Alex Black
@alexbclearning.bsky.social
Teacher of Science (37 years), Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE) and TOK. Educational consultant. Member of Let's Think Forum Council. Inspired by ASE, Philosophy, Kayaks and Mountains. Epistemic Inquiry.
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Alex Black
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· Nov 13
(PDF) Effects of a “Learn to Think” intervention program on primary school students
PDF | Methods for teaching thinking may be described as out-of-context or infusion. Both approaches have potential to raise students' general cognitive... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
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A Learn to think curriculum developed by Philip Adey and Chinese Professors. Evaluated in
researchgate.net/publication/...
Read more about it at abceducation.ch/blog/2017/02/2
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Read more about it at abceducation.ch/blog/2017/02/2
I am honoured to be making an opening Keynote speech and two workshops at the
7th International STEM Education Conference in Istanbul www.stempd.net this coming weekend. Having already made many contacts with Science and Mathematics Educators in Turkey.
7th International STEM Education Conference in Istanbul www.stempd.net this coming weekend. Having already made many contacts with Science and Mathematics Educators in Turkey.
STEMPD – STEM
International STEM Education Conference will be held in Istanbul. The conference aims to bring together researchers, practitioners and stakeholders from around the world to discuss issues related to S...
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September 14, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I am honoured to be making an opening Keynote speech and two workshops at the
7th International STEM Education Conference in Istanbul www.stempd.net this coming weekend. Having already made many contacts with Science and Mathematics Educators in Turkey.
7th International STEM Education Conference in Istanbul www.stempd.net this coming weekend. Having already made many contacts with Science and Mathematics Educators in Turkey.
On my way to Nottingham for the superb Association of Science Education annual conference
Looking forward to presenting on Thursday about Epistemic Inquiry sched.co/26lpV and co presenting on CASE with Natasha Serret sched.co/26PUf
Looking forward to presenting on Thursday about Epistemic Inquiry sched.co/26lpV and co presenting on CASE with Natasha Serret sched.co/26PUf
ASE 2026 Annual Conference: How the concept of Epistemic Inquiry can...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:22 AM
On my way to Nottingham for the superb Association of Science Education annual conference
Looking forward to presenting on Thursday about Epistemic Inquiry sched.co/26lpV and co presenting on CASE with Natasha Serret sched.co/26PUf
Looking forward to presenting on Thursday about Epistemic Inquiry sched.co/26lpV and co presenting on CASE with Natasha Serret sched.co/26PUf
Gratitude to you Dan Jones @hookean.bsky.social for the impetus this gave me. Doing my PGCE in 1981 I was inspired by the work of Ros Driver and all who followed her. Plus Philip Adey, Michael Shayer and Caroline Yates and the superb CASE methodology.
January 2, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Gratitude to you Dan Jones @hookean.bsky.social for the impetus this gave me. Doing my PGCE in 1981 I was inspired by the work of Ros Driver and all who followed her. Plus Philip Adey, Michael Shayer and Caroline Yates and the superb CASE methodology.
Jonathan Osborne and Per Kind published
Styles of Scientific Reasoning: A Cultural Rationale for Science Education?
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Styles of Scientific Reasoning: A Cultural Rationale for Science Education?
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(PDF) Styles of Scientific Reasoning: A Cultural Rationale for Science Education?
PDF | In this paper, we contend that what to teach about scientific reasoning has been bedeviled by a lack of clarity about the construct. Drawing on... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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August 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Jonathan Osborne and Per Kind published
Styles of Scientific Reasoning: A Cultural Rationale for Science Education?
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Styles of Scientific Reasoning: A Cultural Rationale for Science Education?
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Looking forward to presenting with Natasha Serret at ASE 2025 in Nottingham next month on metacognition. 2025aseannualconf.sched.com/event/1gerd/...
ASE 2025 Annual Conference: Enabling learners to think about their t...
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December 11, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Looking forward to presenting with Natasha Serret at ASE 2025 in Nottingham next month on metacognition. 2025aseannualconf.sched.com/event/1gerd/...
Having used H5P h5p.org for some time I have been experimenting with using ChatGPT to quickly create a variety of web based interactive learning/self testing activities. Examples are Multiple choice, drag the words, mark the words and create a summary.
December 10, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Having used H5P h5p.org for some time I have been experimenting with using ChatGPT to quickly create a variety of web based interactive learning/self testing activities. Examples are Multiple choice, drag the words, mark the words and create a summary.
