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Not all revision techniques are equal. Some are very effective while others make little impact. One of the most effective revision methods is retrieval practice, also known as the testing effect.

Retrieval practice refers to any acti vity that forces you to generate an answer to a question to help students improve retention and recall (and subsequently exam performance). So, how can we put this into practice to ? . It has consistently been proven harness the testing effect

Past papers

Past papers are one of the most useful and accessible methods of retrieval practice. They are particularly useful as they are specific to the exams you will be taking, rather than just general test questions. By doing past papers - most of which are free online or available through your teacher - you can use retrieval practice with content that is directly relevant to your studies and exams.

Multiple choice tests

Multiple choice tests can be particularly useful if you are at an earlier stage of revision, as you don't need to know the answer instinctively; you just need to be able to recognise the correct answer from a set of options. This is still an effective method of retrieval practice as you are responding to a question, but you can select the right answer rather than create it from scratch. Multiple choice tests may be useful before you use past papers.

Essay answers

Essay answers may well be included in your past papers, but they are a useful method of retrieval practice independently too. This is because they require you to synthesise multiple pieces of information into fluent prose and likely perform some analysis, which will improve retention more than merely recalling isolated facts. Research has shown that the more you do with information, the more likely you are to recall it.

Answering a question aloud

Answering a spoken question is a useful form of retrieval practice as replying aloud makes you think about the information differently and make quick connections under pressure. Other research has found that reading things aloud is more beneficial than in silence, as it prompts a range of senses and actions.

Testing yourself with flashcards

Flashcards you've made yourself are great because all the questions are directly relevant to your exam rather than being generic questions about the topic. You know what you need to be tested on the most, so you can tailor the questions to your weak spots while using retrieval practice.

Having someone ask you questions

One of the most effective methods of learning is teaching others. This approach combines teaching others with answering questions, so is doubly effective for helping you learn. It also allows you to involve others in your learning, which is useful as having a supportive group around you is important for doing well at school. Answering questions from someone lets you discover how well you understand the material, as you'll need to explain it to them and they can ask follow-up questions to test your knowledge even further.

Final thought

Retrieval practice is one of the most effective ways to revise. By answering questions rather than merely reading or highlighting information, you're putting yourself in the best position possible to succeed and remember as much of your subjects as possible. Past papers, essays, multiple choice tests and flashcards are a great way of doing it.

For even more information on how to master study skills, we have a page all about The Best Ways to Revise. Here you can find loads more tips, links and research to help you succeed.

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School students around the world have gone on strike to demand action on climate change.

Organisers said more than a million people were expected to join the action in at least 110 countries on Friday.

They are calling on politicians and businesses to take urgent action to slow global warming.

The strikes are inspired by student Greta Thunberg, who has become a global figurehead since protesting outside Sweden's parliament in 2018.

Carrying a "school strike for climate change" sign, the then 15-year-old said she was refusing to attend classes until Swedish politicians took action.

The solo protest led to various movements across Europe, the US and Australia, known as Fridays for Future or School Strike for Climate.

The last co-ordinated international protest took place on 15 March, with an estimated 1.6 million students from 125 countries walking out of school.

The strike begins

The action on Friday began in Australia and New Zealand.

In Melbourne, 13-year-old Nina Pasqualini said she was joining the strike because she was worried about "weather disasters".

"Every time we have huge a bushfire here another animal might go extinct," she told Reuters news agency.

Australia just had its hottest summer on record and climate change is seen as the cause of the increasing frequency and severity of droughts, heat waves, floods and the melting of glaciers around the world.

In 2018, global carbon emissions hit a record high and UN-backed panel on climate change last October warned that to stabilise the climate, emissions will have to be slashed over the next 12 years.

Earlier this month, a UN report warned that one million animal and plant species were now threatened with extinction.

Sophie Hanford, a national organiser in New Zealand, said Friday's strike was "only the beginning".

