JAMES MICHIE

Yesterday I submitted my latest M.Ed assignment: RPD: Literature Review [Google Doc] It is part of a Reflective Professional Development module. We were required to submit: “A literature review of 3 – 5 books, articles or papers which have influenced your practice or understanding and have helped to shape you as a professional.” Each of the texts [...]

Closing LWF12, Sir Ken Robinson did much more than draw together the various themes and ideas from the conference. Instead, he used his closing talk to discuss the “revolution” he believes is needed (and is already happening) in education. Echoing the conclusions of his 2006 TED Talk and purpose of his 2010 TED Talk, he referred [...]

Next Thursday I will be hosting #ukedchat for the second time. I have selected a challenging and contentious question: “Are schools (as physical spaces) necessary to facilitate learning in the 21st century?” It is prompted by my feelings with regard to the current state of education in the UK. It is my contention that the [...]

The second year of writing and maintaining this blog was both the most rewarding and at times the most difficult. Rewarding, in that I believe my writing improved, the blog saw more traffic and consequently more meaningful discussions were generated. It also provided a useful space for me to share my latest journey; working towards [...]

This post expands on ideas I shared, in a series of tweets, with John Finlayson (@MrFinobi) about ‘learning objectives’. Learning objectives can be a powerful tool in a teacher’s toolkit. At the same time they can be a teacher’s Achilles heel, either tied in with a rigid lesson structure that has been forced upon them [...]