Ferris
@ferriser.bsky.social
Science teacher, outdoor enthusiast, unhealthy interest in politics and education policy. Likes dogs, fears centipedes.
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Just one week to go! Last webinar of the year, all about mini-whiteboards
✅Why
✅How
✅Routines
Tips & tricks for newcomers and old hands alike!
Please share if you can, MWBs are the best 💪💪🙏🙏
www.eventbrite.com/e/1005181433...
✅Why
✅How
✅Routines
Tips & tricks for newcomers and old hands alike!
Please share if you can, MWBs are the best 💪💪🙏🙏
www.eventbrite.com/e/1005181433...
The Amazing Mini-Whiteboard and how to use it
In this live webinar, Adam will look at the whys and hows of mini-whiteboards: the greatest classroom tool ever invented
www.eventbrite.com
June 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Just one week to go! Last webinar of the year, all about mini-whiteboards
✅Why
✅How
✅Routines
Tips & tricks for newcomers and old hands alike!
Please share if you can, MWBs are the best 💪💪🙏🙏
www.eventbrite.com/e/1005181433...
✅Why
✅How
✅Routines
Tips & tricks for newcomers and old hands alike!
Please share if you can, MWBs are the best 💪💪🙏🙏
www.eventbrite.com/e/1005181433...
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Really cool initiative from CogSciSci to try and showcase some of the talks tomorrow - tune in!
open.spotify.com/episode/7Dg4...
open.spotify.com/episode/7Dg4...
CogSciSci Surrey 2025 - Speaker interviews: Episode 1
PodSciSci · Episode
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May 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Really cool initiative from CogSciSci to try and showcase some of the talks tomorrow - tune in!
open.spotify.com/episode/7Dg4...
open.spotify.com/episode/7Dg4...
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NEW EPISODE We are joined once again by
@heymrshallahan.bsky.social to look at maternity and shared parental leave, as well as differences between the US and UK ed systems.
We also pay tribute to the wonderful Dawn Cox, who we miss deeply 😢
open.spotify.com/episode/2Q5V...
@heymrshallahan.bsky.social to look at maternity and shared parental leave, as well as differences between the US and UK ed systems.
We also pay tribute to the wonderful Dawn Cox, who we miss deeply 😢
open.spotify.com/episode/2Q5V...
How does the teacher experience compare between the UK and US, and more with Grainne Hallahan from Teacher Tapp
They Behave For Me · Episode
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April 25, 2025 at 6:09 AM
NEW EPISODE We are joined once again by
@heymrshallahan.bsky.social to look at maternity and shared parental leave, as well as differences between the US and UK ed systems.
We also pay tribute to the wonderful Dawn Cox, who we miss deeply 😢
open.spotify.com/episode/2Q5V...
@heymrshallahan.bsky.social to look at maternity and shared parental leave, as well as differences between the US and UK ed systems.
We also pay tribute to the wonderful Dawn Cox, who we miss deeply 😢
open.spotify.com/episode/2Q5V...
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It's been a while since I posted this cogsci reading list - we're up to 61... please let me know any I have missed!
Excel and Google sheets version here: tinyurl.com/4ev96u7d
#cogscisci
#edusky
Excel and Google sheets version here: tinyurl.com/4ev96u7d
#cogscisci
#edusky
February 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It's been a while since I posted this cogsci reading list - we're up to 61... please let me know any I have missed!
Excel and Google sheets version here: tinyurl.com/4ev96u7d
#cogscisci
#edusky
Excel and Google sheets version here: tinyurl.com/4ev96u7d
#cogscisci
#edusky
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Why don't schools change? Why don't schools improve? Why does it seem so hard to make it stick?
@rethinkingjames.bsky.social joins me and @amymayforrester.bsky.social this week to discuss all things school improvement and implementation.
Tune in and share!
open.spotify.com/episode/2gSa...
@rethinkingjames.bsky.social joins me and @amymayforrester.bsky.social this week to discuss all things school improvement and implementation.
Tune in and share!
open.spotify.com/episode/2gSa...
Why don't schools improve? With Dr James Mannion
They Behave For Me · Episode
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February 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Why don't schools change? Why don't schools improve? Why does it seem so hard to make it stick?
@rethinkingjames.bsky.social joins me and @amymayforrester.bsky.social this week to discuss all things school improvement and implementation.
Tune in and share!
open.spotify.com/episode/2gSa...
