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dannynic.bsky.social
SCITT ITE Science / Computing lecturer. STEM/Edtech CPD provider. Science teacher. Author. Google Certified Educator. Craft Beer, gaming and geek. Science Fix book for primary teachers out now. https://linktr.ee/dannynic
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🔴How the Media is Trying to Talk a Nigel Farage Government Into Reality Why for much of the British press, the unlikely story of Reform UK's rise to power is simply "too good to check" www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-me...

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“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport” By @rubenbolling.bsky.social, after Richard Scarry. Genius. Click in.

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A quick Saturday morning challenge. Which fictional teacher are you? Can you name them all? Which one's your favourite? Comment and let us know! #teaching #teacher #teachertraining #teachersontv #teachersinmovies #edusky

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How to Record a Video in Canva (Step by Step Tutorial). Make revision videos and more directly in Canva. No other software needed. youtu.be/Ctk4j0j3Fqw?...

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Retrieval Practice & technology: Five Key Principles to consider evidencebased.education/retrieval-pr...

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Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...

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How to Apply to Become a Teacher with Essex and Thames Scitt youtu.be/NW8wBCYc_TY #getintoteaching

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Make a model hand with moving fingers www.sciencefix.co.uk/2019/07/make... #primaryscience #science #eduskyprimary #edusky

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Science-related dates for your diary, June 2025. Full list at www.sciencefix.co.uk/stem-calendar/ #science #stemeducation #stemchat #primaryscience

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Running my termly Science Leads meeting for Chelmsford Teaching Schools Alliance (CTSA) today. Spent some time looking at progression in teaching plants across the key stages. #eduskyprimary #edusky #primaryscience

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Online CPD for Primary Teachers: Teaching Primary School Science www.udemy.com/course/teach... #primaryscience #teaching #cpd #teachercpd #teachertraining #stemeducation #scienceteaching #science #pgce #edusky #eduskyprimary

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The Primary Science Route Map. Or what I did during lockdown.... Trying to show how the different units in KS1 and KS2 are connected. www.sciencefix.co.uk/2021/01/prim... #edusky #eduskyprimary

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Why kids still need to learn to code in the age of AI: a new position paper argues it's more important than ever. This blog from the Raspberry Pi Foundation shares 5 key arguments. www.raspberrypi.org/blog/why-kid... #AIEdu #CSForAll

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An act of scientific vandalism overseen by a Fellow of the @royalsociety.org who continues to enjoy the organisation’s unequivocal support. Truly astonishing.

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I'm going to be running a course on Learning Primary Science Outdoors at Colchester Zoo on 8th July. All the details can be found on the Science Hub E.Herts, Essex, Beds & MK Eventbrite page. Go to: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learning-p...

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Online CPD for Primary Teachers: Teaching Primary School Science www.udemy.com/course/teach... #primaryscience #teaching #cpd #teachercpd #teachertraining #stemeducation #scienceteaching #science #pgce #edusky #eduskyprimary

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Science-related dates for your diary, June 2025. Full list at www.sciencefix.co.uk/stem-calendar/ #science #stemeducation #stemchat #primaryscience

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Kew gardens are running several competitions for all Key stages. £1000 for each category. Ends 27th June endeavour.kew.org/competition-... #primaryscience #uked #ukteaching

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I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives: www.404media.co/teachers-are...

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It’s #30DaysWild from The Wildlife Trusts and your reminder to get outside, be curious and see what you can discover! Follow along with me to see what I spot in June! #BeCurious #ScienceIsEverywhere #DrJoScience 1/

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Pride month starts today 🏳️‍🌈 What a perfect day to tell brands that they can't call themselves LGBTQ+ allies and fund GB News. Send them a clear message: back pride, not hate 👇 action.goodlawproject.org/pick-a-side-...

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Really pleased to hear Arsenal are going for Benjamin Sesko. I thought he was great on Deep Space Nine

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Had good fun today at the War of the Worlds Experience in London.

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Well at least we went out to the eventual winners, #psg

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I did laugh at the Two Rani's joke though... #drwho #doctorwho

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Enough with the bloody stunt casting #drwho

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They feel like they're winning, so they're being less covert in their outright disgust and hatred of trans people's very existence 😒

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"I've got a brand new content harvester"

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If you're involved in Primary School Initial Teacher Education then please consider adding my new Science book to your course reading lists for the next academic year. Available from all online bookshops: amzn.to/4cGeRcf #teachereducation #teachermentoring #teachertraining

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Andrew Tate has been charged with rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and actual bodily harm. Nigel Farage described him as "an important voice for young men". That tells you all you need to know about Farage's moral compass.

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A newly discovered object in the outer solar system, 2017 OF201, is the largest found in more than a decade. buff.ly/k8MCYIS . . #astronomy #solarsystem #discovery

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This is excellent. What if Biff and Chip's mum and dad were influencers? Classic covers retitled. www.thepoke.com/2025/05/27/m...

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Apparently it's National Hamburger Day today....

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TikTokTipsters profiteering on the high stakes gambling nature of GCSE exams is where we are now in 2025. Read my comments in The Observer.

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I have a rather big hero-related project announcing soon, so this will be a super fun introduction to it all. I’m doing a brand new DIGITAL WORKSHOP on Saturday 7th June! Create your own heroes! Vote in the polls and change the story as we go! Tickets HERE thephoenixcomic.info/draw-epic-he... ⚔️💀🔮

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Charlotte Fosgate, a 17-year old trans girl completed suicide earlier this month. Over the weekend, Twitter users found her final post and began mocking her and making memes about her dying. The level of duhumanization of trans people is so thorough, they're celebrating a teenager killing herself.

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Seems about right...

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I am begging for a Hollywood movie or TV writer to make something that features realistic 'artificial intelligence'

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Yesterday I contacted the #mentors I work with to suggest some blogs I have written in response to the mentor queries I have received at this time of year. If you work with #ITT beginning teachers in #PGCE #SCITT #TeacherEducation these may be of use. A 🧵 of 9 blogs for this time of year... 1/

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