The protesting students have vowed to continue boycotting classes on Fridays until their countries adhere to the 2015 Paris climate agreement, which aims to prevent global temperatures from rising 1.5C (2.7F) above pre-industrial levels.

A global movement

As countries around the world woke up, the action spread.

Strikes were held in Asian nations including India, Afghanistan Thailand and Japan.

In Europe - where the movement first gained traction - images of mass strikes were shared on social media.

"Inaction equals extinction" and "save the world not your money" read some of the placards on display.

In London, scores of protesters congregated outside parliament, chanting "climate change has got to go".

"Act now or burn later" and "change the system not the government" read some of the signs held up by participants, as they called for urgent action.

Student protesters want the government to reform the national curriculum to include more material on climate change.

Organisers said strikes had been organised in about 125 towns and cities across the UK.

An invitation to older generations

In an open letter published in Germany's Süddeutsche Zeitung on the eve of Friday's strike, Ms Thunberg and prominent German climate activist Luisa Neubauer, 22, called on older generations to join the action in September.

"This is a task for all humanity. We young people can contribute to a bigger fight, and that can make a big difference. But that only works if our action is understood as a call," they wrote.

"This is our invitation. On Friday, 20 September, we will start an action week for the climate with a worldwide strike. We ask you to join us... Join in the day with your neighbours, colleagues, friends and families to hear our voices and make this a turning point in history."

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The BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Luis von Ahn, co-founder and chief executive of language learning app Duolingo.

If anyone ever doubts the positive impact of immigration tell them about Luis von Ahn.

A 41-year-old from the Central American nation of Guatemala, he went to the US in 1996, aged 18, to do a maths degree at Duke University in North Carolina. After that he studied computer science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Luis went on to become a computer science professor, specialising in "human-based computation", which in very simple terms is how humans and computers can best work together to solve complicated tasks.

For his pioneering work in that field he was awarded the US's prestigious MacArthur Fellows Program award. This is colloquially known as the "genius grant", because you are said to have to be one to get it.

Luis then became a multimillionaire by his early 30s, after selling not one but two businesses to Google. The technology he sold to the search engine giant is still used by all of us, as will be explained later.

Fast forward to today, and Luis is the co-founder and boss of Pittsburgh-based Duolingo, the world's most popular language-learning app, which has more than 300 million users around the globe.

Soft-spoken and bespectacled, Luis modestly says that the much of his success is down to the fact that he was lucky enough to be taught English as a child. A native Spanish speaker, he says that his doctor mother insisted that he learned English from a very young age.

His middle class family then had enough money to send him to a private English language school in the capital Guatemala City.

Luis says this obviously put him in a very privileged position compared to most Guatemalans - almost half of the country's population live in poverty, according to the World Bank, with 9% in extreme poverty. Many have limited access to education.

The inspiration behind Duolingo was to create a language learning app that was free for people to use - be it in Guatemala, or around the world - so that they could gain the economic advantages that often come with being at least partially bilingual.

"I wanted to do something that would give equal access to education to everyone," says Luis. "And then I focused on languages because growing up in Guatemala I saw that everyone wants to learn English.

"And knowledge of English in a non-English speaking country can usually mean that your income potential is doubled. I mean, you literally make twice as much money if you know English. So that's kind of where the idea came from to have a free way to learn languages, and that was Duolingo."

Luis and co-founder Severin Hacker started work on the app in 2009. At the time Luis was a professor at Carnegie Mellon, and Severin was one of his students. Bringing on board linguistics and language retention experts, Duolingo launched in 2012, initially offering a handful of languages, including English, French and Spanish.

"When we launched I was lucky enough to be able to give a TED Talk that was watched by two million people, so that gave Duolingo a good initial base of users," says Luis. "But from then until 2019 our growth was solely due to positive word of mouth, we didn't do any advertising or marketing at all."

Today Duolingo offers more than 100 courses across 28 different languages. While the most popular languages are English, Spanish and French, you can study everything from Arabic to Ukrainian. Duolingo also has a special focus on promoting minority languages, with courses in Welsh, Navajo, Gaelic and Hawaiian.

