Latest posts tagged with #TaskDesign on Bluesky
We continued our #science work this week in #Year6 by building on learning about evolution. Retrieval moved from paragraph to sentence to word on fossils. Then children tested a hypothesis with an inheritance model before a stick or twist task refined their thinking. #PrimaryScience #TaskDesign
Task design isn't just about following a manual—it's about opening up to new, interdisciplinary ways of creating meaningful learning experiences.
🔗 Read the full chapter here: doi.org/10.1075/tblt...
#GRAL #TBLT #TaskDesign #SLA #LanguageTeaching #EducationInnovation #AppliedLinguistics
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Another GRAL publication!
Huge congratulations to Vera Trager and Roger Gilabert for their article in Language Teaching Research 👏
#GRAL #AppliedLinguistics #TBLT #TaskDesign #EdTech #EFL #TeacherTraining
We brought our Ancient Civilisations learning together in #Year6.
#Retrieval task on the Shang, Yellow River, bronze, oracle bones, and why dynasties rise and fall. Then a Diamond 9 on what makes a civilisation successful, with paired talk then written justification.
#PrimaryHistory #TaskDesign
We continued our #Computing work with #Year6 in OctoStudio, using retrieval to revisit events, the level variable, and conditionals.
Then we planned and innovated our maze game by changing sprites, interactions, and the reward or challenge. #PrimaryComputing #TaskDesign
#Year6 #Computing OctoStudio games with collisions, variables and simple conditionals.
#Retrieval revisited sprites and how they touch → state (level variable) → outcome (screen and rules). Next time: bug routine, trigger → change → expected → fix.
#PrimaryComputing #TaskDesign
Our #History in #Year6 was the Shang Dynasty through oracle bones.
#Retrieval linked to ancient civilisations sequence.
Children matched oracle bone questions, justifying overlaps.
We ended by discussing strengths and weaknesses of oracle bones. #PrimaryHistory #TaskDesign #EduSky
Year 6 #Science on dispersion.
The #Retrieval was True, False and Fix on light and shadows to spot misconceptions.
Then a prediction from a diagram and GIF. We defined dispersion as white light splitting into the visible spectrum and linked it to rainbows.
#PrimaryScience #TaskDesign #EduSky
First go with QuBuild in Y6 light. Visual prompt + starter question, then pairs generated 3 questions through distance, position and object.
Purposeful talk, clear curiosity vs investigable.
Next time: free round first, then refine to testable.
#PrimaryScience #TaskDesign #Science #EduSky
Sumerian innovations. #Retrieval revisited why rivers mattered.
Then shifted to “What did this enable?” irrigation → surplus etc.
Finished with map reasoning on trade with Egypt/Indus & growing power.
#Year6 #PrimaryHistory #TaskDesign
Started our new #Year6 #Science unit on light by going backwards before forwards.
#Retrieval revisited transparent, translucent, opaque, then a simple pinhole setup made straight line travel visible.
We finished by applying this to real world examples.
#PrimaryScience #TaskDesign
My article “Coding for Understanding” is in Teach Primary.
cdn.teachwire.net/e-mag/Teach-...
I argue for teaching coding as reasoning, building conceptual understanding before finished work @teachprimarymag.bsky.social
#TeachPrimary #PrimaryComputing #ComputationalThinking #TaskDesign #PRIMM
A quick new year update.
This week we will notify our first Chalk Ambassadors, then announce the cohort publicly next week.
They will help shape, test and share Chalk’s curriculum-led visual learning.
More next week.
#Chalk #ChalkAmbassadors #TaskDesign #Curriculum #TeacherCommunity #EdTech
Excited for Tuesday’s session:
How AI can support planning & task design. I’ll introduce my ‘Cyborg Model’ & share practical ways to use AI while keeping teacher judgement central.
🗓 18 Nov, 3.40–4.40pm
💷 £10
🔗 bit.ly/4pwkNey
#TaskDesign #AIinEducation #EduSky #Teachers #Education
This graph is going viral, and I wanted to add a voice from the Year 6 side of the drop.
It’s not about blame or systems, but continuity and belonging.
🔗 bit.ly/4nq7c69
#PrimaryEd #SecondaryEd #Transition #ImpactEd #TaskDesign #Engagement
This week, #Year6 explored how the heart, blood & circulatory system work together in our final #Science assessment.
We started with a #retrieval task inspired by Alex Quigley’s Connect 4, then used hexagon connections to show how the concepts link.
#PrimaryScience #TaskDesign #CurriculumThinking
Join me for ‘Using AI To Support Task Design’
🗓 Tuesday 18 Nov, 3.40–4.40pm
Explore how AI supports planning, task design & feedback while keeping teacher expertise at the centre.
📍Teams | 💷 £10
👉 bit.ly/4pwkNey
#TaskDesign #AIinEducation #Edutwitter #Education
💻✨ 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
🤖 GenAI isn’t just a tool—it’s a co-creator. New review shows how it reshapes second language tasks through digital multimodal composing.
📖 Read the study: www.castledown.com/journals/dal...
#GenAI #L2Learning #TaskDesign #DigitalPedagogy
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
📝 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
If a task feels heavy, break it down.
The Middle-Way Method shows how to make progress with tasks that are clear, small, and immediately doable.
Read more:
🔗 middle-way-method.com/planning/pro...
#Focus #TaskDesign #MiddleWayMethod
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
🚨 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
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
