#Year6 explored online choices & their impact. We used scenarios: forwarding screenshots, sharing photos without consent & unkind emojis. Children judged OK, Not OK, Depends or Not sure. STOP, THINK, CHECK, SHARE. #ProjectEvolve #OnlineSafety #DigitalCitizenship #Computing

💻✨ In #Year6 Digital Citizenship we tackled gender stereotypes children may face online. Many were shocked at writing them down, sparking a thoughtful discussion about how harmful they can be. #DigitalCitizenship #OnlineSafety #TaskDesign

🎉 Primary Task Design Facebook group passed 12,000 members! Thank you to everyone sharing ideas & rethinking how tasks connect meaningfully to the curriculum. Here’s to effective design, less worksheet culture. Join👇 bit.ly/3QzMq6Z #TaskDesign #PrimarySky #Edchat #EduSky #Teachers

Back to school is the perfect time to rethink task design. Join our growing FB community where #teachers share models, tasks, & ideas that plan from curriculum first 👇 bit.ly/3QzMq6Z #TaskDesign #Curriculum #EduSky #Education #PrimarySky

🚨 New computing lead? 🧠 Need clarity on progression & pedagogy? 📘 Learning to Lead Computing is your go-to guide with practical tools, real classroom advice & free leadership models @compscitsui.bsky.social @hlearningpd.bsky.social Grab your copy 👉 bit.ly/L2LCo #computing #CPD #EduSky #Primary

🚨 New computing lead? 🧠 Need clarity on progression & pedagogy? 📘 Learning to Lead Computing is your go-to guide with practical tools, real classroom advice & free leadership models @compscitsui.bsky.social @hlearningpd.bsky.social Grab your copy 👉 bit.ly/L2LCo #computing #CPD #EduSky #Primary

I’m intrigued by the idea that #teachers & #animators build an open-source library of free educational GIFs to model tricky processes in #science, #history, #maths & #geography? Clear, simple, classroom-ready visuals anyone can use. Would this help your #teaching? #edusky #primarysky

Displays & #Ofsted baiting! I wrote a blog about the myth that displays will win inspection points. Purposeful? Yes. But they shouldn’t drain your time. 🔗 bit.ly/3Hrf3BC #EduSky #PrimarySky #PrimaryEd #Teachers #Classroom #EdChat #EduBlogs

Displays & #Ofsted baiting! I wrote a blog about the myth that displays will win inspection points. Purposeful? Yes. But they shouldn’t drain your time. 🔗 bit.ly/3Hrf3BC #EduSky #PrimarySky #PrimaryEd #Teachers #Classroom #EdChat #EduBlogs

New #Edublog 💭 inspired by a @marymyatt.bsky.social post. “Do quality curriculum tasks matter?” They do, but only if they’re designed to make children think. Let’s start designing from curriculum purpose. Read 👉 bit.ly/3J5I5ah #TaskDesign #CurriculumFirst #PrimaryEd #EduSky #PrimarySky

Thinking ahead to computing this year?💭 Our book Learning to Lead Computing is the guide you need.📘 Practical & strategic Get your copy here👇 bit.ly/L2LCo Free Toolkit here👇 bit.ly/L2LGu #EdTech #PrimaryComputing #BackToSchool #Edutwitter #Computing

Thinking ahead to computing this year?💭 Our book Learning to Lead Computing is the guide you need.📘 Practical & strategic Get your copy here👇 bit.ly/L2LCo Free Toolkit here👇 bit.ly/L2LGu #EdTech #PrimaryComputing #BackToSchool #Edutwitter #Computing

I’m finally catching up some shows! I’m #Severance just started S2 and I absolutely love everything about this show!!

📝 New blog post: Are we using tech to serve the learning - or to compete with TikTok? I explore gamification, dopamine, teacher reels & the rise of AR/VR in lessons. Not anti-tech, but definitely pro-curriculum. 🔗 mrmict.com/2025/08/01/s... #EdTech #TaskDesign #CurriculumFirst

📝 New blog post: Are we using tech to serve the learning - or to compete with TikTok? I explore gamification, dopamine, teacher reels & the rise of AR/VR in lessons. Not anti-tech, but definitely pro-curriculum. 🔗 mrmict.com/2025/08/01/s... #EdTech #TaskDesign #CurriculumFirst

Missed a Task Design Network meeting? Catch up now on Patreon – from What is Task Design? to EYFS & KS1 task design and more. 🎥 Stream on demand: www.patreon.com/c/mrmict/shop #TaskDesign #PrimaryEducation #CPD #CurriculumThinking

