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Jan 18 2015

Remixing great lessons: Rigour

By Mark Anderson T & L 9 Comments

Great lessons have key characteristics. Many edu-bloggers have discussed the characteristics of great lessons but for me, the one person that nails it is as discussed in my introductory post to this series is Tom Sherrington. In his series he discusses the topic in some detail across ten posts. In my series I will…

Nov 19 2014

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My presentation for #TMStockport

By Mark Anderson ICT 2 Comments

My presentation for #TMStockport was quite a difficult choice. Knowing who else was speaking and the topic of use of technology, I wanted to do something on purposeful use - yes... I know... but I had an inkling that their host @ICT_MrP would probably cover that, so I went for…

Nov 15 2014

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On purposeful use of technology

By Mark Anderson T & L 29 Comments

If you haven't noticed, whilst I love technology and its propensity to enhance learning, for me it always has to be purposeful. I've written at some length about it previously but I thought a handy checklist might be, well... handy. So I made this. Please forgive the brevity of the…

Jun 15 2014

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Perfect Teacher-Led CPD

By Mark Anderson CPD 2 Comments

I've just had the pleasure of reading the latest book in the Perfect series by @shaun_allison, 'Perfect Teacher-Led CPD'. As someone who has written one of the books in the series, I always know, having gone through the copy-edit process, that the books are always put together really well, having…

May 28 2014

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Getting the most out of your first Teachmeet

By Mark Anderson TeachMeets 8 Comments

Teachmeets are everywhere now. The great sharing and practice available, for free, available to teachers by teachers is unprecedented. so how can you make the most out of your Teachmeet experience? What should you be likely to expect and how can you get the most out of attending one? Why…

Nov 16 2013

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Show your students you give a damn (and help them with their learning)

By Mark Anderson Learning 6 Comments

The secret of teaching success isn’t mythical. It isn’t even that hard to work out. Watch any amazing teacher in their classroom and it is clear. The key to teaching success is to care about your learners and build relationships with them. For them to know that you really give…

Oct 04 2013

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Teachers’ Standards

By Mark Anderson CPD 3 Comments

Like Zoë Elder, I'm doing some work around Teachers' Standards at the moment. Following on from seeing her collection of 'Quipio' posters in a post here, I thought I'd make my own to use both electronically in presentations and to print out a bit bigger and use elsewhere, such as…

Sep 08 2013

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Teacher confidence in using technology

By Mark Anderson CPD, Leadership, Learning 27 Comments

Teacher confidence in using technology is often a problem for schools that are pushing for colleagues to use technology to enhance learning within their educational establishment. Ensuring that teachers are confident when coming to use technology is a big deal. There are lots of ways in which you can help…