Blog of the week

9.6.14
Belmont Teach blog: Using cognitive science to inform curriculum design
http://belmontteach.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/using-cognitive-science-to-inform-curriculum-design/


26.5.14

Great and subtle article about our Assessment Systems:
The Assessment Uncertainty Principle

Definite food for thought there.

Some brilliant articles this week. Much thought-provoking material.
Start with this on motivation in the classroom:

Motivation and Emotion

And here you can learn more about Growth Mindset:
Growth Mindset: It's not magic

Finally, here is more food for thought on testing in class:
AfL: Have we been doing the right things for the wrong reasons?
http://www.learningspy.co.uk/assessment/afl-have-we-been-doing-the-right-things-for-the-wrong-reasons/




12.5.14

Many schools are grappling with new models in the 'Beyond National Curriculum Levels'. Some schools/departments have design some incredibly interesting systems. Why not take a look?

1. Starting with the English department, this school has set up a process that other departments can emulate:

http://belmontteach.wordpress.com/2014/04/29/the-spy-who-loved-us-part-1/

2. Daisy Christodoulou has helpfully listed links to some of the models being developed:

http://thewingtoheaven.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/replacing-national-curriculum-levels/

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