Written mainly in the form of a diary, this is an account of how Colwell’s headship changed the culture of a community’s school.
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Please click on the cover to see the book on the publisher’s website
Book review: Futureproof: A comprehensive framework for teaching digital citizenship in schools
The growing importance of digital citizenship isn’t just evident from what we hear in the news, but also recent findings from Ofsted that students often aren’t as digitally literate as teachers tend to assume.
Read MoreBook review: Brave New World -- the graphic novel version
in some respects, Brave New World seems closer to our lived reality than does Orwell’s 1984.
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In case you missed them (or had forgotten about them): memory articles
Just before the end of the last school year I published an article about memory, and a review of a book about memory.
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What makes a good training day? 12 suggestions and a link
Training days don't have to be dire. If you have choice in how you spend at least some of the day, here are twelve suggestions, plus a link to a humorous audio recording.
Read MoreAmazon Study
Amazon has launched Amazon Study. It comprises free resources in maths and science for different age groups.
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4 things to bear in mind when using Google Classrooms as a teacher
These are the things I’ve discovered from personal experience.
Read MoreSummer reading #3: Algorithms
Jeff Erickson has made his book on algorithms (the title is a bit of a giveaway) available for free.
Read MoreSummer reading #2: What's the problem? Won't Google Translate sort it?
Why bother asking someone to translate anything, given that Google Translate will probably do a reasonable-ish job in a fraction of a second?
Read MoreWestminster Forum conference on Computing education: First impressions
I’ve started to compile a list of books and other kinds of reading matter you might wish to explore over the holidays. They’re not all to do with edtech — we all need a break!
Read MoreSummer reading #1: OuLiPo and the Mathematics of Literature
I’ve started to compile a list of books you might wish to explore over the holidays. They’re not all to do with edtech — we all need a break!
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Reading, by Terry Freedman
Coming soon: my summer reading list
For my end-of-term newsletter I’ve compiled a short reading list, not all the items on which are concerned with edtech. After all, everyone deserves a break.
Read MoreSome thoughts on memory, and especially 'working memory'
My position is that I think the idea of ‘working memory’ is misapplied and, in any case, unnecessary.
Read MoreFeedback From A Course Called Writing The Oulipo
It’s been estimated that if you were to read one a minute for 24 hours a day it would take you around 200 million years to get through them all.
Read MoreReview: The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
This book differs from many of the books and articles I’ve read about memory because it delves into the physical changes that occur in different situations.
Read MoreBlogging is alive and kicking, and a good thing to do
Every so often I read a blog post or a ‘commentary’ on Twitter by some self-appointed guru or other saying that blogging is passé.
Read More7 Expectations for Computing lessons (update)
I don’t think rules, as commonly formulated, are very useful in the context of Computing lessons.
Read MoreReview: Support Not Surveillance: How to solve the teacher retention crisis
Dr Bousted makes a strong case for major reform of the parts of the education system in England that has a direct impact on teachers – and therefore on students.
Read MoreComing soon in Digital Education July 2022 (updated)
At some point soon I shall be sending out the latest issue of Digital Education. It contains a lot of useful links, analysis of recent reports and some very interesting reading. It should have gone out this weekend, but I’ve added more to it.
Read MoreComing soon in Digital Education July 2022
At some point this weekend I shall be sending out the latest issue of Digital Education. It contains a lot of useful links, analysis of recent reports and some very interesting reading.
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