Learning is an active process. Too often, I encounter students who believe they can simply sit, passively in a lesson and absorb what is being taught, without having to do anything. And to a degree…| MBDscience
I’ve changed my mind. I used to categorise my student of three groups – Ps, Cs and neither. My Ps, these are my prerequisite students. They are the ones I am going to first. They constitute approximately one third of the class. These are the students who, if they don’t have the prerequisite knowledge, I […]| MBDscience
“A lot of the same students were putting their hand up. Try cold calling or turn and talk.” Giving feedback is a vital part of leading, but – as with many parts of leadership R…| MBDscience
A short, tiredness-fuelled rant. I love science. I find chemistry so logically fascinating that I could do mole calculations for hours in the same way some people do those adult colouring books. My…| MBDscience
As a profession – perhaps driven by parents – we are increasingly concerned with the anxiety levels of our students. I have lost count of the number of times I have been told not to col…| MBDscience