Maths with no Dice
Just read a simple tip for Maths teachers without dice. Mark the 6 numbers onto a regular pencil, that will do ndicely. I know, real bad, sorry.
Teaching
Applying teaching strategied, techniques and ideas.
It’s not Teacher, but Method that Matters
In the spring 2010 experiment, Carl Wieman and his colleagues followed two nearly identical physics classes. 250 students were taught the usual way, three hours a week for 11 weeks and then, at the 12th week the experiment began. One …
Reggio Emilia
Whilst talking on the phone to Ty Goddard (BCSE) about the impact of school designed on learning, he glossed (but glowed) over Reggio Emilia, a small area in Norther Italy famous for its use of the environment (the third teacher) …
Wiki-Races
This one is doing the rounds and I completely see why. @chickensaltash (Dan Roberts) @gideonwilliams and BBC Radio Present Scott Mills all recommend it. Its a simple game you can play with wikipedia and it even has its own page. …
Art of Learning
I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Pablo Picasso One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure. …
200 Ways to Show What You Know
If you have note stumbledupon John Davitt’s LEG of random Learning Event Generator then take two minutes to visit the URL, its worth your time. Seriously, you won’t even need two minutes to gauge its usefulness. Today, it got even better…. [blackbirdpie id=”70134683706470400″] Now with …
Karaoke Party Microphones
This week we tested our ‘budget’ microphones for use with KaraokeParty.com on staff laptops. With most laptops having in built microphones these days, there is a need to modify the settings. Setting up Microphone for use with Karaoke Party With …
AR Flashcards, Sorry Smashcards
Extrality is working on augmented reality flashcards for phonics, something they are branding SmashCards. Simply, when a SmashCard is held up to a webcam, relevant graphics or videos pop up on the computer screen as shown here. Augmented Reality …