M is for Masters or Mmmm go on… Deepening and Developing Professional Learning, a presentation from Hilary Francis, Winchester University, (profile coming soon…) a very impassioned presentation encouraging the development of learning hubs and decentralised learning opportunities within a school (I like …
As we continue to pursue bids from vendors for a new blade server infrastructure, we invite Fujitsu’s Edgar Rich (Enterprise Solutions) to Hamble College. In turn Edgar encouraged we take a leap of faith in the kit and furthermore he was very receptive …
You need to…. say thank you, Kristian (voice rising not falling). Wednesday was set aside for staff CPD. With a David Stott presenting on ‘Dealing with Challenging Behaviour,’ I was looking forward to the event, for me personally and our …
Final posting for the weekend. I have two professional firsts. This year I am mentoring our first ICT GTP student. So far the process has involved advertising the post, interviews and appointment processes. Supporting the application to the GTP programme at Reading University (obviously …
Last year we introduced Digital Leaders. This is with question, my most favourite teaching innovation of 2008-9. Based on the GEN Yes concept of students working with teaching staff, we conceived the Digital Leader positions to include; extra-curricular ICT the …
Unit 4 The design and production of a multimedia product (MMP) has been a very positive teaching experience for me as a teacher. It was the first unit we introduced as a Department that put the students in the driving seat, …
Always on the look out for inspiring stories, I had originally overlooked the William Kamkwamba story. I was teaching PE at the time and I was perhaps blinkered towards sporting, coaching anecodotes. When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor …
I know that you think you know what I said. But I’m not sure whether you understood that what you heard is what I meant. Alan Greenspan When speaking with students, especially certain students, I think the above quote applies.
