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Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education @enuteachered.bsky.social · 13d

Want to find out more about our PGDE programmes in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths & English? Want to find out what it's like to study to become a teacher at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social? Come and meet us on Thu 20 Nov at our Merchiston campus.
www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-u...

Postgraduate Events

Learn more about postgraduate study by attending a postgraduate event with Edinburgh Napier. Meet academics, student support teams and current students.

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Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education @enuteachered.bsky.social · Aug 25

The Curious Teacher Conference

Sat 04 Oct 2025

@edinburghnapier.bsky.social, Sighthill Campus

£50 (£35 for student teachers).

Registration/details: sway.cloud.microsoft/uiY35a9sitDV...

Keynotes: @nuthmani.bsky.social (Education is not neutral) and Kirsten Leask (Learning for Sustainability)

Curious Teacher Conference 2025

Curious about improving your pedagogy? Curious about aspects of inclusion? Curious about thriving in teaching? We have the conference for you!

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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · Aug 17

What should you expect as a new student teacher in Scotland?
@colinmcgill.bsky.social of @enuteachered.bsky.social offers some sound advice in @tesmagazine.bsky.social
(and subscribing to TES weekly is something I'd add to his advice!)
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

What should you expect as a new student teacher in Scotland?

With many students starting their teacher education journey in Scotland, Colin McGill offers some words of advice and says it’s an exciting time to join the profession

www.tes.com

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Colin McGill @colinmcgill.bsky.social · May 12

Last call for #MICER25

#ChemEdResearch
@cerg.bsky.social

Colin McGill @colinmcgill.bsky.social · Apr 28

The finalised programme for Methods in Chemistry Education Research #MICER25 at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social

micerportal.wordpress.com
#chemsky #chemedresearch

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Michael Seery @mkseery.bsky.social · Apr 29

Recording of @aud2526.bsky.social presentation "Signing to Know: Unlocking chemistry concepts" from symposium in her honour last week is now on @cerg.bsky.social YouTube channel. Thanks to Dr Helen Pain for her warm introduction to Audrey and the symposium youtu.be/9cWN4oD39kw

Dr Audrey Cameron: Teaching Deaf Children Chemistry

YouTube video by RSC Chemical Education Research Group

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Darren Leslie @dnleslie.bsky.social · Apr 29

The third episode of Talking Scottish Education is available now.

In it @stuartphysics.bsky.social & I speak with Carole Ford & Lindsay Paterson on the importance of a knowledge-based curriculum, the role of assessment, and the need for coherence in educational practices.

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Colin McGill @colinmcgill.bsky.social · Mar 26

📢The Curious Teacher Conference: a 1 day professional learning event to enhance knowledge, skills and wellbeing of school teachers.

Keynote speaker: @olliebray.bsky.social (update on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle).

The Curious Teacher Conference
Edinburgh Napier University (Sighthill Campus)
Saturday 07 June 2025
£35 (£18 for student teachers)
Lunch and great chat included

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Colin McGill @colinmcgill.bsky.social · Apr 4

#MICER25 update:

Prof. Paul Ashwin will be leading a workshop on the use of interview data and phenomenography.

MICER takes place at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social on Wednesday 21 May 2025.

Details at micerportal.wordpress.com

#ChemEd #ITeachChem #ChemEdResearch #ChemSky

Methods in Chemistry Education Research Portal

Post by @seerymk.

micerportal.wordpress.com

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Kate Jones @katejonesteach.bsky.social · Apr 2

I'm really looking forward to hosting a full day focusing on evidence informed and actionable feedback strategies for the classroom. This includes written, verbal, self & peer assessment, the use of technology & whole class feedback. More info & tickets events.bookitbee.com/lead-equate-...

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Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education @enuteachered.bsky.social · Apr 2

New books available at @enulibrary.bsky.social:
@strickomaster.bsky.social @katejonesteach.bsky.social @brucenextlevel.bsky.social @johncattedu.bsky.social

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Joao Sobral @teachersobral.bsky.social · Feb 25

Memory is the residue of thought: “one of the most useful questions when teaching or observing a lesson: who is thinking about what right now?”

Mark Enser @ensermark.bsky.social · Feb 3

*** NEW POST ***

We may have nodded along with the expression "memory is the residue of thought" but this powerful piece of advice should be at the forefront of our planning

www.tes.com/magazine/tea... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social

What I got wrong about my students’ learning

I created engaging and interesting lessons, writes Mark Enser, but I had lost sight of one crucial aspect of pedagogy

www.tes.com

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Colin McGill @colinmcgill.bsky.social · Feb 28

It's book launch day! Listen to myself and Jamie talking about The Essentials of Learning to Teach: Thriving as a new secondary teacher

open.spotify.com/episode/1Wcr...

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Colin McGill @colinmcgill.bsky.social · Feb 21

NEW EPISODE: Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast.

Myself and @kirstencolquhoun.bsky.social discuss "Cheat Codes for New Teachers"

open.spotify.com/episode/2QxI...

