Ideas about learning, ICT and pedagogy

Make Assessment for Learning more engaging

In order to ensure that students’ progress we need to know not only what they are going to do in each lesson but, most importantly, what they should learn. Once these learning outcomes are clear they need to be explained to the class. This process also needs to include a stage where the teacher and [...]

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Insert accents quickly

I have just created a new software, an accent tool, which enables the user to simply insert characters and symbols from a range of 11 languages into the most commonly used applications. Please note that the demonstration version only contains two working characters per language.
A demo is available to download here

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Overviews and Communication

Making students see the bigger picture is difficult but crucial. Using overview early in the course, say, when you introduce a new topic or Unit is an ideal way of getting them thinking abou the ’story’ of what you’re doing. Re-visiting these overviews are also important so students can see where they are heading, particularly [...]

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How [NOT] to do it properly…

I have just updated Staffroomproject.com with a great starter resource for teaching exam and coursework skills which Neal found. A graduate named Michael Harper has produced a guide to How to Write a Paper where he deals with all the things students should not do, it’s really good actually. You can find the topic here.

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Thinking skills Mystery in Modern Foreign Languages

Joanne Baldwin discusses how she used ‘Mysteries’ with her A-Level class over at Staffroomproject.com:
I used this lesson with an AS French class when revising for the unit ‘La Santé.’ Students were expected to have covered and be prepared to discuss a variety of topics within the unit, including learning about the French health system, [...]

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