It seems that many counties have opted to ban/block or discourage the use of Twitter, or any Social Media tool for that matter, as Twitter can leave students open to a range of different problems. The interesting question is of course: Shouldn’t we use Twitter in the classroom so that students learn how to use [...]
Final week. No teaching for two years.
July 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
End of an era. For many the final week of term is normally one of celebration and students (as well as teachers and staff) prepare to leave for a well-deserved six-week holiday. It’s not exactly the same for me this year. I have just taken on a new job as County Advisor for Learning and [...]
Useful Tweets:
July 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Good ideas: Modern Foreign Languages and Thinking Skills Mystery. Brilliant article by J. Baldwin: http://snipr.com/l685i Make them masters of knowledge and understanding: http://snipr.com/l68nh Make overviews clear and engaging: http://is.gd/1j4yn Thinking about concepts – ‘Active Mind-Mapping’ http://short.to/i2dy Visual Assessment : http://is.gd/1j4ne Independent Learning: http://snipr.com/l68io Create Meaning in your teaching. Use stories effectively. Tried mini-Sagas? http://is.gd/1j46p Model [...]
The Big Idea: Make it sticky!
July 2, 2009 By 2 Comments
Extract from Exam Class Toolkit – how to create engaging lessons that ensure progression and results (Watkin & Ahrenfelt) Sticky = understandable, memorable and effective in changing thought or behaviour. Two big questions needs to be addressed by teachers each lesson: What’s the point of the lesson? Why should it matter – will it matter [...]
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