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Remote learning with Stile

Remote learning with Stile

Since early 2020, we've been supporting teachers to provide continuity of learning for their students during school closures. Over time, we've refined our recommendations for teaching remotely as we've learned more about using Stile in this setting. Below is a collection of helpful guidance

Why we include an “I’m not sure” option in all multiple-choice questions

Why we include an “I’m not sure” option in all multiple-choice questions

Stile lessons are built based on best-practice pedagogies and teaching and learning strategies. Every decision we make for the lessons and the platform itself is thoroughly researched and considered for the impact that it will have on teaching and learning. One thing that we often get asked about is our

How to prepare your students for depth studies in Stage 6 science

How to prepare your students for depth studies in Stage 6 science

The major changes, of course, come in the form of depth studies, and the greater emphasis on developing students’ inquiry skills. We’re particularly passionate about this at Stile, and as such, have developed a range of resources to help students in Years 5–10 to develop science inquiry skills.

Better class brainstorms

Better class brainstorms

We love brainstorming in class as a way to generate discussion around a new topic; it’s a time-tested favourite of many teachers. But there has always been a few drawbacks: * Discussion is usually dominated by a few louder students in the room, and it’s often hard for us

Reducing education to vanity metrics

Reducing education to vanity metrics

Why does so much educational software measure “number of questions answered”? I’m ashamed to admit it, but we’ve done it before too. It is a classic ‘quality over quantity’ vanity metric. “Your students have answered 5000 questions this week” sounds impressive… like students are doing some serious learning.

Embracing the new revolution: How to effectively teach with technology

Science Education

Embracing the new revolution: How to effectively teach with technology

The iPad was invented in 2010 which seems incredibly recent (I would have guessed much earlier), yet only in the last few years has the impact of technology really been felt in education. Early adopters of technology in education started with computer rooms, and the overhead projector was quickly phased

Using technology to make us power teachers

Spot the difference. In your mind’s eye, picture a science classroom of today and contrast it with one 15 years ago. Same school, same classroom. What is the most notable difference between the two (other than hair styles, and which type of pencil case is in Vogue)? Technology, of

STEM — We know what it stands for, but what does it mean?

Science Education

STEM — We know what it stands for, but what does it mean?

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll know that STEM has been the dominant buzzword among education circles for some time now, and there are no signs of this changing anytime soon. But the hype around STEM is disguising the fact that most of us don’t

An alternative to textbooks in science

“Textbooks, ladies and gentlemen, are dead” [https://blog.stileeducation.com/stileeducation-blog/2016/2/19/d0-textbooks-still-have-a-place-in-classrooms] , wrote Daniel Pikler, our Head of Education just a few weeks ago. Danny’s point was that young audiences are used to consuming information via a different medium — a social, digital, multi-media rich one that

Flip in Stile — Part 2: The essential ingredients

Flipped Learning

Flip in Stile — Part 2: The essential ingredients

Welcome to the second instalment of my series on flipping the classroom. Part 1 dealt with what flipped learning is [https://blog.stileeducation.com/stileeducation-blog/2015/03/11/new-series-how-to-flip-your-classroom-in-stile-part-1] and why we at Stile think it’s such a great idea. This post is all about the tools needed to

Flip your classroom in Stile — Part 1

Learning Design Tips

Flip your classroom in Stile — Part 1

Was one of your New Year’s resolutions to finally flip your classroom, but you’re not quite sure where to start? Well, you’re in luck! In this 6-part series, I’m going to show you a few practical ways to get started with flipping your classroom and help

The Stile Book Club

The Stile Book Club

Throughout 2015, we will review a range of papers and books on modern education for you. Here’s our inaugural review! ‘Flipped learning: Gateway to student engagement [http://www.iste.org/resources/product?id=3014]’ by Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams is the follow-up to their seminal ‘Flip your classroom