Planning Diary
For those of us in the Northern Hemishpere it is coming around to that time where we are gearing ourselves up for the start of a new term. Whilst I try and get the most out of the last days of the holidays...
How many ways to use a Venn diagram?
Whilst twitter and the like can be a huge distraction, I persist with it because of the frequency with which it offers me a new idea to work with. Yesterday I had a quick look and saw a post from who...
The Bat Cave
Don't know if anyone caught this video, but it is a serious thrill seeker called Alexander Polli who base jumps through a hole in the rocks in Northern Spain. It is a hair raising jump and the video shows...
Facebook for Schools
I am a vociferous opponent of one sided arguments, but recognise their value in helping people to see the issues. I am not unaware of the risks of embracing facebook in schools and certain that one bad...
Enquiry based activities
The blog post is just to give an idea of some of the ideas on this website. The theme here is 'Enquiry based learning' and by that I am talking about the sorts of activities that provide opportunities...
Natural Medium
One of the reasons I both love and hate twitter! I am casually flicking through some pages over breakfast and I happen on this blog post from Dan Meyer. In fairness the blog post seemed mostly to point...
Reinventing the textbook!
So the whole apple education announcement on school textbooks has really got me thinking! There are so many related thoughts and I have challenged myself to organise and present them in as few words as...
Networking
I am a self confessed technology and gadget junkie but 3 years ago, if you had talked to me about ‘social networking’ I would have laughed in your face and said all the things that people say to me now...
Wanted - The Ultimate Online Teachers Tool!
There is a truly amazing array of tools out there for teachers and schools these days and between them they do everything I want them to do. Unfortunately none of them do it all. This is a wanted add...
This Week
This regular blog feature is ust intended to give a real overview of how one teacher is planning their maths studies classes. Unit - 5, geometry and Trigonometry Subtopic - Right angled trigonometry Time...