Niki Kaiser

Niki Kaiser is a chemistry teacher and network research lead at Notre Dame High School in Norwich. She is currently seconded to the Education Endowment Foundation as their science content specialist. In 2019, she won the Schools Education Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry for the incorporation and dissemination of research-informed teaching approaches.

She is a firm believer that research should always begin with the 'why', but she understands that the 'what' and 'how are also important, and is always keen to find accessible ways of putting research into practice.

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Ideas
5 practical ideas for using Johnstone’s triangle
2020-03-04T10:20:00
How to help your students link conceptual levels
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Confronting fears in the lab
2020-01-07T10:37:00
Practical work can scare pupils. Here’s how to overcome their worries
Ideas
Why the periodic table is a student’s best friend
2019-10-31T10:02:00
How to encourage your pupils to use it as a resource
Feature
Challenging misconceptions
2019-05-15T11:26:00
How to ensure concepts are fully understood
Opinion
Memorise the periodic table? No!
2019-05-03T11:32:00
Don’t teach the periodic table by rote
Ideas
Assessing students' understanding
2018-12-17T12:08:00
How to work out why they got the answer right
CPD
Elements and compounds
2018-09-03T09:07:00
Top tips for 11–14 chemistry lessons
Opinion
Building networks is vital for teachers
2018-05-11T14:16:00
How even an introvert can enjoy making new contacts
Opinion
How I tackled misconceptions
2017-07-28T14:55:00
Education research inspired me to improve my scheme of work for structure and bonding