Religious Studies Teacher » Assessment for learning http://rsteacher.edublogs.org A blog about things I find interesting Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:15:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Miniature Earth Video http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/10/25/miniature-earth-video/ http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/10/25/miniature-earth-video/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:33:56 +0000 Jackie Blackman http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/10/25/miniature-earth-video/ If the world was a village of 100 people what would it look like?

Here is a video, which uses great images

]]> http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/10/25/miniature-earth-video/feed/ 0 Stixy: For Flexible Online Creation Collaboration and Sharing http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/04/11/stixy-for-flexible-online-creation-collaboration-and-sharing-2/ http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/04/11/stixy-for-flexible-online-creation-collaboration-and-sharing-2/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:03:31 +0000 Jackie Blackman http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/04/11/stixy-for-flexible-online-creation-collaboration-and-sharing-2/ Stixy: For Flexible Online Creation Collaboration and Sharing

This could be so useful for group work projects.   For example, if they were doing a project on key figures, they could include clips from websites, photos etc and then comment on whether that resource should be used, how it could be used etc. The planning process would be visible and should help the end result. I’m going to try it when we get back to school

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This could be so useful for group work projects.   For example, if they were doing a project on key figures, they could include clips from websites, photos etc and then comment on whether that resource should be used, how it could be used etc. The planning process would be visible and should help the end result. I’m going to try it when we get back to school

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]]> http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/04/11/stixy-for-flexible-online-creation-collaboration-and-sharing/feed/ 0 A fun and easy way to explore any topic http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/04/09/a-fun-and-easy-way-to-explore-any-topic/ http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/04/09/a-fun-and-easy-way-to-explore-any-topic/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:34:28 +0000 Jackie Blackman http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/04/09/a-fun-and-easy-way-to-explore-any-topic/ This site lets you ask tough or controversial questions and then stimulate debate about it. You can also create a visual league table based on the votes of all involved.

Power League | Home

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]]> http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/04/06/project-management-collaboration-and-task-software-basecamp/feed/ 4 Principles and practice in AFL http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/03/28/principles-and-practice-in-afl/ http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/03/28/principles-and-practice-in-afl/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:34:41 +0000 Jackie Blackman http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2008/03/28/principles-and-practice-in-afl/ Advice, examples and resources for making assessment part of learning in Scottish education

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Not RS specific, but useful none-the-less

http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/education/spss/atoz.asp

]]> http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/17/resources-from-canterbury-christchurch-university/feed/ 0 Some interesting articles to read about thinking, motivating students etc http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2007/08/18/some-interesting-articles-to-read-about-thinking-motivating-students-etc/ http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2007/08/18/some-interesting-articles-to-read-about-thinking-motivating-students-etc/#comments Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:37:53 +0000 Jackie Blackman http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2007/08/18/some-interesting-articles-to-read-about-thinking-motivating-students-etc/ The following readings have all come from Alistar Smith’s Accelerated Learning site which is well worth a browse. There were other readings on the site – these are just the ones that looked most interesting to me

All you need to know about motivation by Alistar Smith

Some ideas for motivating students by Robert Harris

Forget the marking – start talking

From thinking skills to thinking classrooms by Carol McGuiness

Thinking for learning by Alistar Smith

Are you the real McCoy yet? by David Spendlove

“Pick a brain” - Gardner’s multiple intelligences

The truth about boys and girls by Jerry Gabriel

Inside the Black Box – raising standards throuh classroom assessement by Dylan William and Paul Black

Theories of learning by Ian Harris

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Whilst most of the articles on this site deal with the “mantle of expert” theory of teaching, there are also other articles here, including one on questioning and one by Paul Black on assessment. Worth a browse.

]]> http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2007/07/29/articles-to-download/feed/ 0 Reports from the Farmington foundation http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2007/07/29/reports-from-the-farmington-foundation/ http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2007/07/29/reports-from-the-farmington-foundation/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:26:53 +0000 Jackie Blackman http://rsteacher.edublogs.org/2007/07/29/reports-from-the-farmington-foundation/ Teaching & learning styles   http://www.farmington.ac.uk/documents/new_reports/TT174.pdf

Effective RS through the teaching of ethics http://www.farmington.ac.uk/documents/new_reports/TT176.pdf

Unlcoking potential – motivating students at KS4 http://www.farmington.ac.uk/documents/new_reports/TT188.pdf

Thinking skills at KS3  http://www.farmington.ac.uk/documents/new_reports/TT192.pdf

Gifted and talented at KS3 http://www.farmington.ac.uk/documents/new_reports/TT200.pdf

Educating children about charity at ks3 http://www.farmington.ac.uk/documents/new_reports/TT201.pdf

Religion and the media http://www.farmington.ac.uk/documents/new_reports/TT203.pdf

Developing independent learning through RE http://www.farmington.ac.uk/documents/new_reports/TT204.pdf

Exploring the links between RE and Work Related Learning http://www.farmington.ac.uk/documents/new_reports/TT205.pdf

To develop interactive resources for use within the classroom that will enhance the delivery of the ‘Assessment for Learning’ Strategy
http://www.farmington.ac.uk/documents/new_reports/TT210.pdf

 Teaching and Learning in RE using Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences http://www.farmington.ac.uk/documents/new_reports/TT211.pdf

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