@rethinkingjames.bsky.social joins me and @amymayforrester.bsky.social this week to discuss all things school improvement and implementation.
Tune in and share!
open.spotify.com/episode/2gSa...
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Sunday? Going for a run? Doing some housework or DIY? Chauffeuring kids around?
Get this bad boy in your ears, you won't regret it!
Get this bad boy in your ears, you won't regret it!
A child calls out in class and you don't challenge them. Whose *fault* is it when they then do it again?
Tune in and share!
open.spotify.com/episode/5gIw...
Tune in and share!
open.spotify.com/episode/5gIw...
Is bad behaviour my fault, and how to recruit and be recruited
They Behave For Me · Episode
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February 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Sunday? Going for a run? Doing some housework or DIY? Chauffeuring kids around?
Get this bad boy in your ears, you won't regret it!
Get this bad boy in your ears, you won't regret it!
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Alright squad, tonight's question:
What's the thing you've seen this year that you thought "wow that's a great idea I'm going to do that" and then done it? Could be within your school, or something you saw online or whatever. Anything goes, T&L, behaviour, curriculum, leadership etc
What's the thing you've seen this year that you thought "wow that's a great idea I'm going to do that" and then done it? Could be within your school, or something you saw online or whatever. Anything goes, T&L, behaviour, curriculum, leadership etc
January 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Alright squad, tonight's question:
What's the thing you've seen this year that you thought "wow that's a great idea I'm going to do that" and then done it? Could be within your school, or something you saw online or whatever. Anything goes, T&L, behaviour, curriculum, leadership etc
What's the thing you've seen this year that you thought "wow that's a great idea I'm going to do that" and then done it? Could be within your school, or something you saw online or whatever. Anything goes, T&L, behaviour, curriculum, leadership etc
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Got your Saturday night listen right here! It's a cracker
NEW EPISODE
Ofsted
Fun lessons politics
Fentanyl
New years resolutions
MORE
Please share 🙏
open.spotify.com/episode/1SQa...
Ofsted
Fun lessons politics
Fentanyl
New years resolutions
MORE
Please share 🙏
open.spotify.com/episode/1SQa...
What's your teaching new year's resolution and should your lessons be fun?
They Behave For Me · Episode
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January 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Got your Saturday night listen right here! It's a cracker
YARR!
No longer a fan of rubrics... I think you have to be an expert to know where you are on one.
Proof you can make a rubric from anything (and it came from X but cant' remember who - let me know).
Proof you can make a rubric from anything (and it came from X but cant' remember who - let me know).
January 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
YARR!
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one major improvement i've seen in the world over the course of my lifetime is the emergence of lightly-salted sweets. i just swung by a bakery to pick up a chocolate chip cookie and it had the slightest flaking of kosher salt on it. that shit went crazy. i think we're doing great in that department
December 30, 2024 at 7:39 PM
one major improvement i've seen in the world over the course of my lifetime is the emergence of lightly-salted sweets. i just swung by a bakery to pick up a chocolate chip cookie and it had the slightest flaking of kosher salt on it. that shit went crazy. i think we're doing great in that department
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Super interesting.
The answer is 'yes, with a 2:1, if it weren't for labs etc.'
Time tor rethink assessment?
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#iteachphysics
#sciteachUK
#edusky
The answer is 'yes, with a 2:1, if it weren't for labs etc.'
Time tor rethink assessment?
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#iteachphysics
#sciteachUK
#edusky
Can ChatGPT pass a physics degree? Making a case for reformation of assessment of undergraduate degrees - IOPscienceSearch
Can ChatGPT pass a physics degree? Making a case for reformation of assessment of undergraduate degrees, K A Pimbblet, L J Morrell
iopscience.iop.org
December 30, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Super interesting.
The answer is 'yes, with a 2:1, if it weren't for labs etc.'
Time tor rethink assessment?
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#iteachphysics
#sciteachUK
#edusky
The answer is 'yes, with a 2:1, if it weren't for labs etc.'
Time tor rethink assessment?
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#iteachphysics
#sciteachUK
#edusky
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If just a fraction of my followers watched this playlist whilst logged into youtube this holiday, my channel would get monetised, allowing me to pay for the upkeep on the PhysicsEd website. Are you able to help me? Pls repost to help out. Thank you. Dan
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December 23, 2024 at 7:28 PM
If just a fraction of my followers watched this playlist whilst logged into youtube this holiday, my channel would get monetised, allowing me to pay for the upkeep on the PhysicsEd website. Are you able to help me? Pls repost to help out. Thank you. Dan
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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***New Blog Post***
Don't hate the player, hate the game. Why the system, and not schools, is the problem.
