How do we get There
How do we get “There…” If we don’t know where it is? And we haven’t yet agreed on what ‘there ‘looks like? (We, being me, the Head of English and the department). Very soon into accepting my new role at …
Applying teaching strategied, techniques and ideas.
How do we get “There…” If we don’t know where it is? And we haven’t yet agreed on what ‘there ‘looks like? (We, being me, the Head of English and the department). Very soon into accepting my new role at …
Today I read an interesting story or technique that could certainly be useful to teachers. Telling a lie is easy, drawing a lie? Psychology Today reports The main reason drawing seems to be effective in identifying liars is that they …
For the record, I am an online teaching and learning advocate. I don’t wish to mislead you. So, this Friday afternoon, as I left for home, I witnessed a colleague leaving school struggling with a large, plastic box, overflowing with …
Now this is as good as it gets this week. Spelling tests. With the aim of keeping it all within the VLE, of course. In our case Moodle. I really like the look and feel of Microsoft Education Labs flashcards. …
With our school clearly focused on moving to Web Apps, I have been keen to learn the product roadmap. But lets face it, I am such a small fry, who is going to tell me? However, the good news is …
So, last Thursday Friday I introduced 4 student groups to the BETA 2.0 Version Freerice.com using the site as a lesson transition task. I created 4 class groups and set them off. Over the weekend I did a little research, …
Adverts, online articles and now short iPlayer clips the bell is ringing loud and clear for a major BBC2 season focusing on education. Two programmes caught my attention; Unequal Opportunities With John Humphrys Monday, 20.09.10 21:00 on BBC Two …
Moving to the English Department this academic year I was looking for a range of English learning activities, spelling tools and edugames to provide transition activities at the start or end of the lesson. This ‘need’ brought me back to …