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small words – Big Changes
After a long hiatus from blogging I am ready to jump back into this space to reflect on professional learning and I am excited to be inspired from the benefits of doing so! Just recently I was pondering over the fact that I have probably read and edited thousands of pieces of work by students,…
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Literature Circles: A Powerful Practice to Support Differentiation
Literature Circles. Of all of the practices I introduced as a teacher in the Primary Classroom, I believe this to have been the most powerful. For me, literature has the power to connect us all beyond age, nationality, language, culture, religion or gender and also has the power to provoke thoughts and opinions that lay…
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The True Value of Student-led Portfolio Conferencing
I was first introduced to the concept of a student-led portfolio conference many years ago, and quickly became a strong advocate for their use as part of any effective reporting and assessment practice within a school. For further information about student-led portfolio conferences please have a look at the links below: Student-led Portfolio Conference prezi…
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The Power of Blogging & Twitter for Teachers
The Power of Blogging & Twitter Prezi At our recent #ISMTeachMeet, I shared the prezi above outlining the value of blogging and twitter as valuable tools for personal professional learning and growth. The power of both these tools combined has enabled me to truly ‘make learning connections’ and develop as a leader and learner. Here…
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Focus & Re-Focus Again
So often we remind ourselves and our students about focusing; whether it be upon learning, focusing upon a task, focusing on what needs to be done, focusing on what needs to be achieved, but often, should we not take a step back and focus upon the big picture, the big question: What do we desire…
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Spring is in the Air: Time for another #ISMTeachMeet
My school community is filled with educators who come from a range of backgrounds and have a wide variety of expertise so it would be foolish for us not to take advantage of such a skilled and knowledgeable bunch of teachers and encourage a professional sharing practice. John Jones, @mrjonesICT, and I first introduced the…
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Focusing on Focus Groups
Consistent policy and curriculum review, responsive actions to school culture and embedding meaningful and lasting practices are, of course, always at the forefront of school leadership. In a busy, dynamic school environment time can be one of the most critical barriers to implementing changes effectively. One of the most effective models I have experienced in…
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Being Mindful following BETT 2014
I was delighted to be able to attend BETT 2014 in London this past month and, just as last year, have come back inspired and renewed with ideas as to how to engage and inspire students through using technology mindfully; with purpose and taking a balanced approach. Reflecting on BETT this year these two words,…
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All Change
Change is something which affects us all on both a small and large scale, sometimes we choose to change a routine or habit or sometimes we are faced with change in a much more dramatic or life-changing way. I recently was discussing ‘change’ with friends and colleagues and it got me wondering, is it the actual…
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Learning Attitudes
Fostering positive attitudes towards learning is as crucial to young learners as any other piece of knowledge or skill I can share, so weekly assembly is the perfect space in which to do so as a Primary School community. We started off the school year with introducing two of our Learning Attitudes, Independence & Confidence.…
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