Back from a 3 week twitter break on a family holiday, I'm excited to share some quality new takeaways this week.

Takeaway 1 is a must-read for anyone teaching science, and highly recommended for all teachers. It introduces some terminology around curriculum design that I know I'll find useful for years to come.

T2 is an excellent piece on an issue I've been thinking about a lot recently as my physics students have been writing their prac reports: assessment. It delves into tacit knowledge, how it is (and isn't) developed, as well as lots on criteria based assessments. I'll be reading @DaisyChristo's book on assessment soon and can't wait to get started.

T3 The Gates Foundation poured millions of dollars into working out how to assess quality teaching. They've now wrapped up the study, with some very interesting conclusions. Well worth checking out.

T4, I need to do this more. .

T5 and T6 are some interesting thought provokers.

T7 is a fantastic podcast that I recommend all at least dip into. I was listening this morning and it's wonderful to have such a great collection of voices from different perspectives within the teaching profession. What would you say in response to the question ‘What did you learn this year?'.

Enjoy : )

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A fantastic post on how to design a science curriculum, via @Mr_Raichura

On the development of tacit knowledge, and how unelpful criteria are, via @daisychristo

What came of the Gates' teacher evaluation study?, via @LarryFerlazzo

This post reminded me of the importance of practice for teachers, via @ifteaching

Protecting our students from failure could be hurting them more than helping them

Meaning from meaningless: what's the positive benefit of performing meaningless rituals?

A slice of advice to end the year/begin the term with, via @mrbartonmaths and friends

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