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Roger Kennett
Nov 64 min read
5 tips for creating a great science test
TIP 1: Know the process. A science test is an instrument we use to probe minds. I used the word "instrument" intentionally on many...
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Roger Kennett
Oct 295 min read
Create a class revision game with GenAI
Key points: Learn how to quickly generate a study-revision game for your class using Generative AI. More importantly, see the IDEA to...
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Roger Kennett
Oct 261 min read
Model-predict-evidence-evaluate
Models are the core of science. Scientists build models of reality, generate testable hypotheses from models and then gather evidence to...
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Roger Kennett
Oct 195 min read
Visible Electricity -2
How to use a this water model of electricity to drive deep and robust understanding of the basics of simple electric circuits....
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Roger Kennett
Oct 32 min read
Visible Electricity -1
A series about making electricity "visible" to students to drive resilient understanding of the basics AND giving students an authentic...
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Roger Kennett
Jul 283 min read
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 183 min read
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 164 min read
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 23 min read
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 243 min read
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 243 min read
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, 20236 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
AI Rethink?: Assessing the student, not the paper
Assessing student learning differently
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Roger Kennett
Oct 15, 20233 min read
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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