Dr Sylvia Warnecke, a senior lecturer in languages at The Open University in Scotland, says that she was very pleased to see Duolingo work with leading Gaelic speakers to launch that course last year.

"Duolingo gets criticism from some that you cannot learn enough to be come proficient in a language... but it is a wonderful way of getting people started," she says.

"For lots of people learning a language is a slog, and they don't have the time to sign to sign up for formal classes on a weekly basis. Apps like Duolingo are a valuable alternative."

Duolingo now has annual revenues of $90m (£69m). Some $15m of this comes from the adverts included on the free, standard app, while $75m is from the 2% of users who pay for the advertisement-free premium version.

"If you use Duolingo heavily and you are relatively wealthy then you should pay us, that is my sense," says Luis. "But if you are in a developing country and don't have very much money, then the free version is for you. That's how I feel about it."

Now with 200 employees, Luis hopes that Duolingo can float on the stock market in 2021. He is said to have a substantial, but minority stake in the business, which already has some outside investors.

Going back in time, the two businesses Luis sold to Google were the ESP Game and Recaptcha.

ESP, which stands for Extra Sensory Perception, was an online game in which two people, who could not communicate with each other, had to pick words to describe a photograph. When they used the same word they each got a point, and were presented with another photo. Since 2006 Google has used this technology to improve its image search software.

Meanwhile, Recaptcha is the now widely used system whereby a Google-linked website asks you to type out words that are written in squiggly handwriting as a means of proving that you are not a so-called "bot" or malicious software. An estimated 200 million people have to do this every day, and Luis invented it. Recaptcha, which was solely owned by Luis, was bought by Google in 2009 for an undisclosed eight-figure sum.

What is little known is that the words you have to write out are not chosen at random. Instead they are words from old physical books that Google is digitising, and its software is struggling to decipher. So every time you do one of those security tests you are an unpaid Google worker. If, say, 10,000 people all agree on a certain spelling, then Google accepts that as correct.

Back at Duolingo, Luis says he is proud to be helping so many people learn a new language. "We are giving free language education to everyone," he says.

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In the past few years, there has been an explosion of podcasts aimed at teachers and school leaders. These podcasts offer the busy educator a way of continuing their own professional development in a format that is informal, flexible and engaging.
Whilst teaching blogs are one of them most popular forms of free CPD, teacher podcasts are becoming increasingly popular too as they engage in another way, are easy to find and cover a variety of topics from teaching strategies, to the cult of pedagogy and educational technology. If you have a thirst to drive your own CPD, you can always find an education podcast that covers it. And best of all, they're free.

Teacher podcasts don't have to be dull, boring and serious. The best podcasts out there are entertaining, engaging and funny! There will be ones that make you chuckle, laugh out loud and shine on the truth for teachers whilst providing high-quality CPD and valuing teacher wellbeing.

How we chose our list of the 15 best education podcasts

We've chosen a blend of practical tips rooted in the classroom with more theoretical pedagogical insights from thought leaders.

We encourage you to include educational podcasts like these in your teacher toolkit, alongside your favourite blogs for teachers. Just as you would with any valuable resource, feel free to share the list on social media or your CPD noticeboard in the staffroom.

You'll find a mix of primary and secondary here, but the few subject-specific podcasts we've included tend to have a maths focus just because that's where Third Space Learning's expertise lies.

To make this easier for you we've included here a free downloadable one pager of the list.

1. Thinking Deeply about Primary Education ('TDAPE')

Hosted by Primary Mathematics Specialist, Kieran Mackle, this excellent podcast covers a wide range of interesting themes, with a mixture of both regular and 'one-off' guests.

This podcast offers authentic perspectives from teachers and leaders in the field, covering a wide range of topics with an evidence-informed approach with regular new episodes and notable guests like Christopher Such and Neil Almond.

2. Mind the Gap: Making Education Work Across the Globe

Mind the Gap brings together the excellent minds of Emma Turner and Tom Sherrington - both educational authors with a wealth of experience in school leadership and teaching.

