Engaging Students in Technology Careers
Reading time, 2 minutes: When a student asks, ‘Why do I need to know this?’, how should a teacher answer this question?
Tag: Design Technology
Robotics and Coding For Primary Children
Reading time, 2 minutes: How can you get started with coding and teach primary students about maths, science and technology?
CPD Picks of The Week
Reading time, 2 minutes: Are you looking for an end of term assembly, or some end of term motivation?
Saving Design Technology
Reading time, 7 minutes: If Design Technology is to survive in an EBacc world, should technology teachers reconsider their curriculum?
Mr. Benn’s Fancy Dress Curriculum
Reading time, 2 minutes: What government policies are to blame for the recent decline in teachers?
Unlocking Potential
Reading time, 2 minutes: For the past 20+ years, I have seen technology rapidly evolve in design technology classrooms. Recently, those who teach in the creative subjects will have seen this growth expand into 3-D printing and scanning products, inspired from industry starting to appear in classrooms.
It’s So Rigorous; We Don’t Want You To Do It!
Reading time, 3 minutes: Do we want examination courses that will inspire our students?
Revisiting Teacher Training by @TeacherToolkit
Reading time, 3 minutes: Have you ever returned to the university where you first trained as a teacher?
The Challenges of Teaching Food Technology by @TeacherToolkit
Reading time, 2 minutes: This is a blog for all design technology teachers, particularly food teachers. It is also useful for readers to know, that OfSTED has announced (page 65) that it will be inspecting and reporting on the health and wellbeing of all children in schools from September 2015.