All Pedagogy articles – Page 2
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ResourceChemistry in Curriculum for Wales – planning support
Guidance, including a skills template and worked example, to support teachers with curriculum planning and progression within the Science and Technology Area of Learning and Expertise from Curriculum for Wales, progression step 4.
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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
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News4 tips for using testing to assist learning
Why giving students short quizzes after an exam improves their chemistry learning performance
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NewsThis is why you should teach metacognition explicitly
Research-based tips to ensure that metacognitive strategies become a life-long part of your students’ study skills
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Ideas5 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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OpinionTeaching creative chemistry
It’s not just the arts that are creative, chemistry is too. And it’s an essential element in its teaching
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FeatureHow to combat perfectionism in your students
Steer perfectionism in the classroom in positive ways
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FeatureUsing gestures in the classroom
Harness the power of hands to supercharge students’ retrieval and problem solving and assess their understanding
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NewsNew scaffolding method improves student argumentation
The key to a good argument is flowing SOLO
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ArticleHow 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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IdeasHow to flip learning successfully remotely
It’s the perfect approach for effective distance learning
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NewsResearch points the way to help teach Maxwell—Boltzmann distributions
How to avoid faulty knowledge application by students when teaching distributions of states
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IdeasHow to sequence and segment your teaching of ionic equations
Use this ionic compounds worksheet to sequence and segment your teaching effectively
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IdeasSecure students’ understanding of scientific vocabulary
Banish misconceptions and build a foundation of understanding for science terminology with the Frayer model template
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OpinionHow to sell your subject to your students
Why teachers should think of themselves as salespeople
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ResourceRedox titration using wine
Consider these questions and watch the video for ideas on how to use a redox titration to develop your students’ understanding of half-equations. Improving their theoretical and practical knowledge of a redox titration.
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ResourceSmart materials: lesson tips
Try these activities to help design your lessons on smart materials. Explore the topic using this simple demonstration of polymers and salt.
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ResourceTeach functional groups
To illustrate the differences in reactivity of isomeric alcohols, try using the iodoform demonstration in the video. Follow the discussion scenario in sequence for tips to help your students understand a difficult concept in carbon chemistry.