Tag: tools

Thinking Differently to Motivate Independent Learning

Inspired by a session at the Physics Summer School, I decided to try a 'creative thinking' exercise with my new S6 Advanced Higher pupils. Giving them the theme of 'Successful Learners', I asked them to spend a couple of minutes, individually and in silence, writing down all of the things they thought necessary for learning to be successful....


eChalk - Online Resources

My school subscribes to an online resources site that covers most curricular areas - eChalk. I've been using one of its features, the 'Electric Circuit Builder' both on my IWB and with pupils on our department netbooks, to help them familiarise themselves with both drawing and (virtually) building circuits. This tool is also available to...