The Intellect Underground Newsletter by cpd training

5 Back to School Prompts That Aren't "What Did You Do This Summer?"

cpdtraining — 2024-07-30 13:41:18 UTC

Start building that community from day one!

cpdtraining — 2024-07-30 13:42:41 UTC

Student Self-assessment... is it possible?

cpdtraining — 2024-07-30 13:47:12 UTC

How Learning Happens

cpdtraining — 2024-07-30 14:14:04 UTC

Explore how educators can guide all students, regardless of their developmental starting points, to become productive and engaged learners.

cpdtraining — 2024-07-30 14:25:08 UTC

cpdtraining — 2024-07-30 14:28:33 UTC

Setting the Tone for the First Lesson of the Year

cpdtraining — 2024-07-30 14:34:58 UTC

This or That Questions for Elementary Students

cpdtraining — 2024-07-30 17:00:45 UTC

Disagreements can be civil

cpdtraining — 2024-07-30 17:02:31 UTC

Walking... your health matters

cpdtraining — 2024-07-30 17:06:48 UTC

EDITABLE BACK TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

cpdtraining — 2024-07-31 15:48:45 UTC

Glossary

cpdtraining — 2024-07-31 16:15:31 UTC

Don’t know a morpheme from a phoneme? Find out what these and other words mean in this glossary of commonly used terms related to reading, literacy, and reading instruction.

cpdtraining — 2024-07-31 16:42:15 UTC

STEM Resources and Ideas

cpdtraining — 2024-07-31 16:58:59 UTC

Virtual Manipulatives for Math

cpdtraining — 2024-07-31 17:01:17 UTC

cpdtraining — 2024-08-01 04:27:28 UTC

Is It Time To Return To Handwritten Notes?

cpdtraining — 2024-08-05 12:30:40 UTC

Students share why they think some peers miss a lot of school and what teachers can do to help

cpdtraining — 2024-08-05 12:42:02 UTC

Effective Alternatives to Round Robin Reading

cpdtraining — 2024-08-31 12:29:02 UTC

Printable Arithmogon Templates for Maths Teachers

cpdtraining — 2024-08-31 12:29:59 UTC

10 Powerful Community-Building Ideas

cpdtraining — 2024-08-31 12:31:10 UTC

The phonemic awareness discussion

cpdtraining — 2024-08-31 12:32:16 UTC

A Warm Demander Approach to School Leadership

cpdtraining — 2024-09-01 11:50:23 UTC

Creating a welcoming experience for students, setting high expectations, and celebrating success can transform school culture.

Digital Flashcard Maker

cpdtraining — 2024-09-01 12:10:09 UTC

GCSE Reflections…

cpdtraining — 2024-09-01 12:30:32 UTC

Here are some of my reflections on this year’s GCSE exams and our OCR GCSE Curriculum to reflect on some of the things that is enabling us to hopefully support our students to be successful in their exams.

5 Mini-Lessons to Improve Explanations in Writing

cpdtraining — 2024-09-01 13:03:42 UTC

20 Ways for Students to Use Padlet in the Classroom

cpdtraining — 2024-09-01 13:05:05 UTC

Why artificial intelligence won’t replace teachers

cpdtraining — 2024-09-01 13:07:14 UTC

Single Point Rubrics Changed My Teacher Life (Free Resource)

cpdtraining — 2024-09-01 13:10:49 UTC

Rubrics! The mere word can inspire both excitement and dread in my teacher heart. Excitement because the rubric will "once and for all" help my students understand the expectations for successfully demonstrating their learning. Dread...because, well...sometimes rubrics actually make grading harder for me (I have to decide...is it a 3 or a 4? Maybe a 3.5? Oh no...).

Empathy – How to meet parents halfway

cpdtraining — 2024-09-28 13:54:52 UTC

Somewhere between 75% and 85% of a child’s waking hours are spent outside of school. Therefore, engaging with parents, carers and guardians is integral to the success of a school as a central contributing factor in our school culture.

Using live marking to shorten the feedback loop

cpdtraining — 2024-09-29 06:18:40 UTC

Marking and feedback are part and parcel of teaching. The evidence shows the impact of high quality feedback. However, in both reflecting on my own practice and observing others, I think that most feedback processes used in schools are not that effective.

Elements of Critical Thinking

cpdtraining — 2024-09-29 06:25:28 UTC

cpdtraining — 2024-09-29 06:27:29 UTC

As teachers, we make so many decisions every day that when you stand back and look at what we are doing, it’s amazing to think that we do so much of this automatically.

Dyslexia Awareness Bulletin Board Kit

cpdtraining — 2024-09-29 06:28:36 UTC

The Dyslexia Awareness Bulletin Board Kit (printable PDF) includes facts and information about dyslexia that everyone should know.

cpdtraining — 2024-09-29 06:30:41 UTC

cpdtraining — 2024-09-29 06:43:24 UTC

Relationship mapping allows teachers to evaluate their connections with students to determine who needs more support.

Exceptional leaders: building teams, culture and lifelong learning

cpdtraining — 2024-09-29 06:48:36 UTC

Dr. Zach Groshell' Podcast on all things Direct/ Explicit Instruction

cpdtraining — 2024-09-29 07:14:50 UTC

Gratitude Activities for Your Classroom

cpdtraining — 2024-10-25 13:36:09 UTC

Feedback: Making it worth the Time

cpdtraining — 2024-10-25 13:40:49 UTC

Mark Miller looks at what the EEF’s feedback guidance has to say about efficient feedback

cpdtraining — 2024-11-01 07:00:18 UTC

6 Foundational Ways to Scaffold Student Learning

cpdtraining — 2024-11-01 07:01:37 UTC

Questioning That Deepens Comprehension

cpdtraining — 2024-11-01 07:05:22 UTC

Google Resource Roundup

cpdtraining — 2024-12-25 01:57:01 UTC

Becoming Better People

cpdtraining — 2024-12-25 03:08:47 UTC

Are your pupils more polite at the end of Year 7 compared to the start of Year 7? Do pupils in Year 8 work harder than pupils in Year 7 because their habits of working have improved over their time at school? Are your pupils in Year 11 better at taking responsibility for their actions than when they were in Year 10?

