How much space is in an atom and why is nothing actually “solid”?
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Free Resources, Further & Higher Education, Inspirational ideas and people, Professional Development and Training, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice | Comments (0) »Teacher's domain is a great place to go for resources. You can sign up for free in order to access hundreds of very high multimedia clips and collections covering Science, Engineering and Maths, etc. It is biased to ...
Promethean on Teacher Tube - Videos and top tips to add to your own sites and blogs
Friday, June 20th, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Activote, Activprimary, Activstudio, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Margaret Allen, Pedagogy, Peter Lambert, Professional Development and Training, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice, Web 2.0 | Comment (1) »Tens of thousands of you have been finding the Promethean "top tips" on teachertube and it is now one of the top Professional Development channels on the service. These are the same top tips found on Promethean Planet but you can ...
Interactive Projectors?
Sunday, June 8th, 2008 Posted in Activboard, Activstudio, Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Inspirational ideas and people, Margaret Allen, Pedagogy, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence, Secondary Education | Comments (0) »Going into schools, as I do, Headteachers, ICT managers, are so excited in wanting to show you what their teachers are doing with their iwbs (interactive whiteboards). I have to say I love being able to watch a class totally ...
Activclassroom and Teacher Retention
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Inspirational ideas and people, Lisa Dubernard, Pedagogy, Policy and Funding, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence, Special Education | Comments (0) »One of the most critical issues education faces is the hiring and retaining of excellent teachers. In fact, teacher retention is typically one of the key goals for most school districts as a well as individual schools. Below you will ...
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 ...
Is it Education Reform or Deform with Buzzwords?
Sunday, May 4th, 2008 Posted in Activote, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Gautam Saha, Pedagogy, Policy and Funding, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice, Your Stories | Comment (1) »As I reflect back on my new career of 5 years as a public high school teacher I cannot resist but think of all the professional development workshops that I had to attend. I also recall all the graduate classes ...
An easy and effective teaching method that raises standards
Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Activote, Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Early Years and Primary, Expression, Further & Higher Education, Inspirational ideas and people, Mark Robinson, Professional Development and Training, Research and Evidence, Secondary Education, Theory Into Practice | Comments (5) »Dr. Eric Mazur, from Harvard has developed and refined the concept of Peer Instruction - a straightforward method for teaching classes interactively. The method has developed a large following, both nationally and internationally, and research indicates the very positive impact ...
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 ...
As the ones putting it into practice - do you feel teachers are consulted enough on strategic ICT initiatives?
Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Margaret Allen, Policy and Funding, Professional Development and Training | Comments (0) »How can you plan a long term vision for teaching and learning with technology for your school when it changes so fast? Two interesting background video clips at the following BECTA website offer an insight into how two Pilot Local Authorities ...
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 ...
