Tag: learning
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Wrapping up the Autumn term 🎁
Hi Everyone, I’m wrapping up the Autumn school term with a late blog. It’s been busy across my three schools and like many teachers right now I’m hanging on! First of all, welcome to our new users Our LogiqBoard family continues to grow in numbers. Thank you to everyone who supports, shares and likes our…
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LogiqBoard news & upcoming courses 🔥
Hi Logiqboarders I hope you all had a wonderful break. It’s the last day of August here and I’m grateful for three weeks by the sea. Sunshine, swimming, fresh food and friends. Cyprus was wonderful. A time to rest and make family memories. Did I work? Ofcourse I did, but I loved every second! Reuniting…
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Happy International Chess Day!
Photos by Chess Fest Hi everyone and happy international chess day for the 20th July! 🖤🤍🖤 Summer holidays have arrived and the six week ‘reset and renew’ break has begun. At the moment I’m at the in-between stage teachers often find themselves. I can’t switch off completely. Maybe I need to reflect on the year…
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Using Strategy Games on Transition Day
Happy June teachers ☀️ I’m writing the June blog for my primary school teacher colleagues who are working up until the end of July. The last week of term includes many fun activities but it also includes a transition day or session. This is where teachers meet their classes for the new academic year. ‘Help,…
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Starting a Chess Club: A Teacher’s Guide
Teachers we need you ♛♚♛♚♛♚ My latest article for Rise Education magazine is aimed at primary and secondary teachers who are curious about starting a chess club. I explore six myths in the hope that I can persuade educators to take a chance with this ancient and beautiful strategy game. It’s my 5th chess article…
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Engaging Students with Chess and Mathematics Through Stories
Hi LogiqBoarders, I hope today’s blog reaches you in time for your teacher planning and preparation for World Book Day. 📚 World Book Day 2025 is on the 6th March On this day we celebrate World Book Day. Schools all over the country will be dressing up as book characters, authors will be visiting schools…
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Bett London highlights & Kamisado
Welcome to February’s blog. I’m dedicating this blog to last month’s Bett show in London and a favourite strategy game of mine, Kamisado Bett highlights Bett is the biggest show in edtech. It’s a three day conference and exhibition held in London, bringing together educators, policy makers and industry leaders in technology, showcasing the future…
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Talk Tasks: Boosting Skills Through Chess in Education
A few hours ago I finished presenting the ECU monthly disussion group with my dear friend, Brigitta Peszleg. Our focus was Talk Tasks in the chess classroom. Brigitta presented a talk about the 4 C’s (communication, creativity, collaboration and critical thinking skills) but she also added two of her own, care and compassion. Controversial I…
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Travel, Teaching and Triumphs: My 2024 Journey
Happy New Year! I hope you all had some time to enjoy yourselves and reset. Seeing friends, family or simply resting. I wanted to finish 2024 with a blog but it didn’t quite happen in time. A little late but here it is… My 2024 highlights as a LogiqBoard Teacher 💫 Writing I’ve loved blogging…
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Decoding Chess Notation: Language and Flexibility in Chess Learning
A few weeks ago I taught a lesson on chess notation. My 9 and 10 year old students made notes on the symbols read chess notation and recreated the opening to a game. Some children went further and continued the game as they recorded their own moves. Codebreakers I pitched the lesson as a language…
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