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I am the quill guy!
Yes I am!
Thoughts on personalised learning – where I have come from and where I am going
Following from my reading this summer, and my new entry into another great school, I find myself in the fortunate position of being in a place that believes in coaching. Over the past week I have turned my head to the idea of personalised learning - what it means,...
Reading over the holidays – The Sweet and Sour of Salesmanship and Cognitive Science!
Over the holidays I have enjoyed a roadtrip with family across Canada and the US of A; my reading list has (as usual!) seen me read several pedagogical books that say the same thing - that there is a difference between a learner and a doer. Headstrong - Lessons from...
Conceptual ‘Project’ Lessons – An End of Year Reflection 2015
So much of learning is necessarily doing stuff. You learn through doing something - but also by reflecting. There should be a conscious process at some point. It is not known entirely what causes learning or improvement. My assumptions, as they stand, is that students...
Using Walking Simulators in the English Classroom – Myst-style games in 2015
We talk of the importance of enjoying an excellent social life, love life, work life; yet how often do we speak of enjoying our imaginative lives? For me, this is an essential, and often unspoken, part of living a full life. As much as we educate good, literate (and...
End of Year Survey
Hello all, Please click the link and complete the survey in as much detail as you feel is useful. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RLHQKL6
Gamification – Coffee Bar Notes/Ramblings
Gaming and Teaching are two of my favourite topics: both prize aesthetic experience, and both involve getting better at things. It would seem that both would be mutually beneficial. One of the greatest benefits would be, I think the encouragement of the competitive...
Exploring Types of Bias – a research tool
Hello all, http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/typesofbias Harvest text types that use bias; indicate them here.
Reprioritising the comprehension of texts (or, perhaps, slightly less deprioritising them!)
One thing that my training stressed time and time again was the aim to encourage students to engage in higher-level thinking as much as possible. This leads to 'better' results and performance, apparently. While no-one talks of deprioritising lower-level thinking...
Linking lessons – Two useful tools
A mention of two teaching tools: 1) The Evernote recording audio option allows students to record their response to an exit question in order to connect a lesson to a later point. 2) A survey monkey or Google Docs allows you to collate responses, place in a Wordle,...