This is a presentation was given at Expanded Learning Horizons Conference (#ELHSTECH) a few weeks ago as part of a TIM (The Idea Matters) Talk. After a number of discussions since then I have decided to add the presentation here to continue the conversation. Please be aware that these thoughts are my own based on […]
The only time in your life you need to memorise an answer is at school. Once you leave school if you don’t know the answer you look it up, you Google it, you ask a colleague, a friend, an expert. This point has bothered me ever since I took the subject “Business Law” at uni […]
I find infographics like this one thought provoking. While I’m not sure the validity of the information in this infographic it did make me think… …not necessarily about the information it contains but rather about what it means for teaching and learning… I just have two questions… 1. How as individuals do we manage this […]
I decided at some point that I wanted to be a teacher. I’m not really sure why I decided to be a teacher BUT that is what I wanted to do. My Dad sadly didn’t agree. I came home from school in Year 9 after my first Business Studies class and told my parents that […]
I’m very proud of my Daughter. She has survived the first term of High School. And has done exceptionally well. Now I know I have a smart kid who loves to learn new things however I was concerned at how she would go when it came to the difference between primary school and high school. […]