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10 ways in which the best teachers use technology in the classroom
Teachers are constantly pushed towards new pedagogies in order to improve student performance. However, there is a dearth of research out there that points teachers to one teaching method or another in order to help students. For most teachers, who …
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New feature - Instant uploader!
You can now upload student lists in record speed with our new instant student upload feature. It’s a fast and easy way to get every student in your school access to Twig, with automatically generated log-in details.
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CLIL and why it matters
If you’re raising your eyebrow in arched confusion right now, wondering what on earth is CLIL, don’t worry, you are not alone. You might have known CLIL in its former avatar as content based learning or bilingual learning. Today, CLIL stands for Content …
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Twig World wins at Bett 2017!
What an exciting time the past 48 hours have been! The Twig team set up at the Bett show at the ExCel centre in London, kicked off by a visit from Minister of Education and MP, Liam Fox. Come evening, we …
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High Tech High: Technology in the Classroom
What do you call a school that uses no textbooks, no examinations and non-traditional syllabus? School of the Future? Not quite. High School High is very much a school of the present using methods that are on par with the …
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NGSS in Film: How Science and Video work together
Changes are afoot in the US science curriculum. With new NGSS guidelines on the horizon, many teachers are concerned about how these developments will affect them and how it will change their classroom. Over the next few blog posts we …
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Happy Holidays!
As the christmas countdown approached, the Twig World team would like to wish you a Wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with joy, peace and lots of chocolate! We hope you’re as excited about Christmas as we are …
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“The human mind is our fundamental resource” - PISA in the US
It was John F. Kennedy who famously said ‘Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.’ The latest PISA scores were released yesterday and more than anything …
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Reach Out Reporter goes LIVE!
It was a busy week for the Twig World team last week as we pressed “go live” on our latest offering in partnership with Imperial College London, Reach Out Reporter. “Reach Out Reporter is an online primary science news service …
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Staying On Topic: What Is Topical Science?
Topical science is the new buzz word in education. Just one tiny problem - not everyone knows what it is, let alone how to use it. So we thought we would demystify it for you. Topical science is teaching science …
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