I found myself reeling after tonight’s #ukedchat, frustrated by the 140 character limit, unable to express my view on indpendent learning with enough clarity and detail. I promise to follow this up with a post explaining my thoughts on IL, as well as strategies that I am employing with my students. In the meantime, I … Continue reading Mitchel Resnick: Learning from Scratch
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 … Continue reading Sir Ken Robinson: Leading a Learning Revolution
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 … Continue reading …on Learning Objectives
I have the distinct pleasure of hosting #ukedchat this evening. The poll is closed and the winning question is: “Can we really help our students to become independent learners or are there too many constraints?” In order to address this question effectively, I wish to begin by considering first what is meant by ‘Independent Learning’? … Continue reading [#ukedchat] Can we really help our students to become independent learners or are there too many constraints?
Career History Vice Principal, The St Leonards Academy (2019 – Present) As Vice Principal, I work with the Principal and Senior Leadership Team to realise the vision for the academy. My primary remit is the quality of education, including: I have also continued to enhance my skills and expertise to allow me to deputise fully … Continue reading Curriculum Vitae