Topic clustering ties learning outcomes from several topics (and even subjects) together. It focuses on a group of similar smaller concepts being taught together, to encourage a better understanding of big ideas and new knowledge.
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What is project-based learning? While we can and should integrate skill development in all our teaching, project-based learning is a particularly powerful tool to help develop higher-order skills. Project-based learning challenges students to engage deeply with a problem, exploring multiple perspectives and bodies of knowledge, to seek and apply a solution. The possible focus and […]
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In his second article, Adil Jaffer shows parents 3 easy ways to encourage curiosity and wonder in maths while outdoors.
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International Maths Teaching Lead, Adil Jaffer shows parents three easy ways to encourage joy and curiosity through maths in the home.
Read moreThe start of the new academic year is always an exciting time. Enthusiastic students (on the whole), rested teachers (mostly), new books and a world of potential ahead of us. This year, of course, things are a bit different. Across the world, students are starting new courses or looking ahead to exams against the backdrop […]
Read moreIt’s been another incredibly challenging year for the teaching profession and I hope you’ve managed to take a well-earned break over the holidays. In the run-up to results days and the start of term, we share a few reflections and themes from the last year as well as some of your feedback on how we’ve done in supporting you along the way.
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Many students find the transition from Cambridge Lower Secondary to IGCSE® a challenge. Giving learners the right support during Stages 7-9 helps them in more challenging areas where they might struggle later.
Read moreBy Alison Barber What makes school a place where teachers enjoy teaching and, consequently, learners enjoy learning? Research over the last ten years has consistently found that wellbeing and academic achievement are very closely linked. OUP recently commissioned an evidence analysis impact study to explore the links between student wellbeing and academic outcomes. As a student, a friend once […]
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As Covid-19 continued to disrupt education across the world, students, teachers – and exam boards – faced difficult decisions on how to approach the Summer 2021 exam series. Jamie Kirkaldy, Head of Teaching and Learning Support for OxfordAQA , an international exam board offering International GCSEs, AS and A-levels, explores how OxfordAQA approached this decision and […]
Read moreBy Jennifer Chang Wathall Have you ever been in the situation where your students come to class a little too energetic to be able to focus on the task at hand? Or when your students arrive from a break or lunch and they are just not ready for the learning space? Perhaps your students, based […]
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