I recently saw Robert MacMillan (@robfmac) tweet about Growth Mindsets and a resource he had typed up and shared in different formats: https://twitter.com/robfmac/status/605130733141815296 One of the great features of Paper is the 'Mix' sharing ecosystem that it provides allowing for others to share their work so that it can…
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I was very fortunate to be asked to run a session this week with some Twitter super-heroines of mine - Monica Burns (@ClassTechTips), Kelly Grogan (@KellyEd121) and Kristin Ziemke (@KristinZiemke). We explored a number of different ways in which we all utilise social media to amplify our voices as educators.…
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The last week in July is always a special one for me. It’s the week that we normally see the Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) Institutes taking place around the globe. Traditionally the Institutes work on a two year rotation. One year there will be a new intake of ADE’s (that…
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First introduced to me recently by Julian Wood, Prisma is a simply fab free and simple to use app that can revolutionise your photos and how you think about them. Fantastic for the Art classroom taking on board lots of different artists styles. Check out the result of just some of…
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It has been my privilege to work with the teachers across the North Tyneside Learning Trust a number of times this year developing student digital leaders in a number of schools across the trust. It was this work which led to the formation of the Digital Leader Academy which you…
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Getting the start of a lesson right is such an important thing. If you don't switch the students on right away then you can lose them pretty quickly. I've written previously about the importance of routines and in that post part of what I was saying was about the importance of…
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I am lucky to have worked with some phenomenal teachers over my professional years. Some of them are so called 'edu-celebrities' who have won awards for their blogs and recognised in various polls and are thought of as being inspiring by many. Some are people who deliver some of the…
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First things first. As I started in my last periodic table post, it's never just about the apps. End of. That said being guided around tried and tested apps from the classroom can be really helpful. This new periodic table looks at #STEAM apps, namely those that can link through…
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It was my pleasure to be interviewed by Kelly Long from the Inspiration 4 Teachers podcast a few months ago. She titled the podcast "The Best ICT Applications for Learning" and you can listen to it below. In the podcast we discuss a number of different things such as: How…
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If you've met me you probably know I could do with shedding a few pounds. I've always been pretty large although the weight does fluctuate. I suffered pretty badly as a child from name-calling and other bullying. It affected me then and it affects me now. Something that has really become…
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