Learning on the job
Learning on the job is inevitable. Something’s we learn are takes a few hours, days, weeks, a half term, a while academic year even. Some, only moments. Yesterday I welcomed a parent who felt the need to visit school at …
Teaching
Applying teaching strategied, techniques and ideas.
Being excellent at just one thing (possibly more)
“Inspirational” is a dangerously overused word. But it’s the only word to describe “Brooklyn Castle,” a new documentary that tells the story of a tiny, unlikely talent hotbed: a middle-school chess team from Brooklyn, NY. Daniel Coyle Why is it …
On the radar
Today I received an email from the SSAT asking if I would consider writing a ‘series of regular contributions,’ for SSAT English and Literacy radar. Okay, it might not be my English specialist knowledge that led to the invitation, however I …
It’s not real music, but it’s music I can play
Don’t be angry with me music teachers. Google Chrome wants us to get creative and play music, together. Well I say play… Let’s Jam. Let me introduce Google’s new webapp that let’s you play music in your browser with up …
Formative and summative
When the cook tastes the soup, that’s formative; when the guests taste the soup, that’s summative. – Dr Robert Stake [qr_code_display]
English as a practical subject
The conversation on and around David Didua’s blog helps me develop and reflect on my practice as a non-specialist English teacher. In fairness, the whole experience of teaching a third subject has been both invigorating and challenging; that’s why engaging …
Circuits in Chrome
Now I am not a circuits geek, nor a science teacher but for the most part, I know education friendly webware when I see it. Circuits.io is an in-your-browser (okay Chrome fully tested but its working pretty well in IE9) circuit design tool, …
Inspirational and accurate content streams delivered to their inbox
When educators share their enthusiasm for RSS they usually start with an explanation of what it is, I probably did the first time shouted about RSS for learning. The truth is, most teachers (and students) don’t care; they just want more …