"Building on the success of the popular UKEdChat sessions, supported by the UKEd Magazine and the UKEdChat website, we are today pleased to announce a new initiative that encourages teachers and school leaders globally to become part of the UKEdChat journey."
"In this episode we explore some research published by Dr Stephen Earl from the University of Kent in England that is expected to help teachers identify specific reasons for different types of pupil withdrawal in the classroom.
Read more about the research at ukedchat.com/2017/04/26/teenage…ive-psychological/
Also, Richard Rogers shares some great classroom activities and ideas about differentiation -
The accompanying blog post is at ukedchat.com/2017/04/25/differe…iation-magic-tool/
Get in touch with us via podcast@ukedchat.com and follow us on Twitter @UKEdPodcast, or Direct Message us via the @UKEdChat accounts on Twitter or Facebook."
"Hosted by @digicoled, this episode we release the audio of one of the presentations from the UKEdChat Online Conference. James Starbucks shares his thoughts, philosophies and passion for play-based learning, especially for young children developing their lives. You can see James' full video presentation, and others, from the conference replay page at ukedchat.com/conference/2017-conference-replays/ which also explains how you can access by becoming a Patron of UKEdChat."
Following on from the results of our online poll, #UKEdChat this week will focus on Good Behaviour Strategies used in schools. Whether in the Early Years, Primary, Secondary or beyond, the behaviour of students can positively or negatively impact the rest of the class as well as interfere with teaching and learning.
The session will release six questions (see below), so join the session on Twitter from 8pm via the #UKEdChat hash-tag.
Questions:
What student behaviours to you find to be the most annoying when teaching?
Where do you go for support when you are finding student behaviour a problem?
What has been the most positive intervention made in helping build a positive classroom behaviour?
What are the foundations in ensuring positive pupils behaviour in any classroom?
What are the most effective consequences used when dealing with disruptive behaviour?
Think back to when you were a school pupil. What was the worst behaviour you displayed?
Following the weekly #UKEdChat poll on Twitter (see results here), the topic of this #UKEdChat session is, "The impact of tablets and apps in education".
Tom Bigglestone, who explores the benefits of Philosophy for Children (P4C).
Chris Healey, who write about homework in the digital Age.
John Pearce, advocates that teachers pledge a pedagogical oath.
James Abela gives us a global perspective, writing about his experience in Thailand.
Andy Knill waves the flag for the SOLO Taxonomy.
UKEdChat Exclusive feature asked teachers what jobs they do if quit the profession.
Martin Burrett tells of various highlights observed at BETT this year.
Sharon Jones debates how debating can benefit pupils.
David Moody shares some Stickmen without Arms!
Tina Watson explains how she supports pupils to fill the blank pages.
Leon Cych gives tips on how to produce professional video and audio with pupils.
We review the book "The Philosophy Shop", edited by Peter Worley.
"In an ideal world lessons would be learnt, progression would be made and everyone would get along. However, whether low-level comments or open warfare, conflict can impinge on the learning of pupils. And that is just when the teachers are arguing! In this session of UKEdChat we will discuss how to avoid conflict in the classroom, the staffroom and in the playground. Don't argue… just be on #UKEdChat at 8pm(UK)."
Inspired by UK Parliament debate secured by @karlmccartney MP - Click here to read tweets from the debate - the #UKEdChat poll this week established that the discussion will focus on the Educational Performance of Boys.
Workload and Bullying Main Reasons for Teachers Leaving the Profession
A survey and interviews commissioned by UKEdChat.Com has revealed the main reasons why teachers are leaving the profession, and the careers they move onto once they have made th…
"As part of our efforts to support the amazing community of schools, teachers and educators globally, we are delighted to announce that our plans for a 2020 UKEdChat Conference have been moved forward to June 2020.
The 2020 event will be our second online conference, and many educators got involved in the first event, sharing resources, pedagogy and great ideas that can be used in the classroom.
We have now opened our 'Call to Speakers', and we invite school leaders, teachers, educational authors, educational consultants and educational companies to create (upto) 20-minute videos that will inspire delegates during the 3-day event."
"In the latest episode, the UKEdChat podcast explores behaviour in schools, with tips shared from Anne Goldsmith (released during the UKEdChat 2017 Conference), and thoughtful considerations made by Sean Warren whilst undertaking his research project."
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