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Jan 10 2021

Values, vision and learning in the remote classroom

By Mark Anderson Covid, CPD, EdTech, Education, Home Learning, Leadership, Learning, Remote Learning No Comments

Well, here we are again, back in lockdown and remote learning in full swing. As I look around the Twittersphere there are many strands to learning and teaching. On the one hand, you have Gavin Williamson and cronies asking for parents to tattle on schools not doing well. You have…

Jan 01 2021

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Five ideas, approaches and attitudes to help you with #edtech in 2021

By Mark Anderson CPD, EdTech, Leadership, Learning, Learning, Online Learning, Remote Learning, Work with me No Comments

It’s that time of the year to be reflective and to think ahead and make plans. Reflecting back on 2020, one of the few silver linings, as noted by many, was the huge inroads into the progress made by the teaching profession in improving both their confidence and competence in…

Dec 31 2020

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Workload Matters!

By Mark Anderson Education, educators, Ethics, Food for thought, Leadership, thinkings, Workload No Comments

"The key is in not spending time, but in investing it." - Stephen R. Covey There are many acronyms and buzzwords in lots of different professions; I would argue none so much as in education. Whether it’s important you know the difference between your SIP and DIP or how to…

Dec 23 2020

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#AppventCalendar Day 23 – @Trello, written and shared by @rondelle10_b

By Mark Anderson Appvent, Leadership No Comments

Welcome to Day Twenty Three on the 2020 Appvent Calendar! Day 23 – #Appvent Calendar – Trello If like me, you like to plan things out in a visual way, then Trello is one tool to explore. This blog provides a basic outline to help you get started. What is…

Dec 09 2020

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How has #Education and #EdTech evolved during the Covid-19 crisis?

By Mark Anderson Distance Learning, EdTech, Education, Ethics, Food for thought, Inclusion, Leadership, Learning, Online Learning, Remote Learning, Thought Leadership No Comments

There’s no getting away from what a difficult year it has been for everyone the world over. With Collins Dictionary making their word of the year ‘lockdown’ it is a clear sign of the times. Whilst other words such as ‘’Rona’ or ‘unprecedented’ or ‘the Vid’ might have also been…

Nov 18 2020

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What needs to go on your school website?

By Mark Anderson Accountability, Business, Food for thought, Leadership, Ofsted, Social Media, Thought Leadership No Comments

Goodness knows, school leaders have had it tough for the last 10 months. As is regularly lamented and discussed on social media, the late and often last-minute updates from the Department for Education are reminiscent of the times when I would catch the public bus to school. They would never…

Nov 12 2020

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Catch-up funding and how to make the most of it

By Mark Anderson Distance Learning, Food for thought, ICT, Leadership, Online Learning, Remote Learning, Resources No Comments

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 8 months, COVID has had a huge impact on education and the progress and lives of all of our learners in our schools. It has proven to be difficult for school leaders to stay ahead of the curve in terms…

Jun 06 2020

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#LearnLiveUAE – a free weekly debate and professional learning opportunity for all

By Mark Anderson Distance Learning, EdTech, Education, Leadership, Learning, LearnLiveUAE, UAE No Comments

I've been proud to work with lots of schools in the United Arab Emirates. I was the first keynote speaker at the now well-established, annual JESS Digital Summit, I've keynoted at events such as EdExMENA, worked with many schools such as Dubai College, BISAD and Repton Abu Dhabi and spoken…

Apr 09 2020

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Learning in Quarantine… Part One

By Mark Anderson Accessibility, Covid, EdTech, Ethics, Food for thought, Leadership, Learning, Pedagogy first No Comments

With School Closed... Part One This post was originally posted on the 2/3/20 on the Independent Thinking blog here. "There are many things to consider at times like these. If you are a school leader you’ll be worried about your community, your students, your colleagues, the school site and keeping…

Sep 24 2019

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Professional development days I can run for your school

By Mark Anderson Conferences, iPad, Leadership, Learning, Work with me No Comments

Since I started working freelance, a significant part of my work has been working with schools supporting them with teaching and learning and providing consultancy and training. At a glance, you can see I've been pretty busy... The feedback I get for my work is exemplary too: https://twitter.com/antonrob_mc2/status/1098971741475561473?s=20 https://twitter.com/aj3fletcher/status/1111928057999343616?s=20 https://twitter.com/OLewis_coaching/status/1060568797193691137?s=20…