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I tried using an AI agent to help me mark students' work: here's what I discovered.
Depth studies are vital ways to get students doing science and their science project can be one of the more memorable and enjoyable parts...
Roger Kennett
Apr 58 min read
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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...
Roger Kennett
Nov 6, 20244 min read
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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...
Roger Kennett
Oct 26, 20241 min read
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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....
Roger Kennett
Oct 19, 20245 min read
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Visible Electricity -1
A series about making electricity "visible" to students to drive resilient understanding of the basics AND giving students an authentic...
Roger Kennett
Oct 3, 20242 min read
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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....
Roger Kennett
Jul 28, 20243 min read
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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...
Roger Kennett
Jun 18, 20243 min read
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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...
Roger Kennett
Mar 16, 20244 min read
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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...
Roger Kennett
Mar 2, 20243 min read
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Let them Steer
Two recent gems of educational research are of immediate relevance to all teachers and especially those in remote and regional settings....
Roger Kennett
Feb 24, 20243 min read
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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...
Roger Kennett
Jan 24, 20243 min read
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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...
Roger Kennett
Nov 29, 20236 min read
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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...
Roger Kennett
Nov 1, 20232 min read
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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...
Roger Kennett
Oct 28, 20233 min read
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