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This is such a divisive topic. The more that I use AI, and the better that I get at using it, the more that I like it. It’s imperative, though, that we continue to ensure that we’re the ones in charge of AI. … More Is it ethical to use AI in teaching?
Exams aren’t showing signs of changing anytime soon, so it makes sense that we’d try to optimise our performances as well as possible. Here are my four tips for preparing for your upcoming exams, from the perspective of someone who’s done it all before. … More 4 key tips to prepare for your exams
While I’ve not used AI to take over my blog, its found its greatest use in the classroom. It’s save me countless hours with preparing lessons and marking work. Keep reading to find out how. … More How I’m using AI in teaching
When I saw that the Holocaust Educational Trust was offering a 1-day trip to Poland for Sixth Formers, I felt that it was my duty to secure a place. I was lucky enough to be able to go with the students for what was an exhausting, informative, day. … More I took 6 students to Poland…for the day
I’ve been teaching for 4 years now, and I’ve now come up with 3 key strategies to ensure that you get the most out of your waking hours at work … More Three strategies to save hours a week at work as a teacher
I’ve wanted to level up my abilities in Spanish for a while now, but I’ve always come back to the same issue: could I seriously commit regular tutoring, which means a dedicated hour or more a week? As a teacher, that’s a tall order. All of a sudden, I came across the app Lingopie, and all of my language-learning problems were solved. Here’s how it works in 2024. … More Does Lingopie work for language learning in 2024?
As a teacher, I’ve learned some of the very best strategies for learning. As a self-professed productivity expert, I’ve made it my life’s goal to figure out how to fit more and more into my daily routines. And as someone who loves to travel, I’ve been learning Spanish on Duolingo for the past 1143 days, so I’ve learned a thing or two about how to use Duolingo to take language learning to the next level. … More How to take language learning to the next level with Duolingo
I thought up these no-nonsense tips while studying for my MA last year, so they’re based on real-life experience and should keep you motivated throughout the entire learning process. … More A Comprehensive Guide to Staying Motivated While Learning
It’s no secret that being a teacher can be busy. Incredibly busy. Like any job, that busyness ebbs and flows, but there’s no escaping that it takes a lot of hard work to stay on top of everything that needs doing – and getting it done well. Here are the processes, tools and apps that I use to stay organised a teacher. … More How I stay organised as a teacher
Not too long ago, I embarked upon my first trip abroad. I was one of several teachers accompanying students from years 10-13 to France and Belgium. We toured around the battlefields that were left behind in the aftermath of World War One and absorbed so, so much. Here’s what it was like for a teacher to go on his first ever school trip abroad. … More Taking on a school trip to Belgium – a teacher’s experience
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