Robin Griffiths

#ITeachPhysics benefits from using everyday items - not just in demystifying the lab but also injecting some creativity. I used to do a CPD session on creative teaching and I've written it up here. Hopefully you'll find it interesting #physics #teaching
thesciencelab.substack.com/p/rubber-duc...

Just sent off an application for something I want. Last year seemed to be filled with nothing but rejections. Maybe next year will start differently. Even if it doesn't, I'll be good. Mostly because I'm not an evil billionaire who doesn't know when he's got enough and that everything else is icing.

1. Lightning Bolt. Jake Bugg
2. Stormy Weather. Billie Holliday
3. Rainy Night in Georgia. Ray Charles
4. Only Happy when it Rains. Garbage
5. I Can't Stand the Rain. Ann Peebles.
#FridayFive

teacher stood ayta CPD sessions

"SKPT face-to-face sessions help you develop your understanding of the hard to grip ideas, but they are also invaluable for the informal sharing of practice."

🗓️Sessions on #Electricity #Energy #MatterAndSpace start Jan
Fully funded + subsidies

Dates, details & to book: https://loom.ly/OlTEmjM

#FridayFive
1. One moment more. Mindy Smith
2. Good year for the roses. Elvis Costello
3. Songbird. Fleetwood Mac
4. You are everything. Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye
5. Let it be. The Beatles

Wrong Eagle... Don Henley not Glenn Frey 😂

#FridayFive
1. Moonshadow. Cat Stevens.
2. Boys of Summer. Glenn Frey.
3. People are Strange. The Doors.
4. Message in a Bottle. The Police
5. The Boxer. Simon and Garfunkel.
... not sure about 'pleasantly'...

We need some pieces on whether the ‘AI bubble’ bubble will burst before the AI bubble itself

World Mental Health Day toolkit We've handpicked some of our popular resources to help you and your colleagues stay mentally well.

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay
Education Support has created a toolkit featuring resources to support education professionals stay mentally well, manage stress, and access support when it’s needed most.
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Hmm. With solar energy, the big explosions take place 93 million miles away

Never refuse your children a bedtime story, even if you're shattered.
One night, it will be the last time you read one to them and you won't even realise it.

all my online time is spent on pants, so im only given to pants extremism

Interact Symposium Discussion panel Tuesday 30 September 10.00–11.30 Working with audiences underrepresented in the physical sciences

The #Interact webinar series is back after a summer break - sharing insight, expertise, ideas and best practice.
If you work in public engagement or outreach in the physical sciences sign up now to to get your zoom link for the September discussion panel https://loom.ly/GcH-yHs

I remember coming into teaching from industry and finding it bizarre that thousands of teachers across the UK were planning almost from scratch every day whilst often teaching the same content. So much wasted opportunity to build consensus, resources, professional links... and reduce workloads!

Recruitment We are recruiting for an operations officer.

Come and join our team!
Do you have experience in programme administration? Do you work well as part of a team?
We are recruiting for an operations officer to support the delivery of our programmes (fixed term contract) #MakingPhysicsMatter
https://loom.ly/HkfqewY

My new book "About Time" includes some "makes" like the one below. As a science teacher, I want children to see / experience the natural phenomena that we are studying - there’s an *emotional* difference between reading about how something works and seeing it for yourself www.dk.com/uk/book/9780...

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Physics PGCE Useful Links.docx Physics PGCE Useful Links [If viewing in Word Online, use the to switch to for the best experience] Contents Resources sorted by topic Learning resources General collections of resources Simulati...

If you or anyone you know is new to teaching Physics, I highly recommend this amazing resource from Richard Brock. Links to hundreds of super useful stuff 🙂
#PhysicsEd
#iTeachPhysics
#Science

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Of course this particular MP should have never had the whip or been selected given his conviction for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

Really foul bunch of people.

Can I respectfully suggest this from @samfr.bsky.social ? Plenty of analysis and some ways we could do government better...
amzn.eu/d/cyYNrRm

Championing and supporting teachers - The Ogden Trust Applications for the Ogden early career programme close on 4 July.

📢Are you an early career teacher?
🔥Are you teaching physics?
💭Do you want to develop subject knowledge and pedagogy?

Still time to apply for our #EarlyCareer programme
Deadline 4 July - starts Sept
https://loom.ly/5DhTY1o

a screenshot from King Kong vs Godzilla (1962) where a Japanese official says "if we're lucky, both will die"

I sure do love KING KONG VS GODZILLA (1962), I mention for no particular reason

Fighting Téméraire. First saw it by accident at the National Gallery. Was busy looking at another picture and turned around... Breathtaking.

The biggest repository of school Physics teaching resources on the internet, all arranged by topic and age group. Join thousands of members and access PhysicsEd today! www.physicsed.net

#PhysicsEd
#iTeachPhysics
#SciTeachUK

On how we should think about the value of universities...

It’s quite easy being veggie if you like and can cook Indian food. I’ve collected together some of my favourite recipes which you can download from this page alomshaha.com/simple-sag-a...

#FridayFive
1. One Moment More. Mindy Smith
2. Hello, Goodbye. The Beatles
3. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye. Soft Cell
4. Days. The Kinks
5. 50 Ways to Leave your Lover. Paul Simon
🎸

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.

Remind you of anyone?

"Many people drink Um Bongo there. Many many people"