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May 22 2021

Who should lead on digital in your school?

By Mark Anderson Digital Leaders, EdTech, Ethics, Food for thought, Leadership, Online Learning, Online Safety, Pedagogy first, Remote Learning, Resources, T & L, Work with me No Comments

Who should lead on digital in your school? It’s a question I’m often asked. Many think it should fall upon the shoulders of the Head of Computing, as that’s the most logical person to carry forward any digital projects. Some think it should fall to somebody with teaching and learning…

Nov 14 2018

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Catch up with day two of the #Edtech50 schools tour

By Mark Anderson EdTech, edtech50, Education, educators, ICT, Leadership, Learning No Comments

So we've been on tour now for three days. Day two was the Welsh leg and we had some fantastic visits to schools. The first of which was to Bro Edern near Cardiff. An iPad 1:1 school, we met with Ceri Anwen James who gave us a tour of the school…

Nov 13 2018

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Catch up with day one of the #Edtech50 schools tour

By Mark Anderson Uncategorized No Comments

So we've been on tour now for two days so playing catch up a little bit. We had a fantastic first day on the tour yesterday. I'm currently writing this in the camper van in Fishguard having just visited the lovely Holy Name School in Fishguard. We are shortly off…

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…

Oct 16 2014

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What’s your teaching highlight?

By Mark Anderson Positivity 6 Comments

What's your teaching highlight? I read a blog post last night by the brilliant @cazzypot from a tweet I'd seen on Twitter from @cherrylkd. The post had been about a trip to Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon. I'd urge you to read it. It's a goodie. In the conversation which followed…

Sep 26 2014

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What to do about digital parenting?

By Mark Anderson EdTech 8 Comments

Being a parent is no easy task. Not only do you have to deal with the constant requests for help in all the different ways that our children ask for it, there’s also the pressure of keeping them safe; on the way to and from school; when they’re taking part…

Sep 17 2014

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What makes a quality tutor?

By Mark Anderson T & L 9 Comments

My school experience was somewhat different to most. Attending a select boys school meant that things were all a bit traditional. Teachers desks were literally on pedestals and we were to be seen but not heard. I really do struggle to remember who my tutors were now when I was…

Sep 16 2014

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Get in line!

By Mark Anderson T & L 3 Comments

Forgive me for the non-sexy post, but sometimes, routines are just really important. Sorry too as the title to this post could be more explicit, but it strikes me that as teachers it's really important that we ensure that we're giving a students considerable support and focus in our lessons.…

Sep 15 2014

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Why I love doing break and lunch duty

By Mark Anderson ICT 12 Comments

I love doing break and lunch duty. I was given some advice early on in my career about using lunch queues to get to know your students. Don't get me wrong, please don't give me more, but I do love it (and not just for the free lunch - there's…