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BBC Bitesize is hosting a special 45-minute livestreamed Christmas quiz for schools across the UK on Wednesday 18th December to celebrate the end of term. The ‘Other Side of the Story’ team provides resources on misinformation and fake news, helping students understand everything from algorithms and unconscious bias to echo chambers. Now they’re inviting classes to battle it out in one of their most popular features – the ‘AI Or Real?’ Quiz. The quiz will consist of questions featuring images of popular celebrities – but while some will be real, others will be faked using generative AI. Will you and your students be able to discern one from the other in time? The livestream will be hosted by TikTok influencer and CBBC presenter Joe Tasker, and commence at 2pm. There will even be opportunities to get your class on camera! Any readers keen on taking part should email othersideofthestory@ bbc.co.uk with an expression of interest and look out for more information Got a great learning idea? Email editor@teachsecondary.com or tweet us at @teachsecondary TEACHER WALKTHROUGH ZEPH BENNETT IS A PE TEACHER AND SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT LEADERWITH 25 YEARS’ TEACHING EXPERIENCE; YOU CAN FIND MORE OF HIS EDUCATIONAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY FOLLOWING @ZEPHBENNETT.BSKY.SOCIAL TRENDING Our pick of the recent resources and launches teachers might find useful... MANAGED DECLINE? The National Foundation for Educational Research has recently published a three-part series of blogs examining the responses of schools, LAs and policymakers to falling pupil numbers, with details of the options available to them for managing the resulting impact. tinyurl.com/ts138-LL2 IN ITTOWIN IT The educational design agency Promote Your School has launched a free to enter prize draw that will see one school get to overhaul their library space with bespoke wall art up to 30 sq. metres in size, new bookshelves, furniture and a bundle of books. The closing date for entry is 31st December 2024. tinyurl.com/ts138-LL3 REFRAMING BEHAVIOUR – PART 7 ZEPH BENNETT PRESENTS PART 7 OF HIS VISUAL GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE BEHAVIOUR STRATEGIES IN THE CLASSROOM 1 STAY POSITIVE Be positive and teach with an encouraging mindset – even when you yourself are having a bad day. 2 TELL THEM Let students know when they get it right. Correct behaviours need highlighting, so praise good behaviour regularly and consistently. 3 PREPARE BACKUP TASKS Make sure you have a ‘task B’ ready to go in case any students complete their work more quickly than expected. Never let students simply sit and twiddle their thumbs. 4 FOLLOWUP Any sanctions should always be followed up with a conversation around how the student can improve their behaviour (though usually not in the same lesson). 5 MODEL BEHAVIOUR Consistently model good behaviour in your classroom – such as using a hands-up signal for ‘Quiet in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...’ The ‘AIOrReal?’ end of termquiz On the radar L E A R N I N G L A B 87 teachwire.net/secondary