Whenever I talk to teachers about My-Learning the same queries comes up – “What about Jimmy who is hideously behaved?” “What about Sally who has no English?” “What about Bobby who has high learning needs?” “What about children from low socio-economic areas?” “What about younger children?” How will all these children cope in a My-Learning … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Personalising our learning
I got a bit carried away today… but the kids really responded well. First I showed them Kahn Academy and TED Talks. Then we had a big chat about the importance of curiosity and taking responsibility for learning things we have identified we need to learn by ourselves. We went on to discuss how there was … Continue reading »
Now’s the time to discover TED talks.
If you haven’t already, you really must discover TED talks. This is a brilliant resource of videos from all over the place on all different topics by a myriad of experts. Not only is is brilliant for PD and personal interest videos but I can see myself using this more and more with students. Below … Continue reading »
Motivation: Challenge, mastery and making a contribution
I was having a look at http://www.shiftingthinking.org, a great site if you have the time and inclination, and came across a video on motivation. Coming from a behaviouralist background prior to teaching, this was interesting to me. Well worth a look and a ponder – how does this apply to our classrooms? Continue reading »
“Sheer bloody mindedness!”
I think I should explain the title for this one! Jeff, the Principal at school, and I were talking last week about how far the children in the class had come in a relatively short period of time. I’m pretty pleased that the children can do a few things they weren’t able to do at the … Continue reading »
Redundant? Not yet!
Viv, the D.P at school, has taken to asking me “are you redundant yet?” relatively frequently of late. To which the answer is always “not yet.” But, in a way, it is something I’m aiming for. Two years ago we were doing a unit on government systems and organisation of groups in society. We teachers … Continue reading »