Happy holidays all! 😊 The group stays open for anyone planning (no pressure!). I’ll be chipping away at this little project-more soon… exciting times ahead! 🥳 Join the group here: bit.ly/3QzMq6Z #TaskDesign #CPD #BookSky #EduSky

As part of our transition work, my new Year 6s explored the question: “What makes you, you?” Each piece reflects a part of who they are: from proud moments to hopes for the future. The centre will be their photo. A few examples below👇 #TransitionWork #Year6 #EduSky #Education #Teachers

That’s a wrap on this year’s Task Design CPD! 👩‍🏫 783+ teachers & leaders 🏫 398 schools 📍 169 cities 🌍 17 countries 🌐 FB group: nearly 11,800 strong! Thanks for being part of the journey. Big things coming for 2025/26! 💡✨ #TaskDesign #CPD #EduCommunity #PrimarySky #EduSky #Teachers

🔬 Task Design in Primary Science 🗓️ Thurs 10 July | 3.40-4.40pm 💷 £10 per colleague 📍 Online CPD Join Mitchell James & I, to explore task design that deepens reasoning & moves beyond ‘fun-first’ science. 🔗 bit.ly/43pT2dh #PrimaryScience #ScienceCPD #TaskDesign

Had a brilliant day at the CAS North East Conference today. Good turnout for my session - and I even came away with my very own CrumbleBot! Thanks to everyone who came along and joined the discussion. #CASchat #Computing #EdTech

🚨 Last chance to book! Sales close tomorrow for our Curriculum Stay & Play at Benton Park Primary. 🗓️ 3rd July | 9–3 📍 Newcastle upon Tyne 💷 £75 incl. lunch & refreshments 🔗 bit.ly/4jlEp0P See lessons, explore task design & leave with a ready-to-teach sequence. #TaskDesign #CPD #StayAndPlay

Just been asked to lead computing? Or looking to refresh your curriculum? Learning to Lead Computing is the book for you!📘 Order it here: bit.ly/L2LCo Thanks so much to everyone who’s supported us. @compscitsui.bsky.social & I hope it becomes the go-to guide for leading computing with confidence.

Some powerful historical thinking in #Year6 this week. Exploring the Middle Passage, children used image sources and a first-person account to infer, justify and reflect. Linked to prior RE, Tudors & Windrush work, with a model to support trickier content. #history #primaryhistory

Tried something new in #Year6 today – a Generate → Sort → Connect → Elaborate map for our #Science assessment on Evolution & Inheritance. Flexible, light on writing, big on reasoning + talk. Loads of potential! 🔗 pz.harvard.edu/thinking-rou... #Thinking #ProjectZero #TaskDesign #Education

In #Year6, we’re exploring The Place for Me in English and learning about Floella Benjamin’s story. Today’s task: summarise her impact in a word, sentence & paragraph - from “resilient” to “pioneer”. This links closely to our History unit on the transatlantic slave trade. #History #Windrush

🔥 CPD online to a Windsor Academy Trust on the hottest day of the year… not easy! Feedback like this makes it all worth it: “Literally the best CPD I’ve had in a long time…” An afternoon exploring task vs activity, core knowledge (shoutout @teacherhead.bsky.social), & adaptable task models!

📚 In Year 6 Science, we’ve been exploring evolution & inheritance. 🧭 After learning about Darwin’s journey (using Origin of Species by Sabina Radeva), we explored adaptation by matching animals to environments & reasoning how traits help survival. #PrimaryScience #Science #Year6Science #TaskDesign

It’s more important than ever to embed critical 🧠 thinking into your #computing curriculum. Why not start with this lesson 👇 I planned on dis-, mis- and malinformation! #education #teachers www.teachwire.net/teaching-res...

📅 Still time to book! Join us Mon 16th June, 3.40–4.40pm for a practical session on designing #PrimaryHistory tasks that go beyond recall & explore historical significance. 🎙️ With Anne de A’Echevarria from KnowHowEd 💷 £10 per delegate 🔗 bit.ly/H1stO #TaskDesign #HistoryTeacher

Still looking for the perfect Father’s Day gift or a present for that special computing lead in your life? Learning to Lead Computing is available now at a discounted price & in time for #FathersDay 🛒 bit.ly/L2LCo #PrimaryComputing #EdTech #Computing #Edutwitter

🎉 GIVEAWAY WINNERS 🎉 Slightly delayed… but perfectly timed, four weeks since Learning to Lead Computing launched! Congrats to: 🟦 @eenalol.bsky.social 🟦 @neophitoua.bsky.social Thanks to all who entered! Missed out? Grab your copy here 👇 📘 bit.ly/L2LCo #LearningToLeadComputing

Another week, another task design CPD - this time (virtually) revisiting Harrow International School Bangkok. We explored how to adapt & deepen tasks across subjects using models like “Three Heads” & others to drive real thinking, not just completion. 💭📚 Thank you all for having me on e again!

