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Moodle Moot UK 2011

Kristian Still 15 Apr ’11 15 Apr ’11

The official MootUK11 website shares the conference theme ‘Strength Through Diversity,’ to reflect the breadth of interest in Moodle and this can only be considered a positive development. On the downside, I am a little disappointed, as I was last …

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High Performers: Secrets of Successful Schools

Kristian Still 3 Mar ’11 9 Apr ’11

I was first introduced to the educational philosophy of Alistair Smith when training to be an FA Tutor. Alite had been selected as an Associate partner for the The FA Learning Psychology for Soccer programme and led the Tutor Training …

I still expect the carpet to be pulled out from under me3 Nov ’24
This post is written for a friend. The point of desperation is often the point of truth. He wrote. How do your move forward, when you still expect the carpet to be pulled out from under you? If you can move at all? Let alone …
No rescuing3 Nov ’24
Do not do for someone, that they can do for themselves. This is a life, teaching, leading, parental sentiment or wisdom that I have long held important. It sits along side the notion of “no rescuing.” This is the focus on this post and thinking. …
Teams – Day 3 (part 2)2 Nov ’24
Prioritising time to write has not made it to the top of the priorities list until today (the end of half-term). That is a failing on my part. With hindsight, I should have planned and scheduled less. I am not comfortable accepting that “writing, thinking …
Yuimaru – ‘a circle of people’26 Oct ’24
It started with reading sports team Coach biographies. John Wooden, Phil Jackson, Mike Krzyzewski (Basketball), Sir Alex Ferguson, Johan Cruyff, Anson Dorrance (Football), Sir Clive Woodward and James Kerr’s Legacy (Rugby) and Dave Brailsford (Cycling) and there were plenty others. It turns out, many of …