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Category: Yacapaca
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We launched the Revision Access system later in the term than I would have liked, but now that it’s up and running there is finally some user data to start garnering insights from. It’s certainly working; the log shows students revising through the half term, some of them with considerable diligence. However, I see some problems that…
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I’m very pleased to have had as many as 140 responses to the survey. The answers to the multiple choice questions were fairly predictable: The transition to mobile is well underway, with the usual spectrum of early- to late-adopters. iPads are where it’s at, but the strategy really has to embrace everything. At least no-one…
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The best time to plant a tree is 40 years ago. The second-best time is today. Chinese proverb I originally conceptualised Yacapaca as system that would be entirely teacher-controlled and teacher-led. That fits the market well, but I have always had a nagging
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I visited City Academy Norwich on Friday, to observe some lessons with Matt Wells and Jez Thompson. It was a particular pleasure to meet Jez; I have known him for donkey’s years, but we had never actually met. What struck me about the three lessons I observed was that there was no chalk and talk…
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We have just updated Yacapaca with what I think is one of the most profound changes we have made. It’s called Self-Calibration. Your students will meet it as soon as they start their next quiz. Here’s why and how it works. Charles Darwin said that “Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge”. You probably…
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