Water - from analogy to model for teaching circuits
The invisible and abstracted nature of electricity in simple circuits makes it hard for students to develop an accurate mental model....
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Roger Kennett
- Jun 18
- 3 min
Turning the Tables on Data Science
How wonderful to see the new NSW Stage 4-5 Syllabuses are featuring data science skills. It is vital to nurture skeptical and data-savvy...
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Roger Kennett
- Mar 16
- 4 min
Generative AI on steroids for science students
A ready-to-go example mini assignment to up skill you and your students to use GenAi as creators not consumers. I thought nothing is a...
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Roger Kennett
- Mar 2
- 3 min
Of babies and bathwater
The new NESA Stage 4 and 5 Science syllabus is a great opportunity to critically evaluate the what, how and why of some elements in our...
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Roger Kennett
- Feb 24
- 3 min
Let them Steer
Two recent gems of educational research are of immediate relevance to all teachers and especially those in remote and regional settings....
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Roger Kennett
- Jan 24
- 3 min
The conspiracy rabbit hole - saving Alice
Confirmation bias is the vortex than swirls good people down dark holes Sometimes I have a flash of rationality But most times I do just...
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Roger Kennett
- Nov 29, 2023
- 6 min
A compass for new territory: Generative AI and school assessment
The Australian Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) recently released a thought-leadership piece on generative AI and...
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Roger Kennett
- Nov 15, 2023
- 3 min
Training the new electricity: Teachers and students crafting bespoke GPTs
Creating generative-AI agents just became more accessible for teachers and students. Let's start by introducing the idea of "agents". An...
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Roger Kennett
- Nov 9, 2023
- 4 min
School assessments in the AI age
You can't outrun Gen-AI, but well designed assessments can still be authentic and valid. Can you blame us teachers for wishing GPT would...
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Roger Kennett
- Nov 3, 2023
- 1 min
AI Policy Workshop for School Leaders
Many thanks to all participants and to Professor Danny Liu from The University of Sydney and Leon Furze from the University of Melbourne...
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Roger Kennett
- Nov 3, 2023
- 3 min
Generative AI & schools: Strategy versus the wild west
The Australia Framework for Generative AI in Schools has done the heavy lifting. Implementing this framework in your school is where it...
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Roger Kennett
- Nov 1, 2023
- 2 min
13 Top tips for teachers wondering about Generative AI (ChatGPT, Bing, etc)
Start learning-by-doing yourself, because education is the antidote to fear (that's why we are teachers, remember). Get to know the beast...
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Roger Kennett
- Oct 28, 2023
- 3 min
Out-lying in the Science Classroom
I was taken aback. It was the 3rd student that week who had confidently reassured me, "it was an outlier, so I removed it". I've found...
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Roger Kennett
- Oct 20, 2023
- 3 min
AI Rethink?: Assessing the student, not the paper
Assessing student learning differently
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Roger Kennett
- Oct 15, 2023
- 3 min
AI's Structural Paradox for Schools
Our students need to develop skills in collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, problem solving - All the more as the...
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