All Ideas articles – Page 8
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IdeasSlot sustainable energy into your teaching
Useful tips and activities to link UN sustainable development goal 7 to your lessons on energy, hydrogen, sustainability and esterification
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IdeasAdd sustainable management of water to your existing lessons
Quick and simple tips and activities to link UN sustainable development goal 6 to separation techniques, potable water and more
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IdeasHow to plan a brilliant lesson as a trainee teacher
Wondering how to write a lesson plan? Use this template to create logical lessons and improve learning outcomes
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IdeasUpgrade your exam technique: 6 ways to improve your assessment skills
Discover how to maximise your students’ chances of success in their exams
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IdeasMake effective use of the board
Writing on the whiteboard might be old school, but it’ll instantly improve your teaching
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IdeasStoichiometry and moles: how to explain it?
Use cooking as a fun, accessible introduction to why and how we use balanced equations
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Ideas3 ways to improve your explanations
From examples and non-examples to definitions, tips to communicate new ideas and concepts effectively
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IdeasPolish your exam knowledge to boost students’ grades: 6 ways to improve your assessment skills
Discover how getting to grips with the detail of exam specs will improve outcomes
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IdeasHow to choose the right practical simulation
Make sure you pick the right virtual practical for your students by asking yourself these 6 questions
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IdeasEffective questioning in organic chemistry
How to use conversation to help stuck students solve their own problems
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IdeasInterpretation and intervention skills: 6 ways to develop your assessment skills
Develop your questioning skills to help students successfully grasp concepts
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IdeasMistakes, errors and misconceptions: 6 ways to develop your assessment skills
Learn how to use your subject knowledge to avoid learning errors
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IdeasPractise purposeful practicals
Identify the reason you’re teaching a particular experiment to ensure students learn not just how to do it, but the concept and technique too
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IdeasThe fast guide to enquiry-based learning
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about EBL and how to incorporate it into your chemistry lessons
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Ideas3 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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IdeasNo 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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IdeasHow 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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Ideas4 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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IdeasWhere to start with teach-to-the-top differentiation
Don’t limit your students: try this approach and provide everyone the support they need to reach the top