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Sep 16 2014

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.…

Aug 03 2014

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Be a resourceful teacher – using your phone!

By Mark Anderson Tools 7 Comments

As you can imagine, I read a fair amount of posts about technology and one of the most overused phrases is about capitalising upon the power in the pockets of students. I don't mean snotty tissues or half eaten Haribo packets; I'm talking about the power of the mobile devices…

Mar 21 2014

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Lesson observations, lesson study & doing it for ourselves

By Mark Anderson T & L One Comment

Unless you've been living under some kind of rock recently there has been huge debate about whether or not lessons should be graded, particularly by Ofsted inspectors. I could link to loads of different blog posts and articles related to this; even Radio 4 were discussing it on the Today…

Feb 16 2014

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#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…

Aug 17 2013

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What I wish I knew then…

By Mark Anderson CPD, T & L 4 Comments

With there being lots of discussion about NQT’s and students starting their PGCE courses, I thought I’d share a few things that I know now that I wish I had known when I first started teaching – hopefully they will be of some help. This certainly isn’t an exhaustive list…

Aug 12 2012

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The increasing role of curation in learning & teaching

By Mark Anderson Articles, ICT, T & L One Comment

Curation has always been an important weapon in the arsenal of a student but never before has it been easier to curate, gather, organise and collate information on topics. It is going to change the way in which we teach and the way in which students learn and can access…

Jul 21 2012

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The iPad & Critical Pedagogy

By Mark Anderson iPad, T & L 23 Comments

This past year preparing for the launch of iPads has been an interesting one for sure. I've been privileged to be able to work with amazing colleagues, students, parents and ADEs. It has provided yet again another brilliant learning curve for me. I’ll go ahead and say it - I…

May 15 2012

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Little Book of Superb ICT to enhance C21st Teaching & Learning (vol2)

By Mark Anderson ICT, Little Book 2 One Comment

I've been wanting to write a follow up to my popular 1st little book for some time now, but I really wanted to make sure that all of the ideas that I put in to it were really tried and tested. That they really have got the pedagogical impact that teachers…