Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 18+19/2026: Do Look Up open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 16+17: Transition open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

SEL doesn't have to be a separate focus or solely part of PSHE. Sometimes it is already embedded in your classroom! When students 🟢🟡🔴 their own understanding and choose which @edpuzzle.com recap video to watch next, they're practising self-awareness and self-management. Good teaching IS good SEL.

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 14+15/2026: Italia, cara! open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

With exams approaching, I used Edpuzzle Slides to turn past paper questions into interactive tasks. No printing and instant feedback using Live Mode! I could also see exactly who was engaging. So simple to set up. It's well worth exploring if you haven't already! 🎯 @edpuzzle.com

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 12+13/2026: We build castles with our baggage open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 10+11/2026: Ozymandias (After Shelley) open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 8+9/2026: For God's Sake, Take The Stairs! open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 7/2026: What stays? open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 6/2026: The work of becoming unnecessary. Capacity ✅, resilience ✅. Now the freedom to ride off into the sunset?

As we're getting into that last term before the GCSE exam, I'm making our programming tasks simpler and reminding students about the programming revision booklet I made - it's aimed at OCR, but I'm sure you could tweak it for other boards. #TeamCompSci www.advanced-ict.info/examples/Pyt...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 5/2026: Growing pains that need new pathways. Learning that some spaces you have to build yourself open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 4/2026: Spaces That Hold. Quiet work and long echoes open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 3/2026: Kinder, Clearer Information. Deciding what information earns its place open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent: Weeknote 2/2026 - Kinder, Clearer Systems. Leadership lessons from snow drifts, death cleaning, and deliberate networking csteach.substack.com/p/weeknote-2...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 1/2026: Good Riddance, But Now What? open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 51+52/2025: Making Space open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 49+50/2025: Exploring and applying Schwartz's Values Wheel open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 47+48/2025: My tribe open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Make a Test by Alice Keeler lets you turn a Google Doc into a Google Form quiz by pulling your questions straight from the doc and creating the form for you so test building feels much faster. 🔗 workspace.google.com/marketplace/... #EduSky #GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 45+46/2025: The stops worth making open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Really interesting to see @metoffice.gov.uk starting to quantify and boundary some of their forecast probabilities, and how they are showing that graphically for reports (www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...). Love the depth of information, and the clarity of the explanation - really interesting!

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 43+44/2025: A fortnight of wows open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 41+42/2025: open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent: Stop gatekeeping, I'm just trying to read open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

If you dig back in this blog you will see that one way or another I have been blogging since the turn of the century. It's never without its challenges but for me it is a key part of open practice. It is a positive way of moving things forward. There was a sudden... https://wp.me/p3Wm7X-n3a

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 39+40/2025: I would have gotten away with it too open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 38/2025: The Mentorship Web open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 36+37/2025: Ethics in the age of algorithms open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 35/2025: The view from the coffee shop open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

While riding the B or Q trains between Dekalb Ave station and the Manhattan Bridge, you may catch a glimpse of "Masstransiscope," a public art installation by Bill Brand. It was added to the #NYCsubway system in 1980.

Happy weekend! Here’s a 3,500 year-old Minoan clay flask decorated with a spectacular wide-eyed octopus! 🐙😍 From Palaikastro, a Bronze Age settlement site on the island of Crete. Heraklion Archaeological Museum. 📷 by me #Archaeology

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 33+34/2025: Death of an illusion open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 31+32/2025: Turning off autopilot, learning how to live a little more in the present open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 29+30/2025: 1460 Weeks Later open.substack.com/pub/csteach/... Finite time, generational cycles and the tension between living in the moment and planning for the future

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 27+28/2025: Small Wins, Big Summer open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

An edited clip of my ‘Paper Cup Fish’ project, the latest of my making ideas. The full clip is on my YouTube channel and will be on the website ‘news’ link later. Just search for my name, you’ll find me, I’m the only one. 😁 www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky

One week until our free online workshop for teachers hosted by the British Council! All are welcome 😊 Sign up here 👉 forms.office.com/pages/respon... @microbit.org #teamcompsci

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 25+26/2025: My Travelling Companions on the Road to Character open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Ooh! According to my lesson on cybercrime (based on information from the police), the average investigation takes two years, and the average age of people arrested is 17, so this has been quick, but the suspects are old! #TeamCompSci www.bbc.com/news/article...

#montrose earlier today. Enjoyed the museum and could have spent a fortune in Mo Fidelity record shop!

👀✨ Something exciting is coming…👀✨ Applications for the #DjangoGirls Workshop open Monday 16th June! 💻 Never coded before? Perfect. This FREE workshop is your chance to dive into #Python, meet amazing people & build something awesome! 📍Manchester, UK | 🔗 buff.ly/lkezkG5 #PyConUK2025 #WomenInTech

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 24/2025: Adventures in educational ecosystem building open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

Glastonbury: the time of year many are reminded Biffy Clyro are immense live

Perfect!

Happy summer holiday! (Or save that for when it comes)

🚨 Just ONE WEEK to go! The Festival of Computing is nearly here 🎉 Tickets are flying — some CPD sessions are already full! 🗓️ 2nd July - Bromsgrove School 🎟️ Get yours now: shorturl.at/2sVQT #FestivalOfComputing25 #CraignDave #CSEd #TeamCompSci @ocrexams.bsky.social

Caffeine Tangent - Weeknote 23/2025: A lesson in trust I'll never forget open.substack.com/pub/csteach/...

#5oclockclub not usual for me but up early to reflect on the #CSEN networking meeting last night and set up classwork for later. Happy Wednesday everyone!