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Sep 12 2017

#threequestionsEDU with Ross McGill @TeacherToolkit

By Mark Anderson #threequestionsEDU No Comments

Thanks to everyone who has checked out the responses to the #threequestionsEDU series so far. We are back into the swing of things now so I've started posting responses again. Yesterday's saw Hannah Wilson sharing her thoughts. Today we have the responses of Ross Morrison McGill. Join in! If you'd…

Sep 01 2017

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My first day of school as a teacher…

By Mark Anderson Education, educators, Learning, NQT No Comments

I was approached recently by edarabia.com to write a short response to a few questions for an article they're running. One of the questions was about what I remembered most from my first day as a teacher. I wrote less than I'm going to share with you now but the…

Aug 19 2017

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Top five low-stakes quizzing tools for teachers

By Mark Anderson AFL No Comments

Now I know there are more than five and I rate lots of different tools that I haven't mentioned here such as ClassKick, Quizalize, GoFormative, Google Forms, Mentimeter, Poll Everywhere... there are so many of them. Rather than focus on absolutely everything, I thought I would share 5 great tools…

Aug 18 2017

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Some things you should know about school trips…

By Mark Anderson Education, educators, Food for thought, NQT, Positivity No Comments

You may have seen in the news recently that Ofsted's Amanda Spielman commented that an "“over-cautious culture has developed in our schools”. She went on to say that this “deprives children of rewarding experiences, of the opportunity to develop resilience and grit and which makes it hard for them to cope…

Jan 09 2017

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Who am I to judge? #UKBA17

By Mark Anderson Blogs

Back in 2015 I got through to the final of the UK Blog Awards in the Education section and I only went and won it! This year however I am one of the judges - eek! I haven't received the rules and regulations yet but I'm sure they will be…

Sep 12 2016

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An Apple for the teacher?

By Mark Anderson ADE

Are you a school or educator using Apple technologies? Chances are that if you are a school or educator with iPads or other Apple technology, you'll want some decent opportunities for CPD. If you're in this position then Apple have come up with something I'm confident you'll be interested…

May 11 2016

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Dealing with difficult conversations

By Mark Anderson Leadership 4 Comments

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…

Mar 11 2016

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Positively Powerful Impact

By Mark Anderson iPad apps One Comment

I read an article this week about tracking behaviour in school. I think that tracking pupil behaviour is a good thing. Attitudes towards learning have a massive impact upon how much learning actually takes place. Different schools have different approaches and that’s fine, you don't have to do it digitally…

Nov 15 2015

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It’s not the kids, it’s the adults – working with technology in the classroom

By Mark Anderson Digital Leaders 3 Comments

I've been working with RM Education at their Seminars this past week. My brief was to share with delegates ideas that would bring about memorable lessons for pupils. In the planning phases I was thinking about what I could do. How I could stand in front of 100 or so…

Oct 25 2015

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How to make an impact with edtech in your school or classroom

By Mark Anderson EdTech, Education 7 Comments

This post examines how to make an impact with edtech in your school or classroom. I've been playing with Adobe Slate again... I can't help myself... it is such a lovely tool to use. And so, in this post I explore more deeply the ideas originally used in this post on…