@jamieportman talks about ‘Internal Teachmeets’ @ #tmclevedon
Jamie ‘virtually’ talked about in school TeachMeets to improve teaching and learning. Presentations which are 2 or 7 minutes long can take place within a meeting, turning the environment into a...
View Article@kat_crocker talks about rocketing up your tutor group at #tmclevedon
The lovely Kat Crocker spoke about rocketing up your tutor group. She spoke about top tips for tutor time and things that have worked well at Clevedon School… - go vertical - give them jobs to do - get...
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Last night a teacher saved my life…
Among most of my friends it is common knowledge that from the ages of about 19 to 35 I DJ’d at umpteen bars and clubs across Europe and got to play at some enviable clubs and locations. From Ministry...
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iClevedon iPad trial: Student feedback
Feedback from students who have been trialling the devices recently, 24/7 for over a month, can be found on the iClevedon blog here: http://iclevedon.wordpress.com/2012/03/11/10/ You can find out more...
View ArticleLittle Book of Superb ICT to enhance C21st Teaching & Learning (vol2)
I’ve been wanting to write a follow up to my popular 1st little book for some time now, but I really wanted to make sure that all of the ideas that I put in to it were really tried and tested. That...
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The iPad & Critical Pedagogy
This past year preparing for the launch of iPads has been an interesting one for sure. I’ve been privileged to be able to work with amazing colleagues, students, parents, ADEs, other luminaries such...
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The increasing role of curation in learning & teaching
Curation has always been an important weapon in the arsenal of a student but never before has it been easier to curate, gather, organise and collate information on topics. It is going to change the...
View ArticleWhat I wish I knew then…
With there being lots of discussion about NQT’s and students starting their PGCE courses, I thought I’d share a few things that I know now that I wish I had known when I first started teaching –...
View ArticleGreat displays
We’ve been looking at display recently and so I thought I’d ask Twitter for some examples on what would make a great display and for fellow Twitter folk to share photos of their favourite displays. I...
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#MyTop5 hints for showing appreciation
We all work in a very pressured world. There are so many stake holders in education, that showing appreciation is rarely at the top of the list for any teacher. Well, it should be, and is at the...
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Lesson observations, lesson study & doing it for ourselves
Unless you’ve been living under some kind of rock recently there has been huge debate about whether or not lessons should be graded, particularly by Ofsted inspectors. I could link to loads of...
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Be a resourceful teacher – using your phone!
As you can imagine, I read a fair amount of posts about technology and one of the most overused phrases is about capitalising upon the power in the pockets of students. I don’t mean snotty tissues or...
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There IS pedagogy in England!
With this new academic year looming ever closer, I’ve been thinking about what it must like to be an NQT starting your teaching career in the current edu-political climate in the UK. Certainly, I don’t...
View ArticleGet in line!
Forgive me for the non-sexy post, but sometimes, routines are just really important. Sorry too as the title to this post could be more explicit, but it strikes me that as teachers it’s really important...
View ArticleWhat makes a quality tutor?
My school experience was somewhat different to most. Attending a select boys school meant that things were all a bit traditional. Teachers desks were literally on pedestals and we were to be seen but...
View ArticleWhat’s your teaching highlight?
What’s your teaching highlight? I read a blog post last night by the brilliant @cazzypot from a tweet I’d seen on Twitter from @cherrylkd. The post had been about a trip to Shakespeare’s birthplace in...
View Article5 reasons I love teaching
1. No two days, classes, students, are the same. It goes in many ways to what Coe said in his recent report: “Ultimately, the definition of effective teaching is that which results in the best possible...
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What inspires this teacher?
Originally posted by me on Staffrm, this post is about inspiration. Inspiration. It’s a funny thing. It’s a bit like beauty being in the eye of the beholder. So why is it some people find some things...
View ArticleRemixing great lessons – an introduction
Great lessons have key characteristics. Many edu-bloggers have discussed this but for me, the one that nails it is Tom Sherrington where he discusses the topic in some detail in his ‘Great Lessons‘...
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Remixing great lessons: Challenge
Great lessons have key characteristics. Many edu-bloggers have discussed the characteristics of great lessons but for me, the one person that nails it is as discussed in my introductory post to this...
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