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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Jan 8

Spatial reasoning platform policy briefings
#education #learning

an infographic explaining what spatial reasoning is

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Jan 7

English children lag behind in geometry – parents can help them learn through play

The solution might lie in improving children’s spatial skills.

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · Dec 19

Most edtech sold to schools is not supported by evidence. Now, a new edtech evidence industry promises to address this gap to support schools. For our new article, we studied how "edtech brokers" make evidence and how they are becoming "edtech knowledge governors" doi.org/10.1080/1476...

Edtech brokers and evidence governance: knowledge intermediaries in the education technology market

New types of intermediary organisations are creating evidence to guide school practices and shape markets around education technologies. This article focuses on the practices through which edtech b...

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Dec 19

"The UK government is making a radical departure from its predecessor’s education policy, with plans for big changes in the national curriculum, home education and safeguarding, and the relationship between schools and local authorities." #education #ukedchat theconversation.com/how-the-chil...

How the children’s wellbeing and schools bill shifts power to local authorities

The bill includes a register of home-schooled children.

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · Nov 13

Primary needs to avoid copying secondary pedagogy and focus on combining the best of cognitive science with knowledge of a child’s age and stage, says @emmaturner75.bsky.social

www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Why we need research-informed teaching that's specific to primary

Primary teaching needs to heed the messaging from cognitive science that is so prevalent in secondary schools, but adapt it to fit more closely with age and stage, says Emma Turner

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Oct 21

Kick Start grants for schools looking to run science activities during British Science Week. Applications close 5th November www.britishscienceweek.org/grants/kick-... #STEM #edchat #education

Kick Start Grants, British Science Week

Kick Start Grants

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Oct 1

What role should these Generative AI tools for generating human-seeming text, images, and other media play in teaching and learning? www.raspberrypi.org/hello-world/... #education #generativeAI #teaching

Issue 25 | Hello World | Raspberry Pi Foundation

Generative AI

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Sep 25

Great selection of Maths resources from Early Years up mathsweek.scot/schools/lear... #education #mathematics #mathed

Maths at Work Compilation Packs - Maths Week Scotland

We have pulled together all the 'Maths at Work' related activities from our past Activity Packs, to make it easier for you to access this content which can be reused year after year. The compilation p...

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Aug 28

Start off the new school year with 5 teacher habits to build pupils' independent learning behaviours educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/eef-blo... #education #learning #edusky

EEF blog: Five teacher habits for a new school year | EEF

A useful starting point for schools seeking to develop powerful new teacher habits.

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Carl Hendrick @carlhendrick.substack.com · Aug 19

For any new teachers: Five Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Teaching carlhendrick.com/2017/05/06/f...

Five Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Teaching

1. Motivation doesn't always lead to achievement, but achievement often leads to motivation. While there is a strong correlation between self perception and achievement and we tend to think of it in t...

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Aug 19

Coventry Uni and the Education Endowment Foundation are developing a measure to test children's vocabulary and need your help.

This pilot will help to inform a new trial based on the impact that storybook activities have on developing language skills.
tinyurl.com/2asm54uv #education #earlyyears

an advert for a pilot scheme from the Education Endowment Project

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Dec 9

Drawing pictures is great for children’s development – here’s how parents can help. #parenting #edchat #education theconversation.com/drawing-pict...

Drawing pictures is great for children's development – here's how parents can help

Chat to your child while they draw, or learn about a new artistic style together.

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Aug 15

Issue 23 of the (free) Hello World Magazine looks at how computing is taught in over 20 countries across the globe www.raspberrypi.org//hello-world... #computing #education #teaching

Issue 23 | Hello World | Raspberry Pi Foundation

Global exchange

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Aug 13

Every mountain, building and tree shadow in the world simulated for any date and time shademap.app

Simulate sun shadows

Every mountain, building and tree shadow in the world simulated for any date and time

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Tom Oakley @mrtomoakley.bsky.social · Aug 13

A great website for all primary maths subject leaders. Highly recommended.

Thanks for sharing @berniewestacott.bsky.social

Bernie Westacott @berniewestacott.bsky.social · Aug 10

If you work in Early Years then this group of EY maths experts website may be of interest to you earlymaths.org

ECMG

Early Childhood Maths Group

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Aug 12

A great list or resources here for #ELC practitioners education.gov.scot/resources/a-... #education #earlyyears

A summary of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) resources

Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Jul 26

"..the concept of numbers is naturally connected to our perception of the surrounding world." #maths #learning bold.expert/how-do-young...

How do young children learn mathematics?

Making mathematics relevant to children’s lives helps them grasp key concepts

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Danny Nicholson (Science Fix book out now!!) @dannynic.bsky.social · May 31

New post on the Learning Resources UK blog: The PRIMM Approach to Coding www.learningresources.co.uk/blog/primm-a...

The PRIMM Approach to Coding

Edtech educator Danny Nicholson delves into the PRIMM approach to teaching programming in the classroom. He also offers practical ways for primary school teachers to use our coding robots.

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Jun 7

Jamie Jirout studies the development of curiosity in children, and how curiosity can improve learning. bold.expert/the-developm... #learning #teaching #classroom

The developmental scientist asking “what is curiosity?”

Jamie Jirout is reimagining schools as places of curiosity-driven learning

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Mar 18

The Hello World Podcast from the Raspberry Pi Foundation: Do kids still need to learn how to code? #edusky #education #computing www.raspberrypi.org/hello-world/...

Do kids still need to learn how to code? | S06E01 | Hello World podcast

Join us as we explore whether AI will replace the need for kids to develop their coding skills, or whether it will simply change what coding looks like in the future.

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Mar 10

www.edutopia.org/article/7-wa... Reducing cognitive load - research backed adjustments for learning environments and materials #edusky #education #learning

7 Ways to Support Executive Function in Your Classroom

How to design your classroom environment and materials to support a wide range of executive function skills, from managing distractions to boosting planning skills.

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Feb 13

How do children develop language and experiment with sounds? What toys help them develop? And, how do they explain their games? (requires BBC account - UK only) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Free Thinking - Childhood and play - BBC Sounds

The V&A has re-opened its museum of childhood as Young V&A plus how kids learn to speak.

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Danny Nicholson (Science Fix book out now!!) @dannynic.bsky.social · Feb 9

Support for Primary Science Leads. A comprehensive list of websites that offer science resources and support.

Read more www.sciencefix.co.uk/2023/06/supp...

#Ukteaching #edusky #science

Support for Primary Science Leads - Danny Nics Science Fix

Being a science lead is a big task. Here's a list of useful websites for any new or existing primary science leads to help you out!

www.sciencefix.co.uk

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Feb 7

www.tate.org.uk/kids/make/ar... Listen to 5 sounds and use one to insipre a drawing. Your challenge from Tate Kids is to draw a creature inspired by the sound you hear. #edusky #art #teaching

Draw a Sound Creature | Tate Kids

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Broader Visions Education @broadervisions.bsky.social · Feb 7

"As well as developing physical skills, PE teaches children intellectual skills, helps them navigate complex social situations, and nurtures their emotional development." theconversation.com/pe-can-do-mu... #PhysicalEducation #edusky

PE can do much more than keep children fit – but its many benefits are often overlooked

Exercise classes are made up of one-way instruction – but PE is collaborative and can teach all-round skills.

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