The best teachers are the greatest learners & vice versa
I have always loved the work of the Innovation Unit. One of the most inspirational talks I have ever heard was from Valerie Hannon at a Cape UK where she delivered a powerful keynote speeches at a...
View ArticleEnhancing the flow of learning through ‘Phased Disclosure’
(https://foursquare.com/sachab/list/northern-line) Those of you who know me will know what a hopelessly visual-biased learner I am. I adore the way we can communicate complex ideas in a multi-layered...
View ArticleThe power of creative explanations
The Higgs Boson Explained from PHD Comics on Vimeo. Just take 8 minutes out of your busy day and watch this awesome explanation of The Higgs Bosun and what they’re up to over at the Large Hadron...
View ArticleExperiment: Pop-Up Resource Page
I’ve just added a new ‘Pop-Up Resource Page‘ in an attempt to achieve a balance between sharing existing ideas and materials and inspiring ideas that result in improved adaptation. This is an...
View ArticleWhy we continue to accept the challenge
This is a short, snappy post to begin the New Year. I thought it best to begin with the words of Dylan Wiliam (@dylanwiliam). This is a reminder of the challenge ahead and a suggestion as to why we...
View ArticleThe Creativity of Pedagogical Sampling
In his Ted Talk, Mark Ronson explains the process of creating his own music through sampling previous music recordings, “I can bully our existences into a shared event…I can insert myself in that...
View ArticleKEGS Research-as-CPD Marketplace 2014.
fullonlearning:Great post – thank you for sharing! Originally posted on headguruteacher: Every teacher at KEGS is involved in a teaching and learning group called a ‘workshop’. We meet several times...
View ArticleMaking my blog work for me again…
I have been immersed in a number of very engaging and, unsurprisingly, ‘Full On’ projects for a few months now. As a result, my thinking has deepened, my focus has shifted and my butterfly brain...
View ArticleFrom the T to the I
So here I am. It’s been a long time but thanks to the limits of the 140 characters available to me on Twitter, I have been forced to move across devices from phone to Mac. Thanks (or blame) goes to...
View ArticleDeans for Impact
Here’s a great ‘explainer video’ with a link to the Deans for Impact report on ‘Practice with Purpose‘. The DFI has a wealth of information, links and resources to build into any school CPD offer. This...
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