If you are interested in H5P and how AI can be used to quickly create interactive web conent then have a read at abc-learning.org/wordpress/h5p/
Using AI to create H5P interactive learning – Simple Book PublishingShare on Twitter
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November 26, 2024 at 12:41 PM
If you are interested in H5P and how AI can be used to quickly create interactive web conent then have a read at abc-learning.org/wordpress/h5p/
Used H5P Smart Import to make an interactive study book using youtu.be/4kd2ctxZwlc?... Help youself at abceducation.h5p.com/content/1292... or if you have a Wordpress , Moodle etc download and re use
What Are Your Bones Made Of? | Bang Goes The Theory | Earth Science
YouTube video by BBC Earth Science
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November 26, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Used H5P Smart Import to make an interactive study book using youtu.be/4kd2ctxZwlc?... Help youself at abceducation.h5p.com/content/1292... or if you have a Wordpress , Moodle etc download and re use
Came across this h5p.org/using-ai-to-... and tried it out using the IB Biology spec with learning objectives document for section A. This is the result from load text with format request to chatgpt import as text into h5p question set. This is the 20 MQC output h5p.org/node/1511350/
Using AI to create H5P Content
Learn how to use Chat GPT to create H5P content.
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November 23, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Came across this h5p.org/using-ai-to-... and tried it out using the IB Biology spec with learning objectives document for section A. This is the result from load text with format request to chatgpt import as text into h5p question set. This is the 20 MQC output h5p.org/node/1511350/
Using AI to create H5P Content
Learn how to use Chat GPT to create H5P content.
h5p.org
November 23, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Came across this h5p.org/using-ai-to-... and tried it out using the IB Biology spec with learning objectives document for section A. This is the result from load text with format request to chatgpt import as text into h5p question set. This is the 20 MQC output h5p.org/node/1511350/
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Thanks to the ASE for accepting my paper 👇. I would recommend wrting for them, really supportive review process. They even put mine open access. #UKEd
www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
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November 20, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Thanks to the ASE for accepting my paper 👇. I would recommend wrting for them, really supportive review process. They even put mine open access. #UKEd
www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
Reposted by Alex Black
I’m ‘topping the billing’ at the @associationscied.bsky.social annual conference this year!
Looking forward to talking about the work I’ve been doing with SAPS (www.saps.org.uk). There will be dandelion seeds, zooming chloroplasts and more…what a way to start the conference.
Looking forward to talking about the work I’ve been doing with SAPS (www.saps.org.uk). There will be dandelion seeds, zooming chloroplasts and more…what a way to start the conference.
November 2, 2024 at 4:17 PM
I’m ‘topping the billing’ at the @associationscied.bsky.social annual conference this year!
Looking forward to talking about the work I’ve been doing with SAPS (www.saps.org.uk). There will be dandelion seeds, zooming chloroplasts and more…what a way to start the conference.
Looking forward to talking about the work I’ve been doing with SAPS (www.saps.org.uk). There will be dandelion seeds, zooming chloroplasts and more…what a way to start the conference.
Reposted by Alex Black
Hello. We are the Irish Science Teachers Association, representing 1400 science teachers across the country on all things curriculum, assessment, CPD and more. Looking forward to connecting on BlueSky.
November 14, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Hello. We are the Irish Science Teachers Association, representing 1400 science teachers across the country on all things curriculum, assessment, CPD and more. Looking forward to connecting on BlueSky.
A group of science education workers at ETH in Zürich are doing some superb work in physics education.
The idea of cognitive activation
ethz.ch/content/dam/...
The idea of cognitive activation
ethz.ch/content/dam/...
ethz.ch
November 14, 2024 at 10:40 AM
A group of science education workers at ETH in Zürich are doing some superb work in physics education.
The idea of cognitive activation
ethz.ch/content/dam/...
The idea of cognitive activation
ethz.ch/content/dam/...
If you want to find out more about the Cognitive acceleration programmes CASE and CAME you can find out about them for free community.letsthink.org.uk with our open access resources AND if you or your school want full access a small fee supports our Charity and its work
Cognitive Acceleration Community
community.letsthink.org.uk
November 14, 2024 at 8:16 AM
If you want to find out more about the Cognitive acceleration programmes CASE and CAME you can find out about them for free community.letsthink.org.uk with our open access resources AND if you or your school want full access a small fee supports our Charity and its work
Reposted by Alex Black
CASE!! 🤩
Any science teachers interested in finding out or refreshing their memory about CASE community.letsthink.org.uk/case/ and look at sample lessons drive.google.com/drive/folder... or some Bridging lessons community.letsthink.org.uk/casebridging...
