Not-Racist v Anti-Racist: What’s the Difference? | BBC Bitesize
John Amaechi describes the difference between being not-racist and anti-racist. There’s a big difference between being not-racist and being anti-racist. I know it doesn’t seem like it. I know that … Continue reading
An End to Racism… For Good!
The events surrounding the barbaric death of George Floyd have shown that despite all the efforts determined to consign racism to the dustbin of history for the garbage it represents, … Continue reading
The Deeps of Mental Health
A powerful message about mental health, created by @alyseruriani Digital download and print available to buy here: Dig Deeper Digital Download | Alyse Ruriani
Designing Learning Units
Perhaps the Covid-19 crisis has had you devoting more time to lesson and unit design recently. If you are unlucky, you will have concentrated purely on knowledge transmission which tends … Continue reading
Look Behind the Behaviour to the Cause
You can download this poster created by WholeHearted School Counseling here: Behind Anger: Free Social Emotional Learning Poster | Teachers Pay Teachers
Characteristics of Sound Leadership from Ross Morrison McGill
Ross Morrison McGill can usually be relied upon to hit the hammer on the head when it comes to teaching and this diagram from 2016 just about covers the key … Continue reading
The Science Behind Brain Breaks | Edutopia
Research shows that breaks can provide more than rest. Use them to boost creativity, cognitive function, and social skills. Read more here: The Science Behind Brain Breaks | Edutopia … Continue reading
Learning and Schools post Covid-19 Paper for Global Citizenship Foundation
I recently had an invitation to contribute to a webinar organised by the Global Citizenship Foundation on the subject of the shape of education post-Covid-19. Here is the paper generated: … Continue reading
STEM Activities to do at home during lockdown | BostonTechMom
This seems like an interesting US site which outlines a massive range of STEM-related activities which can be completed at home during the lockdown. Thanks to Cyndi Reitmeyer for compiling … Continue reading
Global Citizenship Foundation
I was very pleased to have been invited to join the panel on Education Beyond Covid-19 organised by the Global Citizenship Foundation. It was quite difficult maintaining a train of … Continue reading
Beyond Covid 19: Education in the Time of Corona, June 6th 2020
I’m honoured to be part of this panel of distinguished educators on the Online Educational Leadership Forum for a discussion about education beyond the virus. The COVID-19 crisis is unprecedented … Continue reading
Enhancing Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence
Thanks to Hannah Simnett of Cherished for sharing this post. Source: @TutorDocTucson
Online Panel Discussion on Learning post-Covid-19, June 6 2020
When several events at which I have been due to speak this year have been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was particularly pleasing to receive an invitation to … Continue reading
Nordic Schools and the Nordic Teaching Model
I was delighted to have been invited to join the Nordic Schools network. I’ve leaned heavily on the Scandinavian experience of educational development. I think their experiences are instructive because … Continue reading
Principles of Giving Good Feedback
As part of Ross Morrison McGill’s TeacherToolkit series, he outlines the guiding principles behind good feedback. Guidance on giving good and effective feedback is lamentably under-developed in schools and tends … Continue reading
Latest ISSET podcast considers Making a Home in Space with astronaut Bill McArthur Jones
Making a Home in Space – FREE Live Interactive Astronaut Show Tuesday 26th May Astronaut and Test Pilot Bill McArthur Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live … Continue reading
Collaborations: The Way Forward in School Improvement
I was very taken with this graphic when I saw it on a post of one of my LinkedIn colleagues. It seemed to perfectly sum up my conception of a … Continue reading
FREE Live Interactive Astronaut Show Tuesday 19th May ‘Searching for the Secrets of Space’ Astronaut and Test Pilot Greg Johnson Joins ‘Space to Learn
Have you ever wondered what space is made of? Greg’s last mission launched into space the tools to tell us what is ‘out there’ and help us know more about … Continue reading
How to travel the world from your bedroom during lockdown | BBC Bitesize
See some of the most popular tourist attractions through virtual tours, photographs and videos. Source: How to travel the world from your bedroom during lockdown | BBC Bitesize
Chartered College of Teachers report on the impact of Covid 19
I found this report from the Chartered College of Teachers a useful read on supporting students through Covid19: Education in the time of crisis: The potential implications of school closures … Continue reading
Space to Learn: “To Burp or Not to Burp: A Guide to the Body in Space” with surgeon and astronaut Dave Williams
FREE Live Interactive Astronaut Show This Tuesday Dave Williams Astronaut, Brain and Heart Surgeon Joins Space to Learn. To Burp or Not to Burp: A Guide to the Body in … Continue reading
Beyond the Virus: Planning for a Better Learning Future in Your School
Now that we are well into the delivery of learning during the virus, it might be the opportune time to be thinking about and planning for the ‘new normal’ for … Continue reading
Key Principles for Care and Compassion
Although this graphic is concerned with the current situation provoked by Coronavirus, I think these should be guiding principles for all circumstances when working with learners of all ages. Originally … Continue reading
CBeebies releases new mindfulness app experience voiced by Stephen Fry | BBC
Children can learn and develop mindful habits to help them through these unprecedented times with the launch of Your Mindful Garden, a new CBeebies activity voiced by Stephen Fry. Developed … Continue reading
ISSET Brings you ‘Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe’ with astronaut and test pilot Greg Johnson
This Thursday 7th May at 7pm BST/2 pm EDT, join astronaut and test pilot Greg Johnson. His last Space Shuttle mission involved the deployment of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer which … Continue reading
The Essence of Reflective Practice…
The disruption caused by Coronavirus to the normal pattern of schooling may have many implications when schools return to something approaching a new normal. There will undoubtedly be many potential … Continue reading
