Session Summary:The discussion began by looking for low cost solutions for hardware with many people talking about the merits and worries of student and teachers bringing their own devices into school. This is an issue for a whole discussion on it’s own, but the general...
Thursday 9th February 2012 Session Summary: Transition was the topic for tonight's discussion and the following questions were posed for discussion.1. What transition activities or programmes do you run?Many great ideas came out from this such as the importance of...
Date: Thursday 2nd February 2012 The topic for discussion this week covered mobile and tablet learning. The following questions were discussed: Homework: How many students in your school have a smart phone that'll allow android/apple apps? Does your school encourage...
Thursday 26th February: Session Title: Narrowing the Gap; how do we ensure all groups of pupils make good progress? Session Summary: I’m currently in the process of completing my Middle Leadership Development Programme (hereafter the more manageable MLDP!) and our...
Thursday 19th January 2012 Session Summary: Last night I had the opportunity to lead a discussion on a new subject which is being proposed and worked on by a small group of teachers called #digitalstudies. The aim of the evening was to give people a chance to find...
Thursday 12th January 2012 The discussion was passionate and highlighted that there are far more than just a single purpose of education. What transpired was the vast majority of participants feel that different areas of the community have differing views as to what...
Thursday 5th January 2012. Session Title: How do we as the real education profs make our collective voice heard in 2012? It’s time many in our profession woke up to what is happening! (via @philallman1) Session Summary: It is difficult to summarise this session, as...
This #ukedchat / #asechat special was hosted by @ViciaScience on Thursday 29th December 2011, focusing on "What science ideas and skills should children develop from early years?" Discussion threads1. When children start schoolUse concrete experiences to tap into children’s...
The anticipate review of the National Curriculum was submitted on Monday (19th December 2011), see http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/curriculum/nationalcurriculum authored by Tim Oates (Chair of the Expert Panel), Professor Mary James, Professor...
