Paddling the Learning Pool – 8 Tools That Changed My Teaching
There’s a lot going on. Educators seem overloaded with initiatives and expectations. Students appear weighed down by assessment and intervention. The profession is under attack by a swathe of...
View ArticleTeachers – If we don’t adapt, will we fail our students?
Talk to any educator and it seems they identify the same problems in schools today. Not enough time. Too much red tape. Data overload. Micro management. Exam pressure. In my time as a teacher there...
View ArticleThe No.1 App for Every Teacher….
Not all apps are created equal. The first version of Explain Everything was good. The second version is outstanding. As an educator my life revolves around learning, organisation, workflow and school...
View ArticleiPad in the Classroom – Can we make it simpler?
With many educational institutions choosing to use tablets for learning, it can be quite intimidating for teachers when faced with so many applications. The diagram below serves to illustrate that...
View ArticleGoogle Drive for Teachers with ‘How-to’ video links
Google has tripled free storage space, across Gmail, Google+ and Drive, bringing the total to 15GB. This is a serious move by Google as it places the company at the forefront of cloud based solutions...
View ArticleThe iPad Toolkit for Learning?
THE STARTING POINT? It is interesting to reflect how this simplification of iPad key tools has changed in a relatively short space of time. iWork suite aside, you could purchase the above apps for...
View ArticleEducation – do examinations get in the way of learning?
Talk about learning and educators will enthuse about creativity, discovery and development. Add the term examination or grades and the conversation takes a different slant. The post below from Tricia...
View ArticleHow do we prepare our children for tomorrow?
Our current education system is dominated by grades. A metric by which to compare and judge. We celebrate and justify in equal measure and our curriculum is driven by the outcome. Yet here at the...
View ArticleWhy Innovate?
A quick glimpse into the arena of education debate highlights just how disrupted children’s learning is in 2014. From changing curriculums, inspection madness and the implementation of new technology,...
View ArticleTop 10 Apps in an Established 1:1 iPad School
TOP 10 APPS The Stephen Perse Foundation has had a 1:1 iPad programme running for two years now. Whilst there are many subject specific apps utilised for learning, it is interesting to note how the top...
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