Low consequence working

Low consequence working One of the great joys of becoming a leader in education is the enforced time spent watching other people teach. Teaching is the most magpie of professions, with ideas stolen from left and right and in my first blog in a long time I pay tribute to a colleague…

Low consequence working

Elastic Poppers and the Art of Teaching Energy in Physics Physics teaching thrives on the unexpected. I’ve wittered on before about how Ifeel that some of the best demonstrations — the ones that stick in students’ minds long after the lesson — are the ones that surprise, defy intuition, and demand explanation. And a lot of the time, the best tools for the job aren’t fancy bits of lab kit but cheap, unassuming toys…