“Unsung Heroes” Webinar Series: Get to Know the MVPs of Reading Comprehension

cpdtraining — 2024-12-25 03:10:18 UTC

Podcasts hosted by Kristen McQuillan, StandardsWork Chief Program Officer, each episode of Unsung Heroes goes deep on a reading comprehension hero that is hidden in plain sight, with expert guests from inside and outside the classroom.

Technology & Innovation 2024/25

cpdtraining — 2025-01-03 12:24:20 UTC

Effects of Test Anxiety on Self-Testing and Learning Performance

cpdtraining — 2025-01-03 12:26:57 UTC

Super Tutor: AI to Support all Learners

cpdtraining — 2025-01-03 12:30:42 UTC

How reliable are AI detectors for academic text and should you use AI for writing?

cpdtraining — 2025-01-03 12:31:27 UTC

The myth of copying things down

cpdtraining — 2025-01-03 12:33:46 UTC

I might have taught it, but have they got it?

cpdtraining — 2025-01-03 12:36:54 UTC

Recorded Webinar - Google Gemini for Education

cpdtraining — 2025-01-03 12:39:44 UTC

10 AI-Resistant Practices for the Classroom

cpdtraining — 2025-01-03 12:43:07 UTC

Teaching Evidence-Based Writing Improves Reading

cpdtraining — 2025-01-03 12:49:21 UTC

If you're a primary teacher feeling overwhelmed by the demands of writing instruction, this episode is for you! Experts Karen Harris & Young-Suk Kim share exciting new research on how to teach writing effectively.

Growing great teachers with Chris Moyse

cpdtraining — 2025-01-03 12:56:49 UTC

81 Sponge Activities to Soak up 5-10 minutes of time throughout the day

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 16:13:19 UTC

20 AI “first steps” for teachers

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 16:14:01 UTC

Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools: 3 Types of Learning Needs

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 16:22:16 UTC

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 16:23:21 UTC

Rethinking Reading

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 16:29:01 UTC

Differentiating Comprehension from the Components of Reading

The Subject: Students and Their Learning

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 16:29:53 UTC

Are your biases getting in the way of engaging with education research?

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 16:42:25 UTC

Master Mathematics Teachers

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 16:43:12 UTC

Reading for pleasure – How to cultivate a passion for books

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 22:12:35 UTC

Is Classroom Discussion a Dying Art?

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 22:15:56 UTC

8 strategies for inspiring engagement among elementary math students

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 22:16:33 UTC

5 Tips to Improve Student Reading Comprehension In Middle School

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 22:21:45 UTC

The Case for Storytelling in History Curriculum

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 22:31:48 UTC

Why teachers shouldn’t ignore quiet children

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 22:32:29 UTC

Do We Want Our Students to Struggle?

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 22:37:27 UTC

Introducing The Direct Instruction Podcast

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 22:38:12 UTC

Demystifying Learning through Examples

cpdtraining — 2025-01-30 22:40:10 UTC

Teaching Complex Concepts with Confidence in Upper Elementary

cpdtraining — 2025-03-01 03:52:30 UTC

Just because they’re engaged, it doesn’t mean they’re learning

cpdtraining — 2025-03-01 03:53:55 UTC

Three Pillars of Vocabulary Teaching

cpdtraining — 2025-03-01 03:55:25 UTC

AI Prompts for Differentiation

cpdtraining — 2025-03-01 04:04:11 UTC

A Great Example of Retrieval Practice

cpdtraining — 2025-04-02 06:09:24 UTC

The 4 different types of feedback to give to your students

cpdtraining — 2025-04-02 06:12:15 UTC

The ‘Reading Gap’ between Primary and Secondary School

cpdtraining — 2025-04-02 06:12:45 UTC

Empowering Students with Effective Revision Techniques: A Guide for Educators

cpdtraining — 2025-04-02 06:24:41 UTC

Teach Primary - an online magazine

cpdtraining — 2025-04-02 06:26:32 UTC

Inference – Practical teaching strategies and ideas

cpdtraining — 2025-04-02 06:30:21 UTC

Children are making inferences all the time, so why is it such a struggle when analysing texts and the written word?

AI is coming - a guide for students (editable template)

cpdtraining — 2025-04-02 06:35:20 UTC

Librarians will love this website

cpdtraining — 2025-04-02 06:40:30 UTC

https://www.renaissance.com/

The right words for tough parent conversations or constructive feedback - just download

cpdtraining — 2025-04-02 06:41:26 UTC

What works according to Science

cpdtraining — 2025-05-02 02:53:34 UTC

Meaning and Relevant use of AI

cpdtraining — 2025-05-02 02:56:50 UTC

Integrating AI

cpdtraining — 2025-05-02 03:17:20 UTC

Collaborative Essay Brainstorming Activities

cpdtraining — 2025-05-02 03:17:52 UTC

Virtual Field Trips

cpdtraining — 2025-05-02 03:18:26 UTC

Explosion of Maths Resources (Middle and High School)

cpdtraining — 2025-05-02 03:19:15 UTC

Writing by Hand vs Typing

cpdtraining — 2025-05-02 03:20:02 UTC

This One Thing Heals Childhood Trauma

cpdtraining — 2025-05-02 03:24:56 UTC