The focus of this podcast is on looking at evidence-informed approaches to closing the gap in education systems.

3. Teacher Hug Radio
See also from Third Space Learning: Series of articles inspired by Craig Barton's book How I wish I'd Taught Maths
Teacher Hug Radio is an online radio station for the education community, driven by inclusive values. You can listen to Teacher Hug live, or you can listen back to specific shows at a later date.

4. Mr Barton Maths podcast

Maths specialist Craig Barton is the man behind two different podcasts on our list. The first - 'Mr Barton Maths Podcast' - is where Craig interviews guests from the world of education who interest and inspire him.

Podcast guests include both leaders of Mathematics in schools, as well as pioneers of the Maths world such as Bruno Reddy, creator of Times Table Rockstars!

5. Tips for teachers - Craig Barton

With slightly shorter episodes than Craig's original podcast, 'Tips for Teachers' aims to 'supercharge your teaching', one idea at a time. In each episode, guests share five tips for any aspect of life as a teacher, including planning, assessment, talking to parents and more.

6. The Evidence-Based Education Podcast

The team at Evidence-Based Education discuss key issues in the field such as how the gaps between policy, research and practice can be bridged, and how good practice in all three areas can have a positive impact on pupil outcomes.

The podcast empathizes with teachers' workload challenges, conducting research to identify effective school approaches. With Prof Dr Stuart Kime, Jack Deverson, and Rob Coe on the team, the podcast shares experience on essential tools, great teaching elements, and effective teaching methods.

7. Teachers Talk Radio

Teachers Talk Radio, is a community radio station for teachers and educators. Having been a guest myself, I can attest to its unique blend of knowledge and lightheartedness. The station covers a wide range of trending topics, and even though the podcast episodes may not always be new, its relevance to the present is an advantage.

Teacher Talk Radio, led by founder Tom Rogers, is the UK's largest platform for educators, with an expanding international audience. With over 30 passionate volunteer teacher hosts like Maud Waret, Nathan Gynn, and Shaniqua Edwards-Hayde, this podcast stands out because over 80% of the hosts are actively teaching. They deep dive into practical insights and discuss current teaching issues, including fascinating topics like teaching in a prison.

8. The Edtech podcast

Headed up by Sophie Bailey, the mission of The Edtech Podcast is to improve the dialogue between 'ed' and 'tech' through storytelling, for better innovation and impact.

Led by Sophie Bailey and her team, including the insightful Karine and Rose, this podcast offers in-depth discussions on the issues surrounding educational technology (ed-tech) and its advancements over time, focusing on how it can better serve the teaching community. A notable episode explores the impact of Chat GPT on teachers and school leaders, examining whether it is beneficial or not.

9. Ted Talks Daily

We've all heard an inspirational Ted talk at some point or another. Every weekday, TED Talks Daily brings you the latest talks in audio format from inspirational thinkers and leaders across the globe (note: this is a subscription podcast).

Elise Hu hosts the daily talks and provides thought-provoking content on every subject imaginable - from AI to Zoology! Ted Talks from so many professionals and educators will inspire, challenge our thinking and get us thinking. There is a huge range of topics discussed and it can be uplifting for professional development and wellbeing.

10. PiXL Pearls

PiXL Pearls are short reflections on life and leadership in schools. They aim to inspire, encourage, motivate, and challenge listeners.

In its fourth series, this podcast offers insightful reflections on leadership. Hosted by Rachel Johnson, it serves as a source of encouragement, challenge, and motivation. In a recent episode, Rachel explores the concept of embracing change and shares strategies for creating lasting success in leadership, challenging the notion of maintaining the status quo.

11. Two Mr Ps in a Pod(Cast)

Run by brothers Lee and Adam Parkinson, this podcast is guaranteed to make you giggle. It features entertaining stories and hilarious anecdotes from teachers, guaranteeing laughter. Lee and Adam have created a fantastic podcast to unwind and alleviate worries and stress.

