Learn to use Technology and use Technology to Learn
Throughout history, human beings have inherently been social animals. Our social and emotional well-being are naturally nurtured through making and maintaining human connections. Unsurprisingly…
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One of the most impactful teaching strategies identified by John Hattie is teachers forging strong relationships with their students. This is because good teacher-student relationships…
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Genius Hour is an enquiry-based learning process. As a student-directed learning model, it is intended to give students the opportunity to explore their own…
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The Brainwave unit is a great way to start the academic year, helping children to understand more about how they learn and what things…
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John Hattie is a Professor of Education from New Zealand and a key proponent of evidence-based teaching. Evidence-based teaching is to teach using only…
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Around the world many initiatives are followed in education that have not been carefully scrutinised much less held accountable to empirical evidence. This first…
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Mindset refers to the assumptions and expectations we have for ourselves and others, which determine our commitment to any given task. Dr Carol Dweck,…
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One of the key jobs of our digital leaders last term was to help design and create a makerspace room, which I’m pleased to…
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I have discussed previously about the advantages of using Swivl technology for teachers to film themselves teaching. Having now tried a 360-degree camera in…
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At our school we use BrainPOP with our teachers and students. The site has a library of hundreds of videos, which are all searchable…
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