Social and Emotional Skills defined by Anya Kamenetz
This infographic and article provides a solid foundation for exploring social and emotional learning. Source: What Do We Mean When We Say ‘Social And Emotional Skills’? | MindShift | KQED … Continue reading
TED Talks: Shukla Bose on teaching one child at a time
A seminal TED Talk by Shukla Bose regarding respecting individuality and rejecting production line based learning. Shukla Bose: Teaching one child at a time | TED Talk | TED.com
TED Talks: Sugata Mitra and the Hole in the Wall Project
Sugata’s Hole in the Wall Project is a famous piece of field research in education. In some of the poorest regions of India, he placed the latest computers into walls. … Continue reading
TED Talks: Ken Robinson on Schools Killing Creativity
In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning – creating conditions where … Continue reading
Future First – an alumni community for every state school and college
Former students can have a transformative effect on the lives of young people at their old schools and colleges. Future First aims to create a national culture of alumni engagement so that … Continue reading
Young Enterprise: Volunteering
The excitement and satisfaction of mentoring, of transforming attitudes, and of helping young people open their eyes to the world of enterprise keeps many of our volunteers coming back year … Continue reading
Every Child Needs a Mentor (ECNAM)
Mentoring provides a different paradigm for learning that stresses partnership and empowerment for the student in the relationship with the teacher/mentor. Mentor Herman Stewart posted this case study from his … Continue reading
Listening and Speaking – A Useful Infographic
Serpil Tuti-Sarı presented this useful infographic from plantlovegrow.com relating listening to speaking. It puts me in mind of the old saying, “Engage your brain before engaging your mouth!”
Why Good Schools Are Happy Places | HuffPost
Consider all that occurs in the short span of ten minutes at the start of each day at my son’s school. Students participate in a community that values play, song, … Continue reading
A Riposte to the Traditional Written Exam
This is a forthright and provocative attack on standard written examinations from the CEO of Yacapaca, Ian Grove-Stephensen. It certainly resonates with my experience… It is long past time to … Continue reading
Learning Resources | The Franklin Institute Science Museum
The Franklin Institute’s huge collection of science lessons, experiments, activities, and interesting facts, all on the web to share with teachers! View the full collection here: Learning Resources | The … Continue reading
School Exclusions: An Expensive Road to Failure
This is a sad report from my old Local Authority, Nottingham City, showing that the brutal tool of exclusions is still widely used as a way of deflecting student issues… … Continue reading
Six Tips for Brain-Based Learning | Edutopia
In this free classroom resource guide, you’ll get practical tips across the K-12 spectrum, as well as a reading list and a variety of resources to help you learn more … Continue reading
Finding Your Place in the World: Ikigai
I remember when doing O levels and A levels recognising that my choices opened up future employment opportunities whilst closing down others. I felt I was destined to do a … Continue reading
25 Inspirational Quotes for Teachers | e-Learning Infographics
The 25 Inspirational Quotes for Teachers Infographic is a collection of quotes that honour, uplift, and motivate educators of every kind all over the world. Source: 25 Inspirational Quotes for … Continue reading
4 Steps to Better Writers | Edutopia
Guest blogger Brian Sztabnik isolates four steps to becoming a better writer – Purpose, Organization, Evidence and Thesis (POET) – and, with this pre-writing exercise, encourages his students to ‘be … Continue reading
Building a Digital Portfolio | ETML
Via: Best Practices for Building A Digital Portfolio | ETML And here are some great suggestions for apps to get you started: 6 of The Best Tools for Creating Digital … Continue reading
An Excellent Tool to Help You Stay Focused | ETML
Internet addiction can be a serious productivity killer. The net is full of all kinds of digital distractions and unless you know how to effectively manage your online time, you … Continue reading
Self-Reflection and Personal Growth
There can be no growth without reflection and this should be the mantra for learners of all ages…
Photographer creates stunning video of Mars from HiRISE images | DIY Photography
Photographer and videographer Jan Fröjdman created a fictive flight above Mars using real images of the red planet. He has hand-picked reference points on anaglyph images from the HiRISE camera, which … Continue reading
NASA makes their entire media library publicly accessible and copyright free
NASA have made their entire collection of images, sounds, and video available and publicly searchable online. It’s more than 140,000 photos and other resources available to view and download. Almost every … Continue reading
Asperger Syndrome Primer | The National Autistic Society
Asperger Syndrome is a form of autism. People with Asperger Syndrome may find difficulty in social relationships and in communicating. Click through for a comprehensive summary of symptoms, the benefits … Continue reading
SCARF | Coram Life Education
Coram Life Education, the largest provider of well-being and drug education in schools, has developed a range of education support tools to help schools meet Ofsted requirements for safety, personal … Continue reading
Inside an Examiner’s Mind | BBC Bitesize
Jack interviews three examiners to unveil the face behind the papers and discovers that they are not as scary as you may think! He questions them on how the marking … Continue reading
5 Questions You Should Ask Your Leader | George Couros
Source: 5 Questions You Should Ask Your Leader | George Couros
