@mrmetacognition.bsky.social is joining us for the first time to discuss curriculum design.
Rachel Oxbrough will be unpicking the best evidence in how to get the most out of exam question feedback.
Elaine Scott will be explaining how she practises cognitive strategies within the classroom to ensure all students can use them.
Chloe Brunskill is back from the university of York to share her expanding research into the role of Narratives in learning.
Josh Moore will discuss the way to create effective inclusive learning environments for more introverted students.
Tom Mourant will share an insight into how one of the most successful schools in the country uses Do Now's to support retrieval effectively.
@jess-wood.bsky.social shares here work with the Ark Curriculum team on how best to scaffold without losing rigour.
Ankita Sengupta discusses their practical ways to use oracy to build understanding.
Michael Price will be discussing the idea of 'concept repair' as system he uses to ensure gaps in learning are closed.
@sarahcomfort1.bsky.social pivots our ideas of CogSci towards leading teams efficiently in her talk
@drwilkinsonsci.bsky.social will being giving us a front line account of SEN and how the government changes will be impacting our classes.
@paulclinepsy.bsky.social will be sharing the ways he uses feedback in class to support students to move forward.
Next Tash Taylor and her Ark Soane
team speaking about how to support the weakest attaining students to build confidence and fluency.
@mbdscience.bsky.social
giving their thoughts on how to maximise KS3 without just teaching the GCSE twice!
Let's start with the OG
@adamboxereducation.bsky.social
talking about lesson observation and feedback! Not satisfied? Or a second talk on cogsci fundamentals?
How about
@mrarobbins.bsky.social
talking about why prior knowledge checking is the most powerful thing you probably aren't doing
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT
This year's conference is squarely aimed at one concept:
Practical advice from frontline practitioners
We have about 20 tickets left
Here's a taste of the talks
Hey #Edusky
COGSCISCI 2026 is coming back to London!
Join us for a day of talking all about 'Implementing CogSci in the classroom'
(That's sure to spark some online discussion 🤣)
Fri 29/5/26
Call for speakers: cogscisci.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/c...
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New blog by a new blogger!!
It's all about the value of writing notes
Read, enjoy, share!
ramblingfromtheclassroom.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/a...
#Edusky did you know CogSciSci has an active Discord server. It's a forum that allows teacher and researchers to discuss a whole range of issues round cognitive science, school leadership and teaching in general.
Check it out!
cogscisci.wordpress.com/cogscisci-di...
With this year's conference wrapped we begin work on the next one!
We are looking for a host school for the Friday of the may half term.
We have been around London the last few years so would really like to go to the midlands or North next time.
Let us know by DM or email 🙏#sciteachUK
"Only 38% of of 200 teachers could detect AI answers were from a sample of AI work"
"AI scanners only worked 65% of the time. Both are insufficient."
"One of the issues with LLM AIs is it is often the victim of prevalent misconceptions" Great stuff from @innerdrive.bsky.social @clairebadger.bsky.social
"What has to come front and centre when scaffolding is checking for understanding. How are you going to scaffold if you don't know what they know?"
One of the things we love at #cogscisci conference is platforming new speakers. Today researcher Chloe Brunskill from @yorkuniversity.bsky.social is sharing their work on the role narratives play in retention. Fascinating stuff!
@lambhearttea.bsky.social session on scaffolding includes a short group discussion on some of the problems differentiation has caused in people's classrooms. The room is buzzing with teachers sharing their experiences.
@nikika.bsky.social about to start a talk on the role embodied cognition can play in learning
Obviously @adamboxereducation.bsky.social practices what he preaches with utilising MWBs. Good job everyone got a mwb pen in their delegate bag 😎
Want to keep up with today's @cogscisci.bsky.social conference #edusky? Follow #cogscisci for updates on scaffolding, behaviour, SEND, cognitive research, narratives and much more!
What is the difference between prerequisite knowledge and checks for understanding @mbdscience.bsky.social has the key definitions
Advice for how to support SEND students...reads very much like what helps all students
"We need to remember that any scaffolding we do has to focus on ensuring the students still have to think about the concepts, beware offloading this task to AI"
Great to see @drwilkinsonsci.bsky.social using the outstanding e.coli analogy from CogSciSci legend Ruth Ashbee. Read the epic blog here wp.me/p2plp4-7d
@drmountstevens.bsky.social discussing the implications of working memory on teachers need to scaffold
The back of the big brain of @carlhendrick.substack.com whose packed talk with @hugheshaili.bsky.social is looking at lethal mutations of retrieval practice #cogscisci
Next up we have @drwilkinsonsci.bsky.social discussing tech solutions to support students with closed captions for lessons.
@drgarethbates.bsky.social kicks off a brilliant #cogscisci conference. 100 teachers giving up a sunny half term Friday to learn about effect sizes, what Ebbinghaus was really doing and their role in translating research
