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?…
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?…
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?…
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.…
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.…
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.…
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.”…
Today I have taught two lessons on Ratio, both were very different, but both went well. The first lesson was to a very able year 7 class. It was a long lesson (75 minutes) and we got a lot done. At the start of the lesson not everyone knew what a ratio was, but by the end they could all write ratios, work out ratios from pictures, split amounts into two part ratios and the majority of the class could split them into three part ratios.…
Last week I was lucky enough to see two more of my colleagues deliver lessons, and from each one I learned a few things.
The first I saw was an A-level physics lesson, this was delivered by an experienced colleague of mine who has a background in FE colleges and as such is very experienced in post 16 teaching.…
So, over the past few weeks the entire world seems to have become obsessed with the smart phone app – “4 Pics, 1 Word”. Not a day goes by where someone doesn’t ask for my help on one they’re stuck on, whether it be in person or online.…
A while ago I signed up for #etmooc (http://etmooc.org/ ) to gain ideas to further my own teaching. I have recently been reading many entries on the etmooc hub (https://etmooc.org/hub/) around Personal Learning (PLNs PLEs etc) and thought I might take a few minutes to reflect on my own personal learning.…