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Need a quick check before exam questions? This resource helps identify gaps in: recall, application and skills. Includes mark scheme and spec mapping. tes.com/teaching-resou…

New resource preview: AQA A-level Environmental Science: Atmosphere Knowledge Check Recall, application, skills, mark scheme and specification mapping included.

My test for a resource: Could a tired teacher use this tomorrow without fixing it first? That’s the standard.

Env Sci - For pollution questions, get students to separate: source → pathway → receptor → impact → management It stops answers becoming vague “bad for the environment” waffle.

This knowledge check is designed to sit between basic retrieval and full exam questions. Recall first. Application next. Skills built in. tes.com/teaching-resou…

Resource design rule: - Pretty is nice. - Usable is better. - Clear fonts, clean layout, enough answer space, and no visual circus.

Env Sci - Fieldwork evaluation tip: “Do more repeats” isn’t enough. Push students to explain what repeats improve: reliability, anomalies, representativeness or confidence in the mean.

Free resource live: AQA A-level Environmental Science Course Display Posters Useful for displays, induction and open evenings. tes.com/teaching-resou…

🔔NEW! This week's DistillED unpacks Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory and looks at demands on working memory, element interactivity and the importance of prior knowledge. newsletter.jamieleeclark.com/p/cognitive-lo…

Here is a new resource for students to learn the difference between contamination and irradiation ☢️ drjonesphysics.com/contamination

📣 FREE WEBINAR! I'm hosting another free online DistillED webinar with special guest @HughesHaili — Lethal Mutations: When Good Ideas Lose Their Purpose. WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
As evidence-informed practices spread through schools, they can become simplified, standardised or distorted until the original purpose is lost. In this 45-minute session, Haili will explore: → What lethal mutations are, and why they happen
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Build any circuit for KS3, GCSE and A-Level Physics using the Circuit Explorer ⚡️ drjonesphysics.com/circuit-explor…

🎯 Teaching for Attention Playbook! This 70+ page, evidence-informed guide breaks down the science of attention and provides 6 practical strategies to secure, direct and orchestrate it. newsletter.jamieleeclark.com/playbooks 🔊 SOUND ON! Listen to my explainer 👇

🎥 These short, sharp video explainers unpack the Learning and Memory Framework and, most importantly, what it means for what we do in the classroom. 🎯 Attention: what students attend to shapes what they learn 🏫 Environment: classroom culture creates the conditions for learning 🧠 Working Memory: the bottleneck all new learning must pass through 🤔 Remembering: retrieval strengthens learning in long-term memory Watch the full playlist on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Writing the mark scheme often takes longer than writing the questions. But that’s what makes the resource actually useful. A good mark scheme saves teacher time.

Env Sci - Quick retrieval prompt: Why might a mineral deposit be a resource but not a reserve? Good answers should include economics, technology and accessibility.

Physics teachers! 📣 An app to create editable figures and diagrams for your resources! physicsfigures.com

Chemistry teachers! An app to create editable figures/diagrams for resources chemistryfigures.com

New bundle live: AQA A-level Environmental Science Paper 2 Knowledge Checks Useful for retrieval, revision, homework and diagnostic assessment. tes.com/teaching-resou…

Env Sci - ’m using the same structure across my knowledge checks: A: Recall B: Application C: Skills It helps teachers spot whether the gap is knowledge, application or data/skills.