Introduction to Thinking Science – Simple Book PublishingShare on TwitterShare on Twitter
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November 13, 2024 at 10:51 PM
CASE!! 🤩
Reposted by Alex Black
These are great activities for KS3 science- proper thinking skills development.
Any science teachers interested in finding out or refreshing their memory about CASE community.letsthink.org.uk/case/ and look at sample lessons drive.google.com/drive/folder... or some Bridging lessons community.letsthink.org.uk/casebridging...
Introduction to Thinking Science – Simple Book PublishingShare on TwitterShare on Twitter
community.letsthink.org.uk
November 13, 2024 at 8:15 PM
These are great activities for KS3 science- proper thinking skills development.
For primary and secondary teachers of mathematics. The Cognitive Acceleration through Mathematics Education (CAME) is alive, effective and doing well www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Cognitive Acceleration in Mathematics Education: further evidence of impact
PDF | The Cognitive Acceleration (or Let’s Think) approach to mathematics teaching is a Piagetian programme drawing on Vygotsky’s research, developed at... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...
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November 13, 2024 at 10:32 AM
For primary and secondary teachers of mathematics. The Cognitive Acceleration through Mathematics Education (CAME) is alive, effective and doing well www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Any science teachers interested in finding out or refreshing their memory about CASE community.letsthink.org.uk/case/ and look at sample lessons drive.google.com/drive/folder... or some Bridging lessons community.letsthink.org.uk/casebridging...
Introduction to Thinking Science – Simple Book PublishingShare on TwitterShare on Twitter
community.letsthink.org.uk
November 13, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Any science teachers interested in finding out or refreshing their memory about CASE community.letsthink.org.uk/case/ and look at sample lessons drive.google.com/drive/folder... or some Bridging lessons community.letsthink.org.uk/casebridging...
Interested in Epistemic Inquiry then have a look at www.abceducation.ch/blog/educati...
Epistemic Inquiry | ABC-Learning
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November 13, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Interested in Epistemic Inquiry then have a look at www.abceducation.ch/blog/educati...
www.abceducation.ch/blog/2024/02... This may be of great interest to Teachers of advanced pre University Biology courses e.g AP, IB, UK A LEVEL, Irish senior etc
Some recent research done in Switzerland was led by Elsbeth Stern and Ernst Hafen of ETH
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Some recent research done in Switzerland was led by Elsbeth Stern and Ernst Hafen of ETH
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Biological Concepts Instrument (BCI): A diagnostic tool for revealing student thinking | ABC-Learning
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November 13, 2024 at 7:59 AM
www.abceducation.ch/blog/2024/02... This may be of great interest to Teachers of advanced pre University Biology courses e.g AP, IB, UK A LEVEL, Irish senior etc
Some recent research done in Switzerland was led by Elsbeth Stern and Ernst Hafen of ETH
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Some recent research done in Switzerland was led by Elsbeth Stern and Ernst Hafen of ETH
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
I have been a user of the open source html 5 packaging tools h5p.org for some time. H5P now assisted by AI Smart Import read about it here www.abceducation.ch/blog/
H5P
H5P empowers everyone to create, share and reuse interactive content - all you need is a web browser and a web site that supports H5P.
h5p.org
November 13, 2024 at 7:58 AM
I have been a user of the open source html 5 packaging tools h5p.org for some time. H5P now assisted by AI Smart Import read about it here www.abceducation.ch/blog/
A Learn to think curriculum developed by Philip Adey and Chinese Professors. Evaluated in
researchgate.net/publication/...
Read more about it at abceducation.ch/blog/2017/02/2
researchgate.net/publication/...
Read more about it at abceducation.ch/blog/2017/02/2
(PDF) Effects of a “Learn to Think” intervention program on primary school students
PDF | Methods for teaching thinking may be described as out-of-context or infusion. Both approaches have potential to raise students' general cognitive... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
researchgate.net
November 13, 2024 at 7:56 AM
A Learn to think curriculum developed by Philip Adey and Chinese Professors. Evaluated in
researchgate.net/publication/...
Read more about it at abceducation.ch/blog/2017/02/2
researchgate.net/publication/...
Read more about it at abceducation.ch/blog/2017/02/2