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Feb 16 2014

#MyTop5 hints for showing appreciation

By Mark Anderson #mytop5 No Comments

We all work in a very pressured world. There are so many stake holders in education, that showing appreciation is rarely at the top of the list for any teacher. Well, it should be, and is at the heart of building positive relationships. Here are my top five hints…

Feb 15 2014

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Great displays – a crowd sourced collection

By Mark Anderson Learning 7 Comments

We've been looking at display recently and so I thought I'd ask Twitter for some examples on what would make a great display and for fellow Twitter folk to share photos of their favourite displays. I was not disappointed (see the Storify at the end of this blog post for…

Feb 02 2014

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Classcharts review

By Mark Anderson Learning 3 Comments

Seating plans are a real help in the classroom. They help you to map out your learners around the room, help with differentiation, allow you to build in support and extension structures to your classroom and much much more. In a recent sharing session at work, a colleague of mine…

Jan 28 2014

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ICT for you, ICT for them, ICT for learning

By Mark Anderson Learning 2 Comments

As mentioned in my post previously here about the hashtag #MobilePGCE where I asked Tweachers to give advice to trainee teachers about why they might want to use technology, I mentioned I was running a session with trainees on that topic. I broke the session down in to four distinct…

Jan 20 2014

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DiRTy Technology – how to use technology to affect impact on feedback

By Mark Anderson Learning 4 Comments

Now I'm hoping that with a title to the post as it is I don't end up being put on every filter list going - as educators reading this you will probably know that I am of course talking about 'Dedicated Improvement and Reflection Time'. Championed by @jackiebeere in many…

Jan 03 2014

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Be happy (in this new year)

By Mark Anderson Articles 6 Comments

Be happy and welcome in the new year with your learners. My timeline is full of teachers who are anxious about returning to work on Monday. There has been a flurry of planning, marking and general knot-tying of stomachs about the demands and responsibilities that may face us in the…

Dec 27 2013

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Has having iPads in your classroom changed teaching & learning?

By Mark Anderson iPad 3 Comments

Following discussions on Twitter, I combined comments, replies and posts to the question at the title of this post in to a Storify - read the responses below.

Dec 02 2013

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Explain Everything for superb student feedback

By Mark Anderson iPad 14 Comments

Those of you that know me will know that I've been a massive fan of Explain Everything for a very long time now. It's widely regarded as one of the best apps for learning on iPad and quite rightly so. As a device for supporting flipped learning it is brilliant.…

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…