The recent NFER report on teacher retention makes for some interesting reading. There is some encouragement in reading that: The majority of teachers are not considering leaving the profession. Half of teachers…
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Teacher retention – why do so many teachers leave or are thinking to leave the profession?
Posted in Blog, CPD Tagged with: CPD, Job Satisfaction, learning, Maths, NFER, Profession, Professional Development, Rewarding, School, Science, Senior Leaders, Teacher Retention, Teaching, Training
Our work in Mexico – La Ciencia en tu Escuela
We were very privileged to be able to work with the British Council Mexico between November 2015 and March 2016 on the evaluation of the online CPD platform for STEM primary and secondary teachers La Ciencia en tu Escuela, developed by…
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HiCortex Brainstorming
Today I came across a fantastic new tool for online and collaborative brainstorming. It’s name is HiCortex Brainstorming and the highly energetic and inspiring Roger Hiscott (@rhncafc) told me about it today. I have already tried and loved DropTask, that comes…
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Efficiency of a ball with Vernier Video Physics app!
Today we run some training at King Edward VI School in Southampton and among the activities our delegates were asked to run they had to measure the efficiency of a ball using the excellent app Vernier Video Physics. Check the…
Posted in Blog, CPD, Implementing, iPad Integration Tagged with: Ball, Camera, Class, Classroom, CollaboratEd, CPD, Creative, Data, Displacement, Education, Educators, Efficiency, Energy, Graphs, innovative, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, learners, learning, Motion, Numbers, Physics, School, Science, Teachers, Teaching, Training, Velocity, Vernier, Vertical, Video, Video Physics
Peer Assessment with Aurasma
You might have heard of Aurasma and you might even use it in your school. If you belong to the second category, you already know how good it is and the potential it has to engage children in active and…
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What does an effective PLC (Professional Learning Community) look like?
There has been much talk about PLCs in recent years and schools in various parts of Wales, and indeed across the world, have adopted this strategy to drive school improvement and to develop teachers’ skills. But what does an effective…
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