General Secondary Curriculum

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"One of the take aways from the Curriculum Mapping Institute this past week was that it brought an upgrade to THE trusted KWL (Know, What to Know and Learned) Chart to the forefront. It seems a no brainer…one of those things… "I should have thought about it"… So what is this upgrade all about?"

"Why the Facebook Group My Students Created for Themselves is Better than the Discussion Forum I Created for Them."

This is a fantastic way of engaging students in discussion and there is no need to "friend" a student to do so.

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Caught Cheating: New Ways Kids Are Breaking the Rules"

Inspired by a suggestion from a TES user, this template comes in two forms, allowing students to construct a Facebook page for a character from a text or some other context. In Word format, the form is editable, while a PDF version allows prints for worksheets to be written on. The Inbox si More… Downloads and web links

Assembly ideas and teachers' resources to bring Olympic and topical international stories into primary and secondary school assemblies

"A Questioning Toolkit"

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Ideal for character study or reading response, this template allows students to enter a Twitter comment for a character in one of 14 sections, as well as providing a brief bio and other similar information. There are three versions of the form: an editable Word version, a printable PDF vers More…

Plagiarism in the information age is not always a cut and dry issue. Read on to find answers for frequently asked questions about plagiarism and its consequences.

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