I regret reading this piece. It feels fundamentally misguided and, in parts, uncomfortably insulting. t.co/35GzMvYCNk

“So, it can’t reason well, A.I. gets cognitively overloaded too!” 🧠🤖 Just like us, it has its limits. theguardian.com/technology/202… Advanced AI suffers ‘complete accuracy collapse’ in face of complex problems, study finds | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

Great morning delivering curriculum #TaskDesign CPD to Coleridge Primary School. Finally got to use my🧝‍♀️🧝Legend of Zelda analogy for disciplinary knowledge😂 Thank you for the amazing feedback: “It was genuinely some of the best professional development I’ve had in a long time.” #EduSky #PrimarySky

💬 Our first review is in & we’re so proud of it! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “An insightful guide that will help you think clearly about how you lead computing” Whether you’re new or experienced, this one’s for you. 📘 Grab yours: bit.ly/L2LCo #Computing #EdTech #Primary #EduSky #PrimarySky

“We are not gatekeepers. We are door openers.” A powerful post from @EmathsUK (Twitter) that’s inspired me to write my own response, considering another area often shared. Every child deserves access to the best. www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general... #Curriculum #TaskDesign #Edutwitter

🎉 GIVEAWAY 🎉 To mark the releasaversary of Learning to Lead Computing, @compscitsui.bsky.social & I are giving away 2 copies! 💬 Comment or tag a colleague to enter 📅 Closes Fri 6 June, 3.30pm 📘 UK only Thanks for the support – good luck! #EdTech #PrimaryComputing #Leadership

What is Computing 2.0? Rethinking Digital Thinking in an AI Age A few years ago, I saw a familiar post resurface online: an exhausted teacher despairing at the thought of teaching computing. It struck a chord then, and I wrote a detailed blog. You can find the original, henceforth monikered 1.0,…

🚨 Excited to be speaking at this year’s FREE #ComputingAtSchool Conference at Newcastle Uni on 30th June! I’ll be sharing practical approaches to primary computing. 🧠 If you’ve enjoyed Learning to Lead Computing, come say hello! 📘Get your copy here: bit.ly/L2LCo #EdTech #PrimaryComputing

I’ve only been supporting the team at Chalk for a few weeks, but it’s clear what they’re building & why it matters. I’m on board, & if you care about purposeful, high-quality learning tools, you should be too. Read more: chalklearning.substack.com/p/why-were-b... #EdTech #TaskDesign

New & Free! If you’re reading Learning to Lead Computing, grab our free companion guide. It’s packed with leadership thinking models - compasses, ripples - to help you reflect, plan & lead with clarity. Download: bit.ly/L2LGu #PrimaryComputing #ComputingLeadership #EdTech #Leadership

New & Free! If you’re reading Learning to Lead Computing, grab our free companion guide. It’s packed with leadership thinking models - compasses, ripples - to help you reflect, plan & lead with clarity. Download: bit.ly/L2LGu #PrimaryComputing #ComputingLeadership #EdTech #Leadership

A very kind & generous endorsement from the incredible @alkingsley.bsky.social about our book #LearningtoLeadComputing Grab your copy here: bit.ly/L2LCo #Computing #CASChat #EduSky #PrimarySky

Rethink Retrieval: Beyond the Quiz I get asked about retrieval a lot and it is an aspect of teaching and learning I will champion time and time again. There is power in revisiting prior knowledge, strengthening memory, and embedding understanding all of which are fundamental to how children learn.…

Strange experience seeing our book @compscitsui.bsky.social 'Learning to Lead Computing' #7 on Amazon. Truly humbled to be nearby to books by the incredible Jamie Clark & Tom Sherrington You can still get your copy here: bit.ly/L2LCo @johncattedu.bsky.social #computing #edutwitter #education

Learning to Lead Computing – Why This Book, Why Now? After months of thinking, writing, revisiting, and refining, Learning to Lead Computing is officially published. This isn’t just a book launch. For us it’s a conversation starter. A provocation. A companion for those navigating the complexities…

It’s here! Learning to Lead Computing is officially out in the world. This blog is the start of the conversation - what we hope it offers subject leaders navigating computing in primary schools. Read more: bit.ly/L2LCB #Computing #EdTech #PrimaryEducation #SubjectLeadership #ComputingLeadership

Learning to Lead Computing – Why This Book, Why Now? After months of thinking, writing, revisiting, and refining, Learning to Lead Computing is officially published. This isn’t just a book launch. For us it’s a conversation starter. A provocation. A companion for those navigating the complexities…