Filled with hilarious stories from teachers, the podcast's success has led to successful live tours and book publications. Its relatability to teachers makes it a must-listen, as you'll likely recall funny classroom moments while enjoying the content.

12. Naylor's Natter Podcast 'Just talking to Teachers'

Hosted by Phil Naylor, this podcast began as a platform for sharing his thoughts on evidence, research, and continuing professional development (CPD). Since its inception in early 2019, the podcast has grown significantly.

For avid readers of educational books, this podcast is a treasure. Phil frequently invites authors to share insights from their latest releases, expanding the podcast's scope. Despite its simple premise of "just talking to teachers", Phil has even written a book that reflects the valuable insights gathered from the podcast's episodes.

13. The NCETM Maths Podcast

A regular podcast from the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM), exploring areas of interest and debate in the teaching of maths and maths mastery across all school and college phases.

The rich and diverse episodes cover a range of topics, including supporting ECTs, using manipulatives, and teaching maths in special schools. If you aim to enhance mathematics in your school or classroom, this podcast also explores grants available for maths projects from SHINE, with practical examples of how schools have developed their mathematics programs.

Who it's for: teachers wanting to develop their subject/pedagogical knowledge.

Why it's worth listening to: the episodes are conveniently divided into key chapters, allowing listeners to focus on specific topics even when time is limited. Whether you're interested in exploring cross-curricular connections in mathematics, such as climate change, or improving differentiation in maths lessons, the podcast provides practical insights and teaching ideas.

Average episode length: 30 mins.

Find it here: https://open.spotify.com/show/0BiDEc68TQdidSdBjdHrvN.

Try this episode first: Debbie Morgan discusses differentiation.

14. Tes Podagogy

Produced by the editors and writers at the world-renowned TES, this podcast includes interviews with leading researchers, and discussions about the biggest issues facing education in respect of the cult of pedagogy that education leaders face today.

This podcast covers a wide range of topics, including behaviour management, revision strategies, and the concerning issue of teacher retention. The editors of TES Podagogy leave no stone unturned when it comes to discussing everything related to teaching: they interview leading researchers, sparking intense debates on major educational issues, such as ADHD in the classroom.

15. The SENDcast

The SENDcast is a weekly podcast focusing on Special Educational Needs hosted by Dale Pickles. An award-winning podcast it is the number 1 podcast for discussions around SEND.

This podcast provides a convenient and accessible way to gather advice and knowledge that can be easily incorporated into teachers' daily lives. It offers guidance to help teachers effectively meet the needs of diverse learners in their classrooms.

Bonus education podcast recommendations

If you're still thirsty for more, try these:

The Dynamic Deputies Podcast (author's own!)

Teaching Toolkit

Education on Fire

School Behaviour Secrets

Page to Practice

SEND in the experts with Georgina Durrant (Special Educational Needs Podcast‪)

Start listening to the best education podcasts for CPD

So that completes our list of the top teaching podcasts in the UK this year. We'll keep updating it as we discover new ones so let us know if we've missed any gems at hello@thirdspacelearning.com. And if you find yourself diving into a podcast hole or maybe even starting a new teacher podcast yourself, drop us a line!

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The 15 Best Education Podcasts Every UK Teacher Should Listen to in 2023

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Discover the best education podcasts for teachers: a curated list for primary and secondary teachers and leaders of the best free CPD, practical ideas, and thought provoking discussions.

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Three before Me!

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Oxford University Hub for stretching pupils and giving them background reading at A Level - useful!

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Oxford University Hub for stretching pupils and giving them background reading at A Level - useful!

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Welcome to Staircase12, an online hub of resources and information for students thinking about applying to top universities. You'll find plenty of ideas here for stretching yourself beyond the school syllabus.

If you want to learn a bit more about why exploring your subject beyond school is important, and see some top tips for going about it, take a look at our Explore Your Subject page.

