Christian Moore-Anderson

This week I taught some great models:
IB1: Island biogeography
IB2: Neurons
Year 10: Circulatory system
Year 7: Adaptations of endotherms

Check out more on my *new site*
christianmooreanderson.com/posts-on-tea...

When you write a post on LinkedIn, AI now sits there asking if you want it rewritten.

LinkedIn was already full of AI-generated posts...

We've got students at school using LLMs for essays and official IB coursework. But they now live in a world in which LLMs are thrust upon you.

Efficiency is an educational vice How ‘efficiency’ derailed education

Fantastic read for a Saturday morning:
by @bernardandrews.bsky.social

substack.com/inbox/post/1...

I didn't leave X to fall into Meta's threads. A lot of teaxhers are on LinkedIn but the site is awful for attempting to read anything. The site is also full of crap posts.

Few teachers here, but often the discussion is good. And many scientists here.

Love this! That little Paramecium is clearly *trying* to escape! #agency

This week I taught some great models:
IB1: Island biogeography
IB2: Neurons
Year 10: Circulatory system
Year 7: Adaptations of endotherms

Check out more on my *new site*
christianmooreanderson.com/posts-on-tea...

7 minutes out of every 30 minutes of classroom time are now estimated to be lost to disruption.

Why doesn’t tightening behaviour policies solve it? 🧐

What is this, a conference? An online chat? It doesn't say.

Seeing it more and more, yes. Especially in blog posts.

Callout reads #FFBWednesday: Connecting UK Educators and Education. A matrix shows excellent people involved in education, including worthy BlueSky contributors: 1. @simonebeach.bsky.social, a primary school headteacher 2. @bennewmark.bsky.social, a secondary school teacher 3. @hoylerosemary.bsky.social, a chair of governors 4. @5naureen.bsky.social, a school governor 5. @primaryteachermary.bsky.social, a primary school teacher 6. @nourishworkplce.bsky.social, a supporter for school wellbeing 7. @simonknight100.bsky.social, a special school headteacher 8. @danlyndon.bsky.social, a secondary history specialist / teacher 9. @schoolsweek.bsky.social, a widely respected education newspaper. Footer reads @9000Lives.org

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Hi, I'm Christian. I teach biology and mainly post about applying enactive cognitive science to teaching.

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Why are so many British teachers saying "instruction" nowadays instead of "teaching"?

When people distinguish between "learning and performance", they're really referring to immediate and delayed performance.

There's no getting around it, learning is only ever a judgment of performance,

Instruction is just a term Americans use to mean teacher-led teaching.

The "magic bullet" sales technique is timeless.

Engineering and education are two words that shouldn't go together.

Why are so many British teachers saying "instruction" nowadays instead of "teaching"?

When people distinguish between "learning and performance", they're really referring to immediate and delayed performance.

There's no getting around it, learning is only ever a judgment of performance,

Only listened to half this podcast with @jimmycoan.bsky.social but already fascinated!

"Jim is a leading researcher on how social connection impacts our minds, brains, and bodies, and he’s also pushing the boundaries of impactful science communication."

podcast.mindandlife.org/podcast/podc...

Sent to the kindle

It’s clear to me that the argument is actually about what you think the point of doing research is. If it’s papers, AI will be faster. But I don’t think it’s papers I think it’s the process and I want to do that process

Thanks Natalie, very interesting. Could I ask another question.
What are the pros of using substack for your posts when yu have your own web? I now have my own web too, that's why I ask.

Reading Comprehension Studies Can Mislead Us About What Works A new meta-analysis takes on the “strategy instruction vs. knowledge-building” question. But that’s a false dichotomy.

A new reading comprehension meta-analysis seems to cast doubt on the effectiveness of building knowledge.

But it omits at least 2 important studies and uses an unrealistic framework for evaluating results.

More in my new post:

nataliewexler.substack.com/p/reading-co...

‘Some parents said they’d break my knees’: the teacher who exposed Putin’s primary school propaganda Grenade-throwing contests replaced PE and ‘denazification’ speeches became homework. Pavel Talankin’s undercover film about his school’s indoctrination drive won a Bafta and is tipped for an Oscar, bu...

www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

Many things in here ring true for teaching with slide decks.

Thanks!

I’m inspired most days by @cmooreanderson.bsky.social’s work. I have a couple of his books. Christian is helping evolve the way education works. For the better.

So much enactivism in these quotes

Love this ↓