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Jun 17 2026

Pedagogy First, Technology Second: The Complete Free Guide

By Mark Anderson 24 Ways, AI, Cognitive Science, CPD, EdTech, Free resource, Leadership, Metacognition, Pedagogy first, Retrieval Practice, Self Regulation No Comments

Last week I said I'd say more on the day. Today is the day. When I started this six weeks ago, I wasn't sure how it would go. The idea was simple enough: take the areas of teaching and learning that matter most, retrieval, formative assessment, feedback, questioning, explanations and…

Jun 10 2026

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24 Ways to Embed Metacognition & Self-Regulation in Your Classroom

By Mark Anderson 24 Ways, Cognitive Science, EdTech, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Pedagogy first, Self Regulation No Comments

Today, I'm sharing the final infographic in what has become for me a real passion project. This week, the last of six, it's 24 ways to embed metacognition and self-regulation in your classroom. Metacognition and self-regulation get cited a lot as the best bang for your buck in education, the…

Jun 05 2026

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24 Ways to Embed Effective Explanations and Modelling in Your Classroom

By Mark Anderson 24 Ways, Cognitive Science, EdTech, Free resource, Pedagogy first, Questioning No Comments

We're on to week 5 already, and this one is close to my heart. Explanations and modelling are something I've spent a lot of my time on with schools and trusts over the years, and it featured heavily in mine and Olly Lewis' book The EdTech Playbook, so it was…

Jun 05 2026

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24 Ways to Embed Effective Questioning and Discussion in Your Classroom

By Mark Anderson 24 Ways, Cognitive Science, EdTech, Free resource, Pedagogy first, Questioning No Comments

This week's share is one I'd been looking forward to, as questioning is one of those things we all do hundreds of times a day, often without thinking too hard about it, and yet the research on how we do it well is fascinating. Grounded in the likes of Robin…

May 20 2026

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24 Ways to Embed Effective Feedback in Your Classroom

By Mark Anderson 24 Ways, Cognitive Science, EdTech, Feedback, Free resource, Pedagogy first No Comments

This week's share was one I very nearly didn't do, as I shared 5 cards thinking about feedback in last week's formative assessment resource, but as I was working through the papers, reading up again on Kluger and DeNisi's work reminded me that more than a third of feedback interventions…

May 19 2026

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24 Ways to Embed Formative Assessment in Your Classroom

By Mark Anderson Cognitive Science, EdTech, Free resource, Pedagogy first, Resources, Teaching and learning No Comments

This is week two of the Pedagogy First series. If you saw last week's one on retrieval, you know the idea: take a core area of teaching and learning, ground it in research, and make it as useful as possible in one place, or at least that's what I've tried…

May 12 2026

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24 Ways to Embed Retrieval Practice in Your Classroom: The Pedagogy First Series

By Mark Anderson Cognitive Science, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Pedagogy first, Resources, Retrieval Practice No Comments

Some of you will have seen my 24 Ways posters before: Windows shortcuts, AI tools, formative assessment. This series goes deeper. Pedagogy First is six resources grounded in the cognitive science of teaching and learning, each one built around what the research actually says rather than what's currently trending. I've…

Jul 05 2024

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Free resource: The Little Book of Generative AI prompts for senior leaders

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

Last year I created a 'Little Book of Generative AI Prompts for Teachers'. It was labour of love to create but has proven hugely popular. I've been promising for some time now to create an equivalent 'Little Book' with prompts in it for senior leaders... and here it is!! It…

Oct 27 2023

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18 ChatGPT Prompts for Subject Leaders – AI in Education

AI in Education is an important consideration for all. From time-saving efficiencies to impactful approaches to help learning and teaching, it's a powerful tool in a teacher's arsenal. But what about those in middle and senior leadership? In this post, I explore ways in which AI in Education can help…

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…