I spent a useful hour chatting to Mark Anderson, a local ICT HoD and innovator I met on Twitter as I excitedly trawled through the tweets about Google Teacher Academy, online on Friday night about different tech strategies we use in school. It made me realise that a lot of what I do is focused on social networks and my Smartboard, and that there is a lot of good stuff out there which I have never tried.
Monday 28 June 2010
Wallwisher
New blog
I have long resisted the urge to begin a blog about my exploits at work. I've been blogging for more than a decade and questioned the wisdom of putting something new together: time is short.
However, this is a time for new initiatives, people! Following an Ofsted report which directd my school to focus more sharply on teaching and learning, as a staff we have formed learning communities to try and further our abilities and make our classrooms more effective places to learn. I joined the group on creativity. Some commented that I am creative already, but I still regard myself as fledgling to what I see when I go looking for new initiatives in the classroom.
As well as this, I was overjoyed to discover on Friday that I have won a coveted spot at the Google Teacher Academy London, which is being held in July. I carefully read the press release, which informed me that this incarnation of the GTA is focused on educational leaders. I'm really honoured to have been picked and feel there is something here which I need to live up to.
Hence, new blog. New ideas. What's the worst that can happen?
The title, by the way, comes from something our new assistant head has mentioned. I saw it written on the head's flipchart during a line management meeting and it really clicked with me. I used it as the title for my video entry to Google Teacher Academy, so it seemed like a good choice of blog name.
However, this is a time for new initiatives, people! Following an Ofsted report which directd my school to focus more sharply on teaching and learning, as a staff we have formed learning communities to try and further our abilities and make our classrooms more effective places to learn. I joined the group on creativity. Some commented that I am creative already, but I still regard myself as fledgling to what I see when I go looking for new initiatives in the classroom.
As well as this, I was overjoyed to discover on Friday that I have won a coveted spot at the Google Teacher Academy London, which is being held in July. I carefully read the press release, which informed me that this incarnation of the GTA is focused on educational leaders. I'm really honoured to have been picked and feel there is something here which I need to live up to.
Hence, new blog. New ideas. What's the worst that can happen?
The title, by the way, comes from something our new assistant head has mentioned. I saw it written on the head's flipchart during a line management meeting and it really clicked with me. I used it as the title for my video entry to Google Teacher Academy, so it seemed like a good choice of blog name.
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