Google tm has selected local teacher Stephen Lockyer as an attendee at the next Google Teacher Academy, to be held in London in July. Stephen, the Director of Studies and Deputy Head at The Mead School in Tunbridge Wells from September, is thrilled to be among those selected, stating “It is a great opportunity for [...]
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Press Release: Local Teacher to Become ‘Google Certified’ at Google Teacher Academy
June 28th, 2010 by admin
Book review: Teach Like A Champion
June 28th, 2010 by admin
I am halfway through reading “Teach like a Champion” and already I know it is one of the most accurate, relevant and interesting books of my whole teaching career. In it, the author Doug Lemov has examined the top teachers in a catchment area in the US, and has carefully analysed and dissected their strengths [...]
My iPad in the classroom: First thoughts
May 19th, 2010 by admin
Through some careful work combined with serendipitous luck, I have managed to get a 32GB iPad ahead of the UK launch. I understand from a friend that in New York, stocks were limited per store, and that the staff were also insisting on US passports to purchase them, such is the demand/control of launch by [...]
Tags: apple, classroom, communicate, feedback, gadget, ipad, kit, media, new, productivity, teaching
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Favourite Theories: Ski Break Theory
May 19th, 2010 by admin
This is one of my own personal theories, but I’m sure somewhere there is a much more scientifically proven, but less snow-based term for this. Based on my (limited) experience, the biggesat jump in improvement with skiers is between their first and second skiing opportunities. The first week of skiing is daunting, painful and can [...]
Working blind to change
May 5th, 2010 by admin
With the majority of my time in my current job teaching ICT, I see a vast array of skills and abilities on display. Some children appear to grow these talents instinctively (if that is possible), whereas others put in the hours at home to make dynamic leaps in terms of progress. Using MSN for example [...]
Tags: change, communicate, ICT, ideas, resistance, students, theories
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Favourite Theories: Bike Shed Theory
April 22nd, 2010 by admin
This is from rule two of Parkinson’s famous range of theories, the first being that work fills to the time allowed (if you have 90 days to complete a project, you will complete it in… 90 days). Bike Shed Theory suggests that the smaller the imprtance of an item on an agenda, the more time [...]
Favourite Theories: Never Serve Cold Coffee
April 22nd, 2010 by admin
This is starting to become my mantra, and was told to me by my brother, who is a caterer. He was in trurn taught it by his teacher at Catering College many years ago, who said that “everyone will forget how good the meal they just ate if the coffee is cold.” A good point, [...]
Favourite Theories: Condensation Theory
April 21st, 2010 by admin
Condensation Theory suggests that condensation is a people problem, rather than a home problem. Those that suffer from condensation tend to suffer from it in every place they live. It is actually to do with their lifestyle, routines and understanding of how temperatures and airflow work in and out of their living spaces. Likewise, this [...]
Violent computer games make your kids negative: Discuss
February 10th, 2010 by admin
This is a response to a Channel 4 program, Extreme Parenting, in which a segment was given over to a study of Violent games. A group of boys were randomly divided in two, and asked to play either a football game or a violent game. Their heart rates were monitored during this. They were then [...]
Tags: communicate, computer games, Experiment, extreme parenting, media, research, students, TV review, violent games
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Slate – a new way of using the I in IWB!
October 23rd, 2009 by admin
I have applied for a grant to build Slate – a webapp that will (hopefully) be free to educators, and will allow them to share writing and adding things to the classroom whiteboard – from a laptop or PDA! Please take a look at the proposal, add a comment, rate it or even send me [...]
Tags: classroom, Interactive, pda, personalised, teaching, teachusalesson
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