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Mar 13 2025

AI for Lesson Planning: A Practical Teacher’s Guide

By Mark Anderson AI, ChatGPT, Digital Strategy, Education, Free resource, Front page, Leadership No Comments

Lesson planning takes time. We all know that. Crafting high-quality, engaging, and well-structured lessons that account for student misconceptions, differentiation, and assessment is an ongoing challenge. What if we had a way to refine lesson plans before we even step into the classroom? That’s exactly what I’ve been exploring in…

Feb 19 2025

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AI policy template for schools aligned with Ofsted and DfE guidance 2025

AI Policy Template for Schools (2025 Update)

By Mark Anderson AI, Digital Strategy, EdTech, Free resource, Front page, Leadership, Safeguarding No Comments

Back in 2023, I wrote an AI policy template that I hoped would be useful. What I didn’t expect was just how many schools would download and use it. Since then, I’ve considered updating it several times, but I held off. Schools tend to update policies on annual cycles, and…

Feb 03 2025

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Tech-Enhanced UDL for Inclusive Classrooms

By Mark Anderson Accessibility, Front page, Inclusion, UDL No Comments

If you saw any of my writing before the winter break that wasn't the #24DaysOfAI posts, you'll have been hard-pressed to not see me sharing about inclusion, accessibility and UDL (Universal Design for Learning). ⁣ ⁣ Technology can break down barriers and create truly inclusive learning environments. With the right…

Jan 17 2025

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The 2025 AI Almanac for Educators

By Mark Anderson AI, Books, EdTech, Free resource, Front page No Comments

Every year at BETT, we're bombarded with EdTech vendors showcasing the latest AI-driven tools, each promising to transform teaching and learning. But how often do these pitches come loaded with technical jargon and buzzwords that leave you wondering what’s really under the hood? If you’ve ever nodded along while hearing…

Dec 20 2024

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What’s essential for some, can be useful for all

By Mark Anderson Accessibility, Front page, Inclusion, iPad, UDL No Comments

Originally shared on LinkedIn, this post focuses on ways that we can use technology, particularly iPad, although the resources can be pivoted for classrooms with all types of hardware, from Chromebooks to laptops, to MacBooks, focuses on the idea that "What’s essential for some, can be useful for all." When…

Nov 28 2024

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Understanding the Ingredients of Ai Implementation in Schools

By Mark Anderson AI, ChatGPT, Free resource, Front page, Infographics, Leadership No Comments

When it comes to Ai implementation in education, we often hear about its potential to transform learning, reduce teacher workload and debunked theories around Bloom's 2 Sigma problem. But behind the buzzwords lies a crucial question: how can schools implement Ai effectively, ethically, and sustainably? To help schools navigate this…

Oct 24 2024

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32 Ai Tools to Support Your Teaching and Their Learning

By Mark Anderson AI, Appvent, ChatGPT, EdTech, Free resource, Front page, Global Edtech No Comments

AI tools are becoming an essential part of modern education, offering helpful ways to reduce workload, enhance learning, streamline classroom tasks and support teaching and inclusion. To help share some of the most popular tools, I’ve created the infographic below with 32 Ai Tools to Support Your Teaching and Their Learning,…

Apr 26 2024

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Enhancing Ofsted’s Policy Paper on AI with Actionable Insights

By Mark Anderson AI, CPD, Education, Front page, Ofsted No Comments

Ofsted introduced a policy paper this week on "Ofsted's approach to artificial intelligence (AI)". It's a welcome document, but as always with Ofsted, whilst much of it is useful, it could go some way further. When working on writing 'Perfect ICT Every Lesson' more than ten years ago, a lot…

Oct 06 2023

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Free resource: The Little Book of Generative AI prompts for teachers

By Mark Anderson AI, ChatGPT, Computing, Digital Strategy, EdTech, Ethics, Featured, Free resource, Front page, Online Safety, Pedagogy first, Teaching and learning, Thought Leadership, Work with me, Workload No Comments

Over the course of the last week or so, I've been sharing a number of resources about using Generative AI such as ChatGPT to help with the use of technology in the classroom. They've proved popular with many educators engaging with them. Here's an example of the first one that…