In Pret homeworks, students practise, recall, extend and think.
This homework template is versatile and adapatable. Typically you would follow up a Pret homework in class with a spelling, definition or memory test and a discussion about research findings. Craig Barton shares some ideas on how to use Pret homeworks in this 'Resource of the Week' post. Most of the homeworks on this website can be edited to suit your needs. There are homeworks suitable for Key Stage 2 up to A level.
"The SPA is for everyone. Whether you're young or old, a beginner or an experienced skywatcher, there's something for you. We aim to make stargazing fun! "
"Nautilus is a different kind of science magazine. We deliver big-picture science by reporting on a single monthly topic from multiple perspectives. Read a new chapter in the story every Thursday."
"Link directly to specific quotes in web pages"
"Paste a chunk of text and the URL of the page containing the text and in return get a link that opens directly to your selection and highlights it."
"...almost 50 exemplars of effective practice in support of students' digital experiences. The exemplars have been written up with the support of the staff (and in some cases students) involved."
Drawn from Higher Ed, but applicable in secondary too.
"Niume is an interest-based social network that is born out of the need for a quality driven social network in which users are motivated to share high quality content and to pursue their passions"
"This post aims to collate news coverage and blog posts about the recently published Sutton trust report into what makes great teaching."
By @mrocallaghan_edu
"The WikiEducator is an evolving community intended for the collaborative:
planning of education projects linked with the development of free content
development of free content on Wikieducator for e-learning
work on building open education resources (OERs) on how to create OERs
networking on funding proposals developed as free content "
"The Conversation Prism is a visual map of the social media landscape. It's an ongoing study in digital ethnography that tracks dominant and promising social networks and organizes them by how they're used in everyday life."
"Quantum Diaries is a Web site that follows physicists from around the world as they experience life at the energy, intensity and cosmic frontiers of particle physics. Through their bios, videos, photos and blogs, the diarists offer a personal look at the daily lives of particle physicists."
The Biodiversity Heritage Library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openlyavailable to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.