I’ve been a big fan of the award-winning Hopscotch app for some time. It first came to light a few years ago and has been a firm favourite since that happened. Great for helping to teach code to young people in an engaging, fun and relevant way. This past week,…
It is true that honesty is always the best policy but how you deliver that feedback and have that conversation is something which can turn that conversation in to a win or a massive lose. Delivering bad news is never easy but these frank and honest conversations are an important…
Originally written for @InnovateMySchl, and definitely not a new idea, but again I thought it was worth reiterating. With that in mind and with a bit of an update, here’s my post on why I think teachers should tweet… That’s right – I’m that teacher in your staffroom talking about…
One of my favourite apps for learning is ThingLink. I’ve blogged about it a number of times. With an iPad and Android app plus the ability to use it in browser too, it meets one of my requirements for a great app for learning: It’s super simple to use It…
Originally written for the Show My Homework blog, this post examines the different ways you can show empathy as a school leader. I hope you find it on point and useful. Empathy: (noun) the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Life can be pretty sucky. It’s true….
Negative classroom behaviour is one of the biggest issues many face in the classroom. Much has been written about it and how you can achieve more positive behaviour over the years. Staples such as Cowley and her buggers, Bennett and his ramblings, Beadle and his ideas on how to teach have…
Michael Fullan is credited with the phrase, “Pedagogy is the driver, technology is the accelerator”. He’s right on the money as far as I’m concerned. Following a recent TeachMeet presentation at Tom Sherrington’s school in London, I was inspired by a presentation by Oliver Caviglioli in which he talked about a…
Twitter is not just for the teacher, or even the school department. Schools can gain lots from having their own whole school account. There are many ways in which you can use it too. From reporting on whole school issues, passing out messages about snow days and much more, there…
Morning and welcome. Taking part in the episode alongside me will be: Rachel Smith @lancslassrach Kyle Calderwood @KCalderw Sam McKavanagh @MrMcKavanaghRE Steve Bambury @Steve_Bambury Pamela Algie @Pamelamela Ali Carr @mrcarr84 You can watch #AppShareLive episode 5 live today by clicking the link below. The episode starts at 10am BST
I have to say that when I was at school I wasn’t much of a geographer. Having interacted and seen the work of the likes of Andy Knill and David Rogers in my professional career I wish I’d had either of them as my teacher. You may have noticed that…
‘Twas the night before EOS conf and right through the ship, Not a creature was stirring, not one little bit. Pirates in hammocks, they were not a stirring, In the still of the night, nothing was occurring. The sea-dogs were snoring, the waves gently lapping, Against the side of the…
I have to say, I really do love Adobe apps on my iPad and iPhone. One recent addition to their toolkit as mentioned in my post here ‘Social images create social engagement‘ is the fab little app, Adobe Post. Video source: https://post.adobe.com/ The app can be used in lots of different…
You know how it happens, you go on Twitter or you go to a Teachmeet; you get a new app or a new pedagogical idea for the classroom. You hear about or read a great blog post about a new pedagogical technique and know they would work a treat. You LOVE…
Do you remember when you first started teaching? Did you want to change the world? I did and still do. It’s still my driving force and mantra even now. To be able to share my ideas to such a wide audience and to spend time with educators face to face…
So are you an iPadNinja? Today at the TeachTechPlay conference in Melbourne I delivered a workshop looking at some of the great features of iPad. These features are the things that can make your life easier, speed up processes and link to making your iPad an even more user-friendly device…
In a series of great little apps for the classroom, please enter Microsoft’s Office Lens app (Android / iOS) which is free. Simply put, rather than taking a normal photograph of a document or whiteboard using your mobile device, open Office Lens and it will capture the document / board by…
There’s so much talk of how to make successful use of technology in the classroom. Even just yesterday afternoon, friend and Assistant Principal of Surbiton High School José Picardo was asking what to me seems (sorry) a blindingly obvious (to me) question on Twitter: Teachers: Now that we have Google, is it…
I love the School Report scheme that the BBC run via Newsround. We all remember the Newsrounds of our youth. For me it was John Craven who made me watch it whenever it was on. It was this report I saw recently on eight things teachers should learn, which got me…
Thanks to all involved last weekend for setting up the brilliant Primary Rocks day in Manchester. What struck me straight away were the brilliant pupils from Medlock Primary School who greeted us so warmly at the door with our goodie bags, a smile and a welcome. They were fantastic representatives…
TeachMeets are always a special occasion. Teachers being brave, sharing things from their classroom or personal learning journey…. What can I say – another brilliant event at the Quintin Kynaston school for #TMLondon. Expertly organised by Diane Leedham, Amjad Ali, Andy Lewis, Martin Burrett, Bennie Kara, myself; crafted by Ross McGill…
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