Nick Gibb’s appearance in front of the select committee earlier this week was as depressing as it was saddening. It’s not his fault, he’s simply clearing up the mess left by a min… Source: KS2 SATS – a few thoughts Continue reading KS2 SATS – a few thoughts

Originally posted on Athrawes:
Sometimes 140 characters isn’t enough … Q1 – just how much time do your Digital Leaders spend being digital leaders? What are they expected to do in this time? This year’s group distribute and collect all equipment daily – staff book equipment via OneNote and the DLs organise the equipment accordingly. Until now the information has been on my OneNote file but I’ve just changed the system so it is on their Class OneNote and they and access info even if I am not around. They also spend several dinner times a week doing DL stuff… Continue reading DL Chat

Originally posted on Ramblings of a Teacher:
I have done a lot of work all over the country for the past couple of years trying to help schools to move forward with the new curriculum, and particularly with venturing into the brave new world of life after levels. Having initially been reticent, I have been a keen advocate of schools taking control of assessment so that it matches their curriculum, and moving away from points-based systems which expect linear progress. No teacher has ever argued that a linear model makes sense; we all know that it was meaningless. In many… Continue reading Local Authorities: the real barrier to Assessment without Levels?

Originally posted on In The Twelve:
I accidentally stopped blogging about the school’s progress last year, which is a shame because we’ve used programming much more widely, held Raspberry Pi sessions and been invited to talk at events. I recently sent a link to somebody who was interested in Digital Leaders with a view to helping them start a group up. Turns out it was a post that was over 2 years old. With the introduction of the new DL slow-chat, I thought I’d try and explain a little more about what we have done with DLs over the last… Continue reading Digital Leaders – the difference they make

Ha! I too  only watched Breaking Bad last month… I know what you mean..   Source: What a Bad One Looks Like Continue reading What a Bad One Looks Like

Originally posted on 3-Star learning experiences:
Paul A. Kirschner & Mirjam Neelen Unfortunately, there are many myths in the teaching and learning space that are as ill-founded as they are stubborn. In the context of the so-called iPad schools, one of these myths is that learners can identify their own learning needs and regulate their own learning processes. This “meta-myth” myth consists of several sub myths. The first sub myth is: Because all information is available on the internet, there is no need to teach it. This is what Sugata Mitra[1] states in his TED talks and what the Dutch… Continue reading Lost in the Information Jungle

Originally posted on The Echo Chamber:
I’ve written advice for bloggers on my own blog: Advice For Education Bloggers Quick Tips for New Education Bloggers But here I thought I’d write something that is not so much advice for good blogging, but what I think are actually essential for having a blog that does not annoy me. Much of this is from the perspective of trying to follow blogs using a newsreader, share them in lists, and read vast numbers of them in one sitting. Obviously, others may have very different priorities, but I would recommend following these suggestions if you want… Continue reading Checklist of Minimum Standards For Blogs