Casting the dice
Each Monday I teach 26/31 students from a middle band Yr 10 Class in the morning. In the afternoon, I teach 17 of the original 26 students, plus a further 7 new students. (Finally on Wednesday morning, I teach a …
Hampshire Network Managers Group
Working together for better solutions. Today, the Hampshire NWMG met for only the second time today at Wildern School. After 12 months conversation, email and badging of EDICT and headteachers has be somewhat successful. I was very proud to see a group of …
Where to Throw Your Stones
Dr Scott MacLeod writes an edtech focused blog with a slant on leadership and IMHO he has a fair amount of insight worth reviewing. With Vital about to visit Hamble Community Sports College next week I am mindful of one of his …
MoodleMoot UK 2010
I am really pleased to ‘re-announce’ that website for MoodleMoot UK 2010 is now LIVE. Also its worth mentioning that that programme committee have issued a call for papers. Now, with the timeframe a little tight, I urge you to consider contributing. …
Tough Decisions
‘Dont grow a wish bone where you back bone should be.’ Now I appreciate that this is rather a aggressive message, but I think that for middle leaders an important one. Some of the most difficult situations we find ourselves …
Missing the Point
Netbooks have impacted on the learning of our students at Hamble College, no doubt, but what could tablet pcs or ‘slate’ devices bring to the classroom (or outside the classroom for that matter) that a netbook can not. Technology reporting (hyped by the highly anticipated …
There is a Lesson in Here Somewhere – series.
Yesterday I posted a Youtube Nike advert video that highlighted the misuse of excuses , typically Nike. The post was titled, There is a Lesson in Here Somewhere. (LIHS) At the time of watching the video, I didn’t quite know what …