Categories: "Schools" or "Education reform"
Jan
18
A Chartered Institute for Teaching?
Schools, Teacher CPD, Continuing Professional Development 10 feedbacks » 2360 viewsIn the last week, I've spent a fair bit of time talking with colleagues from the education sector.
One of the topics of discussion was teacher professional development, and how we might
encourage teachers to take more responsibility for their own lear… more »
Jan
15
A model for continuing professional development
Schools, Continuing Professional Development 1 feedback » 5457 viewsOver the past few years, I have gained enormously by listening to, and engaging with a
number of communities of practice; within teaching, higher education and workplace training.
Existing on the boundaries of these communities has allowed me to bri… more »
Dec
07
6 reasons not to maintain a school service during closure days
Technology, Schools 4 feedbacks » 3868 viewsBoth my children's schools were closed for over three days last week due to snow. It was definitely right to close the buildings, but no explanation came from the schools as to why all teaching and learning activity also had to stop.Both schools have… more »
Oct
10
[youtube]ExWfh6sGyso[/youtube]In our schools, ICT is often held up as an example of modern thinking - an essential for today's classroom. Yet what real benefit has the massive investment in ICT infrastructure really brought?Roger Broadie, a numbe… more »
Sep
08
Sugata Mitra, on typically inspiring form, demonstrates what can be achieved by providing motivated children access to content and people.Some of the results appear almost miraculous. They are discussed in detail in his recent BJET paper: Limits to s… more »
Aug
04
Some hints and tips to help save time whenever you are using a word-processor (like MS Word or OpenOffice) or a desktop publisher (like Serif's PagePlus or Apple's Pages). If your document is longer than a single page then use "styles". These are… more »
Jul
12
Can you change an organisation from the inside?
Learning, Change Management, Education reform, Politics 5 feedbacks » 3049 viewsLot's of things are coming together for me at the moment. This post is an attempt to try to mash them together and see what comes out...1) I'm reading the Cluetrain Manifesto. If there was ever a book that says what I've been thinking - this is it:… more »
Feb
25
Reflections on the Oxford Teachmeet Fishbowl
Assessment, Schools, Education reform 3 feedbacks » 5958 viewsTeachmeet: A meeting of teachers to share ideas, be inspired and develop personal learning networksI've just come away from a pilot Teachmeet Fishbowl in Oxford. It was different from the "normal" Teachmeet, where individuals are selected at rand… more »
Feb
24
I like new kit. Not just hardware, but software too.
I take new systems and new kit and push them to see a) how they work and b) when they break.
That's fine, but I know that people around me don't necessarily want to move at the same pace. At leas… more »
Nov
07
Last week's post in this series on Education Reform discussed the pressing need for teachers to rebuild teaching as a profession. A key element in this rebuilding programme would be a requirement for teachers to undertake ongoing, reflective, professiona… more »
