Whole group extended writing on the Activboard
Saturday, June 21st, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Activprimary, Activstudio, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Mark Robinson, Mobile Learning, Personalised Learning, Secondary Education | Comments (2) »I have used low cost, portable student devices like the Alphasmart™ with students for years and it is likely there may be some in your school or class. Generally I has used them for independent writing activities, but the problem of ...
Promethean flipcharts can be found in pan-European learning object repository
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Further & Higher Education, Inspirational ideas and people, Mark Robinson, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning, Policy and Funding, Research and Evidence, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice, Web 2.0 | Comments (0) »The European schoolnet have just launched a new portal for educators -the MELT Learning Resource Exchange (LRE) portal for schools. You can find open educational resources and assets from many different countries and providers, including 16 Ministries of Education and Promethean, ...
What are nearly quarter of billion kids using and could it have a place in your class?
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Game Based Learning, Geek Corner, Inspirational ideas and people, Mark Robinson, Personalised Learning | Comments (2) »For this to be a geek post - it would have to be about something slightly quirky and attracting a small, select group - but the numbers I am looking at would suggest there is something radical going on that ...
How do you balance every day teaching with testing?
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Activote, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Expression, Margaret Allen, Personalised Learning, Professional Development and Training, Theory Into Practice | Comments (4) »Teaching in a "SATS" year in the UK is always a challenge! The issue being how do you balance every day teaching needs with the continuous "eye" on that "week in May". The same issue exists elsewhere, such as ...
A lesson in effective presentation at the Hoover Dam…
Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Mark Robinson, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning | Comments (0) »You have to love learning to be a teacher. Like many of my other educator friends - I like holidays where I visit museums or learn new things. This time, my leave took me to Nevada & Arizona and the majestic ...
Teachers enhancing the technology
Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Activprimary, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Margaret Allen, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning, Your Stories | Comments (0) »When talking to teachers I often state that the technology should be invisible and that it is merely a tool to enhance the teaching and learning in the classroom. I am beginning to think that actually I should put that another ...
Tasting the Soup. - Is this really formative assessment?
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in Activote, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Expression, Inspirational ideas and people, Lisa Dubernard, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning, Theory Into Practice | Comments (2) »A while back, I had read this quote from Paul Black (1998): "When the cook tastes the soup, that’s formative assessment; when the customer tastes the soup, that’s summative assessment.” That made sense to me then, but somehow I just can’t ...
21st Century Students Deserve a 21st Century Education
Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in Creativity in the classroom, Game Based Learning, Mark Robinson, Mobile Learning, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning, Policy and Funding, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence | Comments (0) »What do hundreds of thousands of students and tens of thousands of teachers have to say about the state of education in the 21st Century? The "Speak Up" project set out to find out: "Since fall 2003, the annual Speak Up online ...
Chopping Onions into Little Bowls - Is your lesson a TV Dinner or a Wonderful Culinary Experience?
Sunday, April 13th, 2008 Posted in Activstudio, Lisa Dubernard, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning | Comments (0) »For some reason, lately I've been watching a lot of cooking shows on TV. And it dawned on me that perhaps creating a flipchart can be like preparing for a 30 minute cooking show. Here's the idea. Before the show starts, ...
New research looks at students’ ability to process multiple types of information
Sunday, April 6th, 2008 Posted in Assessment and Learning, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Further & Higher Education, Mark Robinson, Pedagogy, Personalised Learning, Professional Development and Training, Promethean Products, Research and Evidence, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice | Comments (0) »Some things just get your attention - and this one got mine! It rang so many bells for me as a teacher who has tried to tackle the challenge of harnessing new technology effectively. Most Activclassroom users would not be surprised ...