First post in a long while looking at values and school choice. Inspired by the discussions about P8 day...
#UKED #EduBlogUK #Edusky
musingsofadr.wordpress.com/2024/12/13/d...
Don't hate the player, hate the game. Why the system, and not schools, is the problem.
First post in a long while looking at values and school choice. Inspired by the discussions about P8 day...
#UKED #EduBlogUK #Edusky
musingsofadr.wordpress.com/2024/12/13/d...
Don’t hate the player, hate the game. Why the system, and not schools, is the problem
Every year, without fail, schools with excellent exam results are criticised for their methods. GCSE and A Level results days, and now ‘P8 day’ too, all represent times when these schools generate …
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December 13, 2024 at 2:40 PM
***New Blog Post***
Don't hate the player, hate the game. Why the system, and not schools, is the problem.
First post in a long while looking at values and school choice. Inspired by the discussions about P8 day...
#UKED #EduBlogUK #Edusky
musingsofadr.wordpress.com/2024/12/13/d...
Don't hate the player, hate the game. Why the system, and not schools, is the problem.
First post in a long while looking at values and school choice. Inspired by the discussions about P8 day...
#UKED #EduBlogUK #Edusky
musingsofadr.wordpress.com/2024/12/13/d...
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New to teaching physics?
Not new but looking for a new way to do it?
GIFT - Good Ideas For Teaching physics (toys, tricks, labs etc.)
GLASS - Games (online) Labs And Simulations Spreadsheet (with 2nd sheet of video clips)
The complete set (for now)! bit.ly/3mErTj0
Not new but looking for a new way to do it?
GIFT - Good Ideas For Teaching physics (toys, tricks, labs etc.)
GLASS - Games (online) Labs And Simulations Spreadsheet (with 2nd sheet of video clips)
The complete set (for now)! bit.ly/3mErTj0
October 28, 2023 at 2:24 PM
New to teaching physics?
Not new but looking for a new way to do it?
GIFT - Good Ideas For Teaching physics (toys, tricks, labs etc.)
GLASS - Games (online) Labs And Simulations Spreadsheet (with 2nd sheet of video clips)
The complete set (for now)! bit.ly/3mErTj0
Not new but looking for a new way to do it?
GIFT - Good Ideas For Teaching physics (toys, tricks, labs etc.)
GLASS - Games (online) Labs And Simulations Spreadsheet (with 2nd sheet of video clips)
The complete set (for now)! bit.ly/3mErTj0
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#EDUSKY Thread: Why deliberate practice and habituation might accidently lead to reduced teacher motivation.
There is a strange phenomena in teaching. In some cases new teachers join the profession and over a few years we teach them all the best ways to do things and they become amazing teachers...
There is a strange phenomena in teaching. In some cases new teachers join the profession and over a few years we teach them all the best ways to do things and they become amazing teachers...
December 1, 2024 at 8:43 AM
#EDUSKY Thread: Why deliberate practice and habituation might accidently lead to reduced teacher motivation.
There is a strange phenomena in teaching. In some cases new teachers join the profession and over a few years we teach them all the best ways to do things and they become amazing teachers...
There is a strange phenomena in teaching. In some cases new teachers join the profession and over a few years we teach them all the best ways to do things and they become amazing teachers...
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NEW EPISODE
Absolutely fascinating podcast with special guest
@samfr.bsky.social!
This is absolutely 100% not to be missed. A deep dive into how education policy is made, why everything is broken, and how we fix it. Tune in and share!!
open.spotify.com/episode/0Pm0...
Absolutely fascinating podcast with special guest
@samfr.bsky.social!
This is absolutely 100% not to be missed. A deep dive into how education policy is made, why everything is broken, and how we fix it. Tune in and share!!
open.spotify.com/episode/0Pm0...
Why is everything broken, and how do we fix it? With special guest Sam Freedman
They Behave For Me · Episode
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November 29, 2024 at 7:23 AM
NEW EPISODE
Absolutely fascinating podcast with special guest
@samfr.bsky.social!
This is absolutely 100% not to be missed. A deep dive into how education policy is made, why everything is broken, and how we fix it. Tune in and share!!
open.spotify.com/episode/0Pm0...
Absolutely fascinating podcast with special guest
@samfr.bsky.social!
