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There is a fair bit of argument about the relative merits of Direct Instruction versus Discovery Learning. This article makes the point that depending on the learning outcome and the specific details of the learning approach used that either approach can have its sweet spot.

Got this on Twitter. Worth looking at thought-provoking series of animations that illustrate ground-breaking new discoveries about how humans learn using Vimeo. Directed at teachers and parents.

"Discovery Education combines scientifically proven, standards-based digital media and a user community in order to empower teachers to improve student achievement. Free lesson plans written by teachers for teachers. Here you will find hundreds of original lesson plans for elementary, middle and high school students. Use them as they are or modify them to create your own."

This is a blog I came across last week. Marcie Martel is a teacher who LOVES to use ICT's in her classroom and regularly shares and update her discoveries

A good idea to follow other teachers. The best way you can improve your own practice is to learn from others.

Attached is information about by Unit of work for Assignment 2 - Year 1 Science

"When teaching, do you generally adopt a 'traditional', direct, teacher-led approach, or do you go for a more 'progressive', discovery/inquiry-based, student-led approach? Perhaps you use a mixture of the two - but how do you decide?" A blog post (almost a literature review) exploring answers to this question - mostly from the perspective of teaching mathematics

I have often used word searchers in lesson plans on placements for two reasons, I find it a good activity to settle students into the classroom or begin a lesson and it can used to activate prior knowledge. An example I have used is teaching fractions the students had to used prior knowledge and find words the ycould remember about fractions with the word search.