A new education secretary era begins – and the advent of a new education secretary alllows us to take stock of where we are and, more importantly, where we want to be. Recruitment and retention is a huge issue right now. One that impacts on education at all levels, andContinue Reading
When studying Education Technology a few years back MOOCS were just becoming commonplace – and like everything in the edu-tech space was being hailed by some as the technology that would transform education. (See various articles here). If you haven’t heard MOOCS are Massive Online Open Courses – courses ledContinue Reading
A few tweets doing the round for this – and a few responses (some more tongue in cheek that others…. ) Here’s mine – and forgive me, but it is Primary Teacher aimed! Best way to get to know your children is by teaching them – get straight into yourContinue Reading
This Tweet: I feel like the only teacher out there who can't stand cluttered classroom walls. BLANK SPACE IS OKAY GUYS. 🙃👍🏻 #clearwalls #clearmind — Isobel M (@MissIsobeleh) July 28, 2017 This reminded me of an ongoing conversation that I have with teachers. Not just about tidying classrooms (don’tContinue Reading
It’s funny, this is the second week in a row that I had thought about my #weeklyblogchallenge17 only to have it changed at the last minute because of a conversation. This time I’m going to talk about how important it is to collaborate – to work together. Now, I haveContinue Reading
A few years ago my interest in educational technology was ignited with an article in the TES arguing that technology made absolutely no difference to schools whatsosever. At the time, a teacher just starting out, I was outraged that all of the ways in which tech made school life easierContinue Reading