All Covid secure articles
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Opinion
Why you should use virtual labs
Digital technologies, online animations and virtual experiments have an important role to play in practical learning, argue teachers Euan Douglas and Ramrajiv Rajendram
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Ideas
3 ideas to make the most of an hour for practical work
Time in the lab is valuable. Try these three tried-and-tested ways to squeeze the most out of every precious minute of your practical lessons
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Ideas
No words necessary: the classroom hand signals you need to know
15 essential gestures to control students’ behaviour and save your voice when teaching from the front
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Ideas
How to make the most of practical videos
Use these four strategies to ensure successful learning – whether remote learning or in school
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Ideas
4 strategies to get students to follow hygiene rules in school
Why a positive approach helps students follow the rules: practical tips for encouraging your students to better follow mask and handwashing rules during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Ideas
Activities for developing key secondary school chemistry skills remotely
Ready-to-go ideas and resources for developing your students’ key skills while home learning, including interpreting graphs and writing about practicals
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Ideas
One simple way to provide quick and effective online feedback
Use objective-based marking to save time and engage students with online feedback
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Ideas
5 teaching technologies to improve socially-distanced learning
One teacher reveals which technologies have improved their teaching in 2020. Which do you use?
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Feature
Taking a blended learning approach to HE
Learn from lecturer Sara Kyne’s experiences of welcoming first-year chemistry students
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Ideas
Teaching from two metres
Try these strategies and tools for socially distanced classroom teaching
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Q&A
Classroom questions: advice for new teachers
Experts answer questions about planning, pandemics and practicals from trainee, newly qualified and early career teachers
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Opinion
Tackling practicals in a Covid-secure way
What will practical classes look like next year? One technician shares their thoughts
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Ideas
The fast guide to blended learning
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about teaching science with this approach
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Article
How to implement flipped learning in 2021
Flipped learning could save time and help close the attainment gap as education moves back to the classroom – here’s how to bring it into yours
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CPD
How to make effective use of pre-recorded lessons
Try this great approach for introducing new content and letting learners rewatch to their heart’s desire
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CPD
Taking a week-by-week approach to remote teaching
Help students manage their workload with weekly assignments and feedback
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Ideas
How to use a visualiser for successful lessons
From zooming in on chemical phenomena to explaining marking schemes, try these teacher-tested approaches
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CPD
Using investigations to engage your 11–14 students
Try this proven approach to remote teaching with your science classes
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Ideas
Use on-screen simulations to successfully boost data skills
Perfect for remote teaching, but they’ve a role in classroom settings too
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Ideas
Trainee teachers: how to learn to teach during lockdown
5 tips for continuing your ITT during the coronavirus crisis