Mark Enser

But there's ongoing chat and work with the @gatepc.bsky.social about how AI can be effectively integrated in to geography classrooms, and to geography teacher education... this is another good layer of thinking to add.

I still am sceptical in many places about the tangible benefits of AI, but finding a good *tool* to do the procedural, rather than the cognitive is always worth celebrating.

I am a huge fan of Diffit for this - if you've not seen it! - and the scope it has to save teacher time.

I'll check it out - thanks

No - our second. Been up here 18 months now.

The full moon sinking behind the trees

Avoiding AI Pitfalls A realistic look at how schools are using AI day to day, with practical guidance on avoiding common mistakes

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Avoiding AI pitfalls in schools.

Most teacher use of AI is practical and routine, but common mistakes waste time and undermine learning. I share simple habits that help build AI literacy across a staff team.

Read here: open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...

Avoiding AI Pitfalls A realistic look at how schools are using AI day to day, with practical guidance on avoiding common mistakes

*** NEW POST ***

Avoiding AI pitfalls in schools.

Most teacher use of AI is practical and routine, but common mistakes waste time and undermine learning. I share simple habits that help build AI literacy across a staff team.

Read here: open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...

[to the tune of Eleanor Rigby]

Jonathan Gullis
Studies his shorts on the train with a sense of unease
Too much Febreze

I've just become a governor there

Great track

Wintery skies

NACE An independent charity founded 40 years ago, the National Association for Able Children in Education (NACE) works with schools, education leaders and practitioners to improve provision for more able l...

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Reflecting on @beckyfrancis.bsky.social Curriculum and Assessment Review to consider the 6 components of a truly ambitious curriculum.

www.nace.co.uk/blogpost/176... with @greeborunner.bsky.social

Lino cut print of main street. Cobblestone street with timbered cottages.

A Year in Willerby, available in December.
12 stories printed in a limited edition, numbered book. Illustrated with lino cut prints like these. £20.
Not available on Amazon.
Let us know if you're interested here. We expect to sell out.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk/a-year-in-wi...

Sample of "How Do They Do It?" by Zoe Enser, Mark Enser Peek inside this book and discover another great read.

The ultimate guide for those walking the winding, often uphill path of school improvement.

'How Do They Do It?'
by former OfSTED inspectors Zoe and Mark Enser

What can we learn from amazing schools, leaders and teachers?

📖 book sample @crownhousepub.bsky.social
www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader...

A minority do. There needs to be some studies on the efficacy of this approach- and a QA of available materials - I'm not overly optimistic

How to design a CPD curriculum Without a clear curriculum, knowledge is forgotten, habits don’t shift and progress stalls - and this is just as true for teachers’ learning as it is for pupils’, writes Mark Enser

"..For a HoD, that means CPD is not just an occasional slot on the meeting agenda - it is part of shaping the professional growth of your team. But how do you go about it? The same way you would with students: through curriculum thinking." @ensermark.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/tea... 2/2

"In recent years professional development has shifted from being something 'done to' teachers to something that schools are increasingly expected to design with care & coherence. Senior leaders now expect their middle leaders to take a greater role in this..." @ensermark.bsky.social 1/2

A good production of A Christmas Carol even though they cut the "No cheeses for us meeces" line.

Warming up after Settle's Christmas lights turn on.

They are currently banished from the front room.

Christmas!

I love Dog House. I love Christmas.

But I don't understand why they force everyone into a Christmas jumper in the middle of summer and then call that a Christmas special.

a man stands in front of a sign that says " advanced dungeons & dragons " ALT: a man stands in front of a sign that says " advanced dungeons & dragons "

Love Stranger Things - but every time they confuse their D&D lore, a bit of me dies inside.

We have lots here - i love watching them. Like stop-gap animation.

A wet walk at the Beck

A good day baking

Hygge cat

Laszlo is unimpressed by the storm

Ten Principles of Effective Geography Teaching Why powerful geography teaching still matters – and how we can strengthen it across secondary classrooms.

Ten Principles of Effective Geography Teaching 🌍

A look at what makes geography powerful in the classroom: clear purpose, strong concepts, real locational knowledge, rigorous enquiry, and cumulative curriculum thinking.

Read the full post:
open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...

How to design a CPD curriculum Without a clear curriculum, knowledge is forgotten, habits don’t shift and progress stalls - and this is just as true for teachers’ learning as it is for pupils’, writes Mark Enser

CPD works best when we treat it like curriculum: clear intent, thoughtful sequencing, real impact.

My new @tesmagazine.bsky.social article explores how middle leaders can design CPD that helps teams grow.

Read here: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...