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Jun 05 2026

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…

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…

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…

Jul 24 2022

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The changing face of CPD and what it (should) mean for schools and providers

By Mark Anderson CPD, EdTech, Education, Efficacy No Comments

Thankfully, the face of CPD in education (that’s Continuing Professional Development, with the emphasis on the Continuing element) has been changing in recent years. I’ve always recognised the importance of certain types of INSET activity, such as: bringing colleagues together to share whole school data and results when everyone comes…

Apr 22 2022

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Evidence-informed strategies with #edtech that work

By Mark Anderson Cognitive Science, CPD, EdTech, Food for thought, Free resource, Pedagogy first No Comments

Anyone who knows my work in education and technology will know that it always starts with either the pedagogy or how it can improve systems and/or processes. A great starting point for that is to take a good long look at the evidence. This can come in many forms such…

Apr 20 2021

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How do you learn about the latest #edtech and services to education when conferences are only online?

By Mark Anderson Conferences, CPD, EdTech, ICT Evangelist podcast, Online Learning, Product Review, Resources No Comments

If you're wanting to find out about the latest innovations and developments in technology for education then you'd often normally find out about them through attendance at conferences and events. Sure, you'll use social media to help you and having a great PLN (Professional Learning Network) can help with that.…

Jun 25 2020

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FREE CPD >> Five Evidence-Informed Uses of #Edtech To Help Get Online Learning Right

By Mark Anderson AFL, CPD, Distance Learning, EdTech, Featured, Free resource, Home Learning, Learning, My Screencasts, Remote Learning, TeachMeets, Tutorial, Work with me No Comments

A few months ago I was approached by Seneca to deliver a Teachmeet (as a webinar) as part of their TeachMeet series. When I agreed and was asked what I would like to share about I thought what better way than to share some evidence-informed approaches to using technology. I…