Outlining vision and leading strategy
We do need to provide digital tools for ALL learners in our schools. Simply “cramming” more technology into our classrooms dominated by traditional, teacher-directed pedagogical models, however, has virtually NO probability of constructively transforming learning outcomes. Bringing in more technology …
No its not a typo, but an idea, a concept to draw teaching and teachers onto the vle with a collective purpose. Over a beer, Mark Hellen helped me conceive a whole school teaching project that might give the vle …
This past weekend I accepted an invitation to attend an ICT CPD, commissioned by BECTA and hosted by Marilyn Leask at Brunel University (Prof of Education). Described as a ‘workshop reviewing what ICT tools teachers find effective now, and what …
This BBC article sums up what good schools are all about. For sure there is no magic recipe and many questions left unanswered by the OFSTED report but the chief characteristics of the schools’ success are what you would expect, …
Hamble College are one of the pilot schools for the Hampsire SIMS Learning Gateway (SLG) project. In all honesty, it could be the straw that broke the camels bac but I did not think it was something we could miss …
Take just 5 minutes to find just one poster to share with your students. All the hard/creative work has been done for you, what is your excuse now? Power to the Poster is a website that shares a ready supply …
In case you have not yet stumbled across TED, then its worth at least a day, a week, as much time as you can afford to spare. Here is the top 10 TED talks list – I really enjoyed the …
I am not going to re-write what has already been written. Twitter has seen off competitors, gained a celebrity following, a Presidental following and I am now being followed by my local newspaper. Aside, its benefits to education and my …
