Laura RT

Oh hey... happy Sunday! Since my last post was in May 2022 I thought I'd pop on to say that one inset in my new school and I already feel much more positive about the year ahead! Oh, and I'm Head of History and Politics now!

Had a fabulous time at #HAConf22. Feeling very inspired, bursting with ideas and importantly my stock of pens to lend to students has been restored!

Cover is all set and just four parent's evening appointments to go. Very excited to be heading to the #HAConf22 tomorrow!

@richkbristol Same. It feels very strange to know my vote actually counted this time.

@SPBeale This is brilliant! Very happy to see that everyone else writes DO NOT USE PROVENANCE in caps like I have to!

Year 11 have had technique drilled into them, so I am going to check what's stuck by asking "if this is the skill, what is the question?" they have the jumbled technique and need to link it to the correct exam question.

@jlhough91_lee @histassoc Thanks John, I think this is the one I remembered which guided my initial thought process but I couldn't remember the number.

@MsTeeTeaches @histassoc Woodcock TH119 ‘Does the linguistic release the conceptual?’

Looking for any pointers on @histassoc articles which specifically focus on teaching students explicit vocab around the concepts to improve their writing. . We all have to do a mini-research project for by the end of the year and I need lit-review materials #historyteacher

@kate_smee We're currently on our second year teaching thematically. Still trying to iron out some of the problems with sense of period, but it's had a huge impact on our essays and comparison questions.

Pondering moving our GCSE Medicine unit from chronological to thematic. What are people's experiences of this?

@JessStaff1 Ooh thanks Jess, I hadn't realised this! Thanks for the tip!

@MsTeeTeaches If you email Aqa they will send you the sources. A bit of a faff and they take a few days to reply but at least you can then can get them.

Does anyone have any examples of Question 2 for Conflict and Tension: The First World War? I'm struggling to find sources to practice with because a lot of the #AQA past papers have copyright issues. Thanks! #historyteacher

Also Germany, because they are all copyrighted too...

Three colleagues, THREE, have commented on how tired I look this morning, so that's how my day is going.

@Alex_Henderson1 Absolutely, the q3 are the ones mine are struggling with most. Loads of 0s this time round, even though they've attempted the question.

@MsTeeTeaches I still get a few every set of mocks. It's the q3 that's the challenge for me. Be interested to see what others do.

AQA-ers! How do you teach the three paper one interpretation questions? I thought I'd finally cracked it, but year 10 mocks suggest otherwise... #HistoryTeacher

@Alex_Henderson1 Cheers Alex, that's what I was doing before the mock, maybe just needs a bit more perseverance for it to sink in.

@MsTeeTeaches Really boring answer but... explicitly. Will do loads of q practice and questioning around what to include/ what not to partic for q2 + 3. Model using visualiser and verbalise thought process for q3. Teach synonyms for convincing in this context. Hope makes sense..

Genuine horror about the fact I've already forgotten how to share my screen through Teams 🤦🏻‍♀️

Obviously I'd never want to go back to Teams teaching full time, but there is something to be said for getting out of bed at 8:00 and commuting to the dining table #StormEunice

@richkbristol Shows how often I watch till the end!

@richkbristol Question is will Ian be on the roof or inside though?