Cheat Codes for New Teachers

Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Colin McGill @colinmcgill.bsky.social · Feb 18

"So, instead of turning on the ‘bells and whistles’ of teaching when the material is complex, do the opposite. Streamline and simplify instruction."

Blake Harvard @blakeharvard.bsky.social · Feb 18

I was recently asked to consider one piece of advice I'd give to teachers. And, after thinking about it for a bit, I guess I'd suggest doing less, not more. More may be too much.

https://theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/02/18/less-is-more-more-is-too-much/

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Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education @enuteachered.bsky.social · Jan 23

Interested in secondary teaching? Want to show your passion for teaching Maths, English, Biology, Chemistry or Physics? Check out our webinar for more info about our PGDE programmes at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/Y3sVT9I...

PGDE Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (FT/PT) at Edinburgh Napier University

YouTube video by Edinburgh Napier University

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Dr Barry Black @barryblackne.bsky.social · Jan 17

“We’re producing less literate, less numerate people than society used to… What we expect by the end of primary school is weaker than what was expected in the past.”

A fascinating read from @NeilMackay speaking to Prof Lindsay Paterson.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2485038...

Scotland’s schools are accused of ‘harming pupils permanently’ with curriculum

Professor Lindsay Paterson talks to our Writer at Large about the decline and fall of the once great Scottish school

www.heraldscotland.com

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Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education @enuteachered.bsky.social · Jan 17

This morning, our PGDE Scientists got fantastic input from @roysocchem.bsky.social and @stuartphysics.bsky.social

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Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education @enuteachered.bsky.social · Dec 24

The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 24

Responsive Teaching: The challenge and necessity of checking in on every student by @teacherhead.bsky.social

teacherhead.com/2024/04/29/r...

Responsive Teaching: The challenge and necessity of checking in on every student.

The theme of so much of my recent blogging and discussions in schools has been the very real challenge of teaching everyone in a class effectively – simultaneously. I still don’t t…

teacherhead.com

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Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education @enuteachered.bsky.social · Dec 23

The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 23

You’re Already Harnessing the Science of Learning (You Just Don’t Know It) by @retrievelearn.bsky.social

www.edsurge.com/news/2018-07...

You’re Already Harnessing the Science of Learning (You Just Don’t Know It) - EdSurge News

Ten years ago, I read an article in the New York Times with dismay. It was about how clickers were all the rage in schools across the country. It ...

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Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education @enuteachered.bsky.social · Dec 22

The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 22

On building relationships by @drcastelino.bsky.social

drcastelino.wordpress.com/2024/11/30/o...

On building relationships

Recently, I heard a teacher say how good they were at building relationships in their classroom. They suggested that their subject (PE) meant they found it easier to do so and that as a result the …

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Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education @enuteachered.bsky.social · Dec 21

The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 21

Writing A Better Multiple-Choice Question: What Does Research Indicate? by @blakeharvard.bsky.social

theeffortfuleducator.com/2018/09/26/w...

Writing A Better Multiple-Choice Question: What Does Research Indicate? - The Effortful Educator

Writing A Better Multiple-Choice Question: What Does Research Indicate?

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Mark Enser @ensermark.bsky.social · Dec 19

I'd forgotten that I'd written this - I think it still holds up.

Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education @enuteachered.bsky.social · Dec 19

The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 19

Putting theory into practice by @ensermark.bsky.social

heathfieldteachshare.wordpress.com/2018/04/23/p...

Putting theory into practice

I love a good teaching and learning book, as anyone who has popped into my classroom or tried to find something on my desk can attest. I also really enjoy attending research conferences (I’m …

heathfieldteachshare.wordpress.com

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Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education @enuteachered.bsky.social · Dec 20

The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 20

Problem solving or explicit instruction: Which should go first when element interactivity is high? by @gregashman.bsky.social

gregashman.wordpress.com/2019/07/30/p...

Problem solving or explicit instruction: Which should go first when element interactivity is high?

I have had a paper that I have co-written with my PhD supervisors accepted for publication in Educational Psychology Review. Having studied the copyright statement, I am clear that I am able to pub…

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Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education @enuteachered.bsky.social · Dec 19

The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 19

Putting theory into practice by @ensermark.bsky.social

heathfieldteachshare.wordpress.com/2018/04/23/p...

Putting theory into practice

I love a good teaching and learning book, as anyone who has popped into my classroom or tried to find something on my desk can attest. I also really enjoy attending research conferences (I’m …

heathfieldteachshare.wordpress.com

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Edinburgh Napier University - Teacher Education @enuteachered.bsky.social · Dec 18

The #ENUTeacherEdAdventBlogPost Day 18

The power of “by” by @adamboxereducation.bsky.social

achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2021/04/27/t...

The power of “by”

Quick heads-up: this blog uses a lot of technical jargon that you may be unfamiliar with. The jargon springs from the work of Doug Lemov and Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, and if you wish to know more, the…

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