Reading Bank

You may have been told you need to "read around the subject", but might not be sure where to start (or just think reading is really boring). If that's the case then our Reading Bank is for you. It's full of reviews by Univ students and some tutors too of books that they'd recommend to students considering applying to study their subject at uni.

Explore our book reviews for Humanities, Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences, Medical Sciences and Social Sciences or take a look at the full range of reviews on our Reading Bank.

Here are four of this month's favourites:

Resources Hub

Exploring your subject isn't just about reading. There are resources all over the internet to help you engage with your subject interest and stretch yourself beyond the school syllabus. Check out our Resource Hub of links for ideas of lectures, podcasts, online courses, articles, blogs and much more. Or explore our specific resources for Humanities, Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences, Medical Sciences or Social Sciences.

If you're stuck for where to start, here are some of our favourites from this month (each resource opens in a new window):

Staircase12 Book Box

Univ's Staircase12 Book Box project is designed to improve students' access to physical resources to help them explore their subject interests further. Find out more about it on our Book Box page.

Further Information

Do you have further questions about applying to Oxford or about exploring your subject beyond school? Do you have a suggestion for a resource that it would be useful for us to share on Staircase12? Then please get in touch - E: access@univ.ox.ac.uk.

Students: why not also explore our Courses at Univ pages or meet the tutors on our Academics A-Z pages. You may also want to take a look at Univ's Study Day programme for Year 12 students; yet another way you can explore your subject beyond school.

Teachers: check out the events and resources we have for you here.

Why not follow all of the latest news from Staircase12 on Twitter - or keep up with all things Univ on the College social media channels:

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Welcome to Staircase12, an online hub of resources and information for students thinking about applying to top universities....

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Computer Studies Showbie - good feedback and support for coursework!

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Computer Studies Showbie - good feedback and support for coursework!

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Showbie being used well in Computer Studies to manage coursework!

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Showbie being used well in Computer Studies to manage coursework!

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Lego Movie maker 
Good for active learning 
On school iPads! 

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Another good Form 4 example - visible learning! 

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Another good Form 4 example - visible learning! 

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geologists won the PowerPoint presentation in a national competition and this was part of the presentation at Geological Society

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Form 1 stop motion to explain population pyramids

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Form 1 stop motion to explain population pyramids

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Touchcast is a green screen app - telling the story will test deeper understanding 

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Form revision of weather depressions in Geography 

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Padlet is a simple app that uses a online “wall” to post resources, links, work etc to help extend pupils learning...It especially good for stretching our pupils and helping them read around your subject

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Padlet used to stretch a U6th Geography class

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Padlet used to stretch a U6th Geography class

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Adobe Spark - Pages and Video lets pupils make image rich presentations...

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Touchcast for weather forecasting - a difficult concept to learn - makes learning visible! 

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Showbie is the best app to help pupils and staff manage their work. It is especially good for managing coursework and longer term projects. It can also keep parents in the loop and keep them informed

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Showbie is vg for managing CW and assessment 

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Good example of a class discussion and higher level thinking in MIA

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Showbie makes feedback efficient and effective 

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MIA are using Showbie to manage coursework

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Using showbie in Technology to manage coursework... 

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Using showbie in Technology to manage coursework... 

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Using Socrative in Technology to test pupils...

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Using Socrative in Technology to test pupils...

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Revision time wheel — helps avoid procrastination!  10 mins at time then break..

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English Form 5. Key documents/syllabus/key notes...

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English Form 5. Key documents/syllabus/key notes...

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Padlet is now being used to support pupils on long term absence...

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Padlet is now being used to support pupils on long term absence...

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English Form 5 - Good example of the range that can be pushed to pupils

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English Form 5 - Good example of the range that can be pushed to pupils

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It will let you forward YouTube links and websites or podcasts..

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It will let you forward YouTube links and websites or podcasts..

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Good example of a Padlet in action - Politics Class

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Good example of a Padlet in action - Politics Class

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Showbie going well with Geology exam classes ...

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Geology- Showbie working well with Kp’s exam classes 

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