My nine best things from #PedagooSW
I was so lucky to be involved with #Pedagoosw yesterday, and it was such an enjoyable day that whilst it was still fresh in my memory I wanted to write down the nine things I enjoyed the most: 1 – The...
View ArticleTim Rylands TEDx
I first had the pleasure of meeting Tim at @ICTEvangelist’s #TMClevedon. When I saw this recording of Tim’s TEDx from Thessaloniki I just had to share it. Enjoy!!...
View ArticlePinterest in education
Those of you who follow me will know how much I love Pinterest as a tool for learning, not just for myself but for students and teachers alike. If you’d like to look at my resources you can find them...
View Article#READTL14 and my session on Analogue and Digital differentiation
#READTL14 was organised by @hannahtyreman and the team at Reading College. It was certainly a very well organised event, and it was refereeing to see colleges celebrating their in-house successes...
View ArticleDon’t Change The Lightbulbs is coming!
Many of you will know that over Christmas I started a project to create a compendium of ideas related to education. Well, that project has pretty much come to fruition now. Written by some of the UK’s...
View ArticleTeaching and time passing
Teaching marks much more than the march of time as students enter and then leave my classroom. Remember your first class? I do mine, clearly – in fact one is now all grown up and my bank manager. I...
View ArticleNew mapping tools
I love mapping tools, not just for looking at geographical landscapes, but for presenting demographics, data sets and social history. I have written about using the suburb Google Tour Builder here,...
View ArticleMy best ever lesson
After hearing about the sad death of legendary actor and comedian Robin Williams today, I am stirred to think of my best teaching moment which came at the end of this Easter term. It was during a...
View ArticleCrowd Wisdom for NQTs – iBook and PDF now complete!
Last week I asked teachers what were their tips for NQTs. Many kind people shared their tips and this is the collection of their wisdom. You can down load this iBook free here:...
View Article5 things to try out before the end of the holiday…
It’s the holidays – yay! It’s a great time to recharge the batteries but it is also a great time to do some CPD for yourself by yourself. I’ve learnt a lot this holiday such as publishing books I’ve...
View ArticleTips for being a Successful Online Learner – Guest Post by Dr. Will @IamDrWill
This is the first ever guest post on my blog and testament to how amazing the internet is at bringing likeminded people together. Thank you so much to the wonderful Dr Will for taking the time to share...
View ArticleStart of year activities- getting to know your learners.
With the start of a new year approaching rapidly, I thought I would share some ideas about how to get to know your learners. One great way to see ideas in action is to use Pinterest, where there are...
View ArticleRewarding & Gamifying learning with @credly
I am going to be teaching ICT and computing for the first time this year, and I wanted to think about ways of gamifying the course for years seven and eight. I have decided that rather than refer to...
View ArticleWhat have I learnt working in a school?
Last Easter I got a job working in a school, before that all my teaching had been in FE or HE. Its fair to say that last term I was team teaching or just getting on with my e-learning role, but this...
View ArticleReview of my #nurture1314 post. How things have changed
This is a review of my #nurture1314. My writing at Christmas looks like this and me now is like this. What a difference a few months makes. 1 – Right. Deep breath. This is such a long held want it’s...
View ArticleUsing the EPTIC qualification to reflect on school e-safety
As part of my new role as an e-learning coordinator I wanted to do some E-safety training to help guide me in my work with my Digital Leaders, and staff. My school chose the EPTIC qualification run via...
View ArticleCPD Padlet – Blogging and social media for beginners
As part of my new role I deliver twilight CPD. This year the school had a rethink on what would be valuable to staff and decided that blogging and using social media would be a part of this. This is...
View ArticleReview of BIMA Digital Day with @BlueThirst
BIMA Digital Day or D-Day for short is a nationwide event that is happening on 08/10/2014 linking digital professionals from across the UK’s creative & professional sectors with young people in...
View ArticleEncouraging creativity with technology
Money where your mouth is. That is what this post is about. I have written a fair bit about how much I value giving students time and space in the curriculum to be creative. My other passion is how to...
View ArticleWhat do you think you know?
What do you think you know……. I am working some things through in my head. I have always felt confident in my knowledge and opinions, but sometimes thinking you know things is more damaging than...
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