Applying teaching strategied, techniques and ideas.
The BBC wrote an article on different teaching strategies. Two strategies that caught my attention were the ‘No Hands Up’ and ‘No Grades’ approaches. I have used both, encouraged colleagues to experiment with both and now I am going to …
I do not often post simple resources but in this instance, its worth while. ‘It’s a Book’ is simply brilliant. Book-loving ape (teacher) and a tech-savvy donkey (student) demonstrate just how different teachers and students can be, yet given the …
This afternoon I ‘taught ‘my first English lesson with 11b3. It is a small group, with a broad ability range. When time permits, I am going to openly share my teaching and learning experiences with this group. In doing so …
Your teachers here work very hard trying to share important, meaningful and relevant knowledge and skills. And that’s important, but it’s not enough. Because to be successful in the 21st century you’re going to have to be a learner, you’re …
This evening I have read four education posts / tweets about the move from Office 2003 / 2007 to the fresh face Office 2010. I honestly believe that Office 2010 has educational benefits but as with all new software deployments …
A day after Apple announced its new iTouch (the iPhone without the contract), Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab. Technology analysts CCS Insight said that Samsung had joined the tablet melee with an "attractive device and strong service offer", calling the …
Who? The ALT are ‘a professional and scholarly association which seeks to bring together all those with an interest in the use of learning technology.’ So that’s me, you (you are reading this post after all) and the colleagues we …
The SSATs opening question (above) was then expanded to include a review of the use of social media technologies In the classroom For school management and parental engagement For professional development We were advised to write ‘a number of concise …