This is absolutely 100% not to be missed. A deep dive into how education policy is made, why everything is broken, and how we fix it. Tune in and share!!
open.spotify.com/episode/0Pm0...
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Huge win from @franzanth.bsky.social creating a Content Scraper Blocklist: bsky.app/profile/cont...
It's a blocklist for the kinds of engagement bait accounts that repost stolen content, often with misleading captions.
It's a blocklist for the kinds of engagement bait accounts that repost stolen content, often with misleading captions.
November 26, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Huge win from @franzanth.bsky.social creating a Content Scraper Blocklist: bsky.app/profile/cont...
It's a blocklist for the kinds of engagement bait accounts that repost stolen content, often with misleading captions.
It's a blocklist for the kinds of engagement bait accounts that repost stolen content, often with misleading captions.
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Useful starter pack! go.bsky.app/E7SUj17
November 23, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Useful starter pack! go.bsky.app/E7SUj17
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NEW EPISODE
The most common question we get is broadly: "I want to implement evidence based practice, but my school criticises me for doing so, and tells me to do mad stuff instead. What should I do??"
TUNE IN AND SHARE
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The most common question we get is broadly: "I want to implement evidence based practice, but my school criticises me for doing so, and tells me to do mad stuff instead. What should I do??"
TUNE IN AND SHARE
open.spotify.com/episode/27cT...
I think my school is getting things wrong. What should I do?
open.spotify.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:33 AM
NEW EPISODE
The most common question we get is broadly: "I want to implement evidence based practice, but my school criticises me for doing so, and tells me to do mad stuff instead. What should I do??"
TUNE IN AND SHARE
open.spotify.com/episode/27cT...
The most common question we get is broadly: "I want to implement evidence based practice, but my school criticises me for doing so, and tells me to do mad stuff instead. What should I do??"
TUNE IN AND SHARE
open.spotify.com/episode/27cT...
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Discovery of a biodegradable, fully recyclable plastic
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Mechanically strong yet metabolizable supramolecular plastics by desalting upon phase separation
Plastics that can metabolize in oceans are highly sought for a sustainable future. In this work, we report the noncovalent synthesis of unprecedented plastics that are mechanically strong yet metaboli...
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November 22, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Discovery of a biodegradable, fully recyclable plastic
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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In case you missed it... I make a lot of these summaries! Thanks SO much to @pepsmccrea.bsky.social !
#Edusky #cogsci #cogscisci #iteachphysics #sciteachUK
#Edusky #cogsci #cogscisci #iteachphysics #sciteachUK
Another summary!
This time It's the BRILLIANT @pepsmccrea.bsky.social's four books.
A REMARKABLE set, full of insights you can use on Monday - thank you!
shorturl.at/jIkt5 with blank Do This.
#Edusky #cogsci #cogscisci #iteachphysics #sciteachUK
This time It's the BRILLIANT @pepsmccrea.bsky.social's four books.
A REMARKABLE set, full of insights you can use on Monday - thank you!
shorturl.at/jIkt5 with blank Do This.
#Edusky #cogsci #cogscisci #iteachphysics #sciteachUK
November 18, 2024 at 3:07 AM
In case you missed it... I make a lot of these summaries! Thanks SO much to @pepsmccrea.bsky.social !
#Edusky #cogsci #cogscisci #iteachphysics #sciteachUK
#Edusky #cogsci #cogscisci #iteachphysics #sciteachUK
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November 10, 2024 at 6:14 PM
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Three years since this was published 🤯🤯🤯
I reckon it's still good. There's no deal on buying it at the moment and I won't give you a free copy if you retweet this. You should still buy it and repost this
amzn.eu/d/10IyZbv
I reckon it's still good. There's no deal on buying it at the moment and I won't give you a free copy if you retweet this. You should still buy it and repost this
amzn.eu/d/10IyZbv
Teaching Secondary Science: A Complete Guide: Amazon.co.uk: Adam Boxer: 9781913622787: Books
Buy Teaching Secondary Science: A Complete Guide by Adam Boxer (ISBN: 9781913622787) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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November 13, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Three years since this was published 🤯🤯🤯
I reckon it's still good. There's no deal on buying it at the moment and I won't give you a free copy if you retweet this. You should still buy it and repost this
amzn.eu/d/10IyZbv
I reckon it's still good. There's no deal on buying it at the moment and I won't give you a free copy if you retweet this. You should still buy it and repost this
amzn.eu/d/10IyZbv