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Ofsted 2012: Independent learning — From Good to Outstanding. Banksy “Not all aspects of learning, for example pupils’ engagement, interest, concentration, determination, resilience and independence, will be seen in a single observation. . ” – April 2013 This is the only reference to independent learning in the latest Ofsted schedule. However, that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be encouraging students’ independence in their learning. With the spiralling access to information, skills and experiences, and the level of instant global communication, I believe it would be irresponsible not to support learners to develop their abilities to learn rather than to be taught.

In the 2008 DCSF Independent learning literature review, the first key finding was, unsurprisingly that there are many definitions in operation regarding independent learning. “There are a number of different terms used to describe independent learning, the most common being ‘self-regulated learning’. Implication Postscript: Teaching. Classroom Observation | Lesson Observation | Teacher Professional Development - IRIS Connect.

KompoZer - Easy web authoring. 1teachers-impact-report-final. The_Perfect_Ofsted_lesson_-_article (1) Television. Resources for Teachers. BBC Radio 3 - Programmes categorised as Music: World. TED. Headlandsblog | The forefront of Teaching and Learning. Copyright: Forever Less One Day. Revision Skills by Ross McGill on Prezi. Form Time Ideas. Born to Learn. How Mindmaps can help you learn a language. 3 Powerful Techniques To Beat Procrastination.

Six famous thought experiments explained quickly. All Time 10s. Vsauce. Veritasium. 7 Apps for Teaching Children Coding Skills. It's hard to imagine a single career that doesn't have a need for someone who can code. Everything that "just works" has some type of code that makes it run. Coding (a.k.a. programming) is all around us. That's why all the cool kids are coding . . . or should be. Programming is not just the province of pale twenty-somethings in skinny jeans, hunched over three monitors, swigging Red Bull. If you're concerned that that a) elementary school students don't have the ability to code, b) there's no room in the curriculum, and c) you don't possess coding chops to teach programming skills, throw out those worries.

In no particular order, we have listed all the coding apps that are appropriate for young learners. GameStar Mechanic Platform: WebCost: $2 per student GameStar Mechanic teaches kids, ages 7-14, to design their own video games. Scratch Platform: WebCost: Free! Tynker Platform: WebCost: Free! Move the Turtle Hopscotch Platform: iPadCost: Free!

Daisy the Dinosaur Platform: iPadCost: Free! CGP Grey. How do all the algorithms around us learn to do their jobs? **OMG PLUSHIE BOTS!! **: Bot Wallpapers on Patreon: Footnote: Podcasts: Thank you to my supporters on Patreon: James Bissonette, James Gill, Cas Eliëns, Jeremy Banks, Thomas J Miller Jr MD, Jaclyn Cauley, David F Watson, Jay Edwards, Tianyu Ge, Michael Cao, Caron Hideg, Andrea Di Biagio, Andrey Chursin, Christopher Anthony, Richard Comish, Stephen W. How neural networks really work with the real linear algebra: Music by: Show less.

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eChalk: Teaching resources for interactive whiteboards and data projectors.