RememberMore for remote learning
This is a post I have wanted to write / share for a few week however the run into half term has been hard going… however over the past few days I have received a handful of positive endorsements, messages …
Planning is over-rated? Discuss
So I was asked to discuss “Planning is over-rated.” For the most part, is not over-rated. As Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott’s South pole expedition teams will attest. However planning becomes less critical with both experience and expertise. Somewhat counter-intuitively, …
Chrome OS for teachers
Accessibility – SENCos and visually impaired teachers and learners. Screen magnifier is available as a chrome flag. Use your keyboard to control the magnifier by pressing Ctrl + Alt and the arrow keys. To try it out, “Enable” fullscreen magnifier …
Reduce remote learning workload with SLOP
Coined by the formation of CogSciSci, a group of teachers and academics interested in the applications of Cognitive Science in education, SLOP stands for ‘Shed Loads of Practice’. In our current setting, I am sure teachers are weighing up the benefits …
Get Soundtrap’d
The challenge: Getting students access to the reading texts – remotely. (In this case a hard copy play of Oliver Twist.) Sub challenge: Supporting our students inference and understanding of the narrative. Plus some trick colloquialisms and Dickensian references. Like …
Quick Jam anyone?
So you’ve settled into your lockdown #2 teaching and learning. You have taught the students and are you looking for some interaction and consolidation. Jamboard offers a variety of easy-to-use editing and annotation features – an online collaborative whiteboard for …
Remotely Shakespeare
A quick summary, a few ideas and the benefit of a testing some of these ideas with some of our fantastically committed students. I will try to be efficient with your time, if you want more detail, a quick DM …
A sense of ‘us’ and digital natives my arse
Remote or distance learning requires a little extra effort to create a sense of us. It also offers new opportunities. Essentially, when you boil it all down, I follow the same routine that I follow in the classroom. It is …