Refugee from the classroom, now Professorial Fellow in Chem Education at Uni of Soton. NTF 2017. Footy, F1 & baseball fan. Playing bass again after a sabbatical
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FREE resources to support post-16 students in understanding organic reaction mechanisms, created by @SteveBarnes212 during his MPhil. Pls RT
It’s a rollercoaster, and just as exhilarating as the real thing. I’m finally enjoying life again after thinking there was no future for a very long time. Anyway, hope to see you soon
including trips to the States (if I can still get in!) and Australia, but I’m a long way from that and need to get my finances straight before I commit to anything. There’s so much to say, and everything I’d evolving day by day.
Dear X friends. It’s been too long. Most of you probably aren’t even on here any more. I’ve just started posting on Facebook again after an 18 month hiatus, but I’m not going to rehash it on here. If you would like to reconnect, please find me on Facebook. I’ve got massive plans
Compensate teachers in England for inability to work from home, report says theguardian.com/education/20…
Thanks again to @ChemiSteve for brilliant work on this project!
Discover why @lowlevelpanic suggests that targeted CPD will improve your teaching confidence and classroom outcomes 🎯
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#chatchemistry #teachertwitter #scienceeducation
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Here @lowlevelpanic shares #educationresearch on how gaps in teachers’ subject knowledge can be linked to low teaching confidence ⏬
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#ukedchat #asechat #SciEd #edchatie #scienceteachers
I picked this up in a charity shop. It’s a great read for those of us of a certain age. Highly recommended!
Benjamin Zephaniah, British poet and campaigner, dies aged 65. Very sad. He was great in Peaky Blinders. theguardian.com/books/2023/d…
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Teaching your 14–16 learners about the Haber process and ammonia production? You need this story and questions
#SciEd #teachingresources
Story by @ninanotman
Slide by @ngoalby
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ALT slide with text, questions and diagram of a laser
I’m trying to get back to cooking again after a year of ready meals and pub food. Paella is first up.
Cycled into work for the first time from Eastleigh. Got a bit of fire in the thigh muscles at some points. Tried not to use the battery much. Now I need to get access to the bike sheds - it’s a very expensive bike!
Antarctica has lost 7.5tn tonnes of ice since 1997, scientists find theguardian.com/world/2023/o…
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@lowlevelpanic delves into why learners, and teachers, struggle with teaching #electrochemistry. Read the research and use the #teachingtips to overcome misconceptions ⬇
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#ChemEd #ukedchat
ALT A word map of words relating to electrochemistry joined by electric symbols
Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates theguardian.com/environment/…
Robert F Kennedy Jr announces independent run for president in move to abandon Democratic candidacy - live. Disaster if it goes ahead. He could take Democrat votes and gift Trump the White House. theguardian.com/us-news/live…
‘We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world. A really well written science article from @guardian theguardian.com/environment/…
Former rubbish dump in Essex becomes UK’s third largest solar farm theguardian.com/business/202…
BMW to make electric Mini in UK after securing millions in government funding. Good news, but I’d like to know just how much cash the government have poured into this to overcome the Brexit hurdles. theguardian.com/business/202…
Islas Malvinas: EU signs deal using Falklands’ Argentine name. They didn’t put this on the bus. Unthinkable before Brexit. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
