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Oct 22 2025

BBC Bitesize Guide to AI

By Mark Anderson AI No Comments

The BBC has launched a brilliant new campaign, the BBC Bitesize Guide to AI, to enable young people to thrive in an AI world. Thirteen informative, engaging and inspiring short films cover essential AI tool knowledge and showcase how AI is changing industry sectors and enhancing careers. I was so…

Jun 03 2025

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The EdTech Playbook Hits #1

By Mark Anderson EdTech No Comments

It’s been a while since I last posted here. Not because there hasn’t been anything to say, quite the opposite. It’s been a relentless year, full of work I care deeply about, but also the kind that takes its toll when you don’t stop to take stock. So, here I…

Mar 13 2025

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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…

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 04 2024

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Day 4 of #24DaysOfAI: Quizizz for Engaging Assessment For (And As) Learning

By Mark Anderson 24DaysOfAI, AFL, AI, Appvent No Comments

Welcome back to the #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar! Today, we shine a spotlight on a platform that many educators already know and love - Quizizz. While it’s long been celebrated for its gamified approach to learning, Quizizz has quietly evolved into a powerhouse of AI-driven teaching tools, saving time, reducing workload,…

Jul 08 2024

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Artificial Intelligence: The Biggest Threat to Teacher Autonomy?

By Mark Anderson AI, ChatGPT, Cognitive Science, EdTech, Ethics, Pedagogy No Comments

Over the last decade and a half, we've seen significant shifts in curriculum development, particularly influenced by figures such as Nick Gibb and Michael Gove. Their reforms placed considerable emphasis on prescribed curricula, which, as many have noted, has significantly diminished teacher autonomy. Now, with artificial intelligence (AI) are we…

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…

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…

Jan 23 2024

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Ninety questions to ask vendors at #Bett2024 @bett_show based on the frustrations, desires and fears educators have around #EdTech

By Mark Anderson AI, CPD, Curriculum, Digital Strategy, EdTech No Comments

With Bett starting tomorrow I was reflecting on why people attend the event in their droves every single year - of course, the obvious answer is the networking, but often it's more to do with the CPD, to learn about new technologies and to speak with the companies that produce…

Dec 24 2023

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It’s the final day of #24DaysOfAI and if you want to find out what’s behind door number 24, you’ll have to read the post that accompanies this entry…

By Mark Anderson AI, Appvent, EdTech No Comments

Welcome to Day 24 of #24DaysOfAI, our Appvent calendar for 2023. It’s been a labour of love sharing alternate days writing the posts between Ronan McNicholl and myself (Mark Anderson). Choosing each day has been tough. There are lots of tools we could have included, especially those with lots of…