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Vocabulary building apps for phones
I'm going to expand on this list, but here are some vocabulary building apps that have been recommended. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/free-exam-vocabulary-builder/id319052551?mt=8 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wordLearner.Free&hl=en...
Example Parent Questionnaire
Connotations of Keywords for EAL speakers – Part 2. Connotations of Freedom
Part 1 of Rubric Template Resources – Writing at KS3
I have written for some time about how I have focussed on criteria-based planning rather than content-based planning. Friends and colleagues both at home and abroad and tried to use these rubrics with some success. All have reported feeling greater investment and...
Different Types of Lesson Planning Part 3 – The difference between learning and doing
The best teachers, I find, are the ones who teach for their own reasons. They have the intellectual (and emotional) courage to influence others with no other authority than that which their students may (or may not) perceive in the world around them. When an...
Niceness and Greatness
Recently I spoke in assembly about the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, a topic which due equal admiration and ire from its Yorkshire audience. One of the few football managers to be knighted in our era, Ferguson divided opinion as to whether we should admire...
Stories
http://gregorycanderson.wix.com/ghoststories#!about/cbga
A reflective video on using data in the classroom.
In preparation for a whole-staff INSET on seating plans, I'd thought I'd update what I do with my seating plans, and talk about where I want to go with them. As ever, see me anytime for a conversation on how you might usefully use data in your classroom. I'm still...
Homework Competition this week
Click the following link for the homework competition. Good luck! http://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/local/could-you-write-a-news-poster-1-5640296
Recommended Apps for students and teachers
I purchased my first mobile phone when I was 18, and was heavily stung with £40-£50+ bills. Since then I have shyed away from using a phone, managing instead to do well enough with Skype and other tools. However, on the recommendation of a friend, I purchased his HTC...