On May 1st I hosted an #etmchat about Curricular Transformation for the Post #etmooc Blog Reading Group. Here is an archive of the chat.
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Loading ...I was at RedCamp, Red Deer’s first ever EdCamp on Saturday. It was fantastic to be among so many connected educators from Central Alberta. There were 100+ people there, even though it was a beautiful Saturday, many had traveled from outside Red Deer.…
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I believe this quote sums up how I feel.
As I get ready to rejoin the public education system. It has not been without some fears or hesitations. I am a strong believer in student relationships and connections. I have found the more I foster these relationships and connections no matter how small, I and my subject matter come to life for my students.… Continue reading
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Inspired by #etmooc projects I have had a go at remixing a video for educational purposes.
Professional Ethics is one of the #AAT Level 3 units which I will be teaching over the next term. It is a subject that some of my students have found difficult to get to grips with, its not to do with numbers!…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...There are a few things that have been at the forefront of my mind recently, and I thought I would write a post about them here and see if anyone can add anything.
The first is the question of Abacuses (or Abaci?…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Well, that just flew by. I can’t believe how fast it went! Christmas seems only a few weeks ago. So what has happened, and what have I learned?
I have completed stage one of a project I was involved in with a PE teacher who is one year on from me in terms of his career.…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...We’ve launched a Post #Etmooc Blog Reading Group as one way to continue develop our extended learning relationships. The idea is based on a post by George Couross.
Interested in reading? Commenting, communicating? Join us, join our Google+ Community.…
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Over this years have had many people ask me for advice on teaching. These people ranged from colleagues (both NQTs and new to school), friends who were either starting teacher training or looking to start it and trainees who have come into school.…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...This post is a response to the 3rd #blogsync topic of ‘Wasted Investment? Why do so many teachers leave the profession in the first 5 years?’
To see all other posts on this topic go to http://share.edutronic.net/
The question for me encompasses many things, but I think the crux of it is alludeed to by the blogsync question itself, and can be summed up by: “the way people enter the profession.”
Perhaps I’m naïve, but the coincidental timing of the deluge of people from my PGCE course who left the month after the “golden hello” arrived in our bank accounts was staggering, and I think it is people like this who skew the figures.…
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