitude of ways. The psychology of praise is fascinating and confounding. Often things we praise students for are poorly thought out and can have unintended consequenc...
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August 20, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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Excellent blog on reading a complex text (using a geography example) to exemplify a helpful disciplinary literacy approach by @jdurran.bsky.social

jamesdurran.blog/2024/08/19/d...
Disciplinary literacy: reading a challenging text in the classroom
This post unpacks a typical approach to reading a challenging text, in this case in a geography lesson. It also describes a number of practices associated with strong ‘adaptive teaching’. Reading chal...
jamesdurran.blog
August 20, 2024 at 2:39 PM