Recently I wrote about my work with retrieval practice, how it was going and what I was going to need to change. I mentioned some names of other teachers whose ideas I have seen on Twitter and Facebook and that I planned to integrate those […]
Last week I found out about Gimkit, gave it a go right away and have really enjoyed using it – bonus is that the kids love it too. Now, given that I also rather like Quizlet live, Socrative, Quizizz and Plickers it might seem that […]
At the start of this year I took over a year 11 class at my new school. Year 11 is a tough time to take over a class and after their mocks I quickly realised that they’d forgotten so much of what they’ve learned so […]
This week I asked the #MFLtwitterati for their suggestions of starter activities that use retrieval practice, and as usual they did not disappoint. I had lots and lots of responses and the pictures that follow are all inspired by those replies. Some of these templates […]
