Over at ‘The Teaching Palette.’ I read an appealing article titled Magic Pocket Name. Its a simple behaviour management strategy, one worth sharing with you. You can of course read the full article but here is my abbreviated version. Idenitify …
I really like the concept of Google Moderator but have yet to use it in one of my lessons….. but I do think there is real potential. Today I read that following President Obama address about the recent oil spill, …
Tonight I am thinking more and more about how to encourage students to write. On the list for next year is WordPress accounts for all students and Depts. Also, I have been thinking more about the use of ‘in character,’ …
I have been teaching nearly 10 years and I have not seen this simple yet really effect question style; puzzle tiles. Simple unscramble the tiles to find the answer. See, I thought you would like it. It is also the …
You can find a great amount of helpful material on these sites, including videos to augment your lessons, lectures to inspire students, documentaries to show them how things work, and loads of additional videos to help you become a better, …
Taken from a business presentation I was reading, I think this quote reflects teacher technology integration as well as it reflects modern, online business theory. Create ripples not splashes.
Each Monday I teach 26/31 students from a middle band Yr 10 Class in the morning. In the afternoon, I teach 17 of the original 26 students, plus a further 7 new students. (Finally on Wednesday morning, I teach a …
‘Children who are taught by the best teachers learn twice as fast as those with poor teachers. Which school a child attends therefore matters much less than which teachers they have.’ Prof Dylan Wiliam (Institute of Education)
