The Adolescent Brain
A great video from Thomas Armstrong about the developmental processes going on in the adolescent brain… Advertisements
Sensory Integration Disorder – Signs & Symptoms – Melissa Idelson | YouTube
Teachers And Those Magical OK Go Videos: A Match Made In Science? | NPR
If you’re a rock band, and thousands of teachers and students are using your hugely popular music videos in the classroom, why not help them out? Sure, OK Go is … Continue reading
Creative Problem-Solving Techniques: Reversal
Developing creative approaches to problem-solving is clearly a key area for learning development. Here, a technique used in engineering is explained in a short presentation. Dr David Hall explains the … Continue reading
Play and Anxiety
Peter Gray outlines an interesting correlation in the lives of children… The Decline of Play and Rise of Mental Disorders | Dr Peter Gray | TedX Dr. Peter Gray is … Continue reading
Are the Kids Alright? | Renegade Inc
A very illuminating debate of the current state of learning and education. Although it is UK-focussed, it will resonate with educators around the world. Renegade is a new organisation to … Continue reading
Critical Thinking in Two Minutes
An interesting short video on critical thinking…. The Thinking Coach – Leadership Training Development
The Global Learning Crisis – And What To Do About It
Amel Kaboul is a former Tunisian government minister, now working with The Education Commission. In this TEDTalk she presents some ways to break down the dichotomy between education and learning … Continue reading
Kitty Perry and the copyright lessons for seven-year-olds | BBC News
A campaign to teach children about copyright infringement on the internet, is employing cartoons and puns on pop stars’ names, to get the message across. Even its makers admit it … Continue reading
Graham Brown Martin: Education Technology and the Future
As always, some thoughtful words of wisdom from Graham Brown Martin
Different Brains
Different Brains is a new publication to me, but I was immediately attracted to the accessibility of its articles and copy. I also liked the idea that all humans are … Continue reading
The Neuroscience of Better Feedback
Too often in schools we get hung up on homework and marking. We judge things in volume and in grades. I’ve always thought their might be a better way to … Continue reading
Embracing Failure: Building a Growth Mindset Through the Arts
We can be sure that in the course of their time in school, every student will experience failure. It is, after all, a natural and quite acute element of the … Continue reading
Conflict Resolution and Restorative Justice
When first appointed to the leadership team of an inner city school, I was struck by the abrasiveness of relationships and recourse to abuse and violence amongst the students. Too … Continue reading
Can You Teach Creativity? Some Thoughts from Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson has spoken at length about creativity and this is his latest digest of thoughts on the issue of whether it can be taught…
Grace Kelly Ladybird Trust
Not my usual educational post today, although this is an appeal for greater education into a particular field of research. Grace Kelly, was a four year old who lost her … Continue reading
Graham Brown-Martin on the Uberfication of Teaching
There was a time when education was regarded as a public good – you could never have too much of it and there was a moral, economic and political justification … Continue reading
Managing Transition – A Useful Resource
Technology at its best in the support of learners. Thank you for sharing, PSW Education and Leadership.
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
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
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
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
Amazing Things Happen | YouTube
An introduction to autism that aims to raise awareness among young non-autistic audiences, to stimulate understanding and acceptance in future generations. It is intended to be viewed, discussed and shared … Continue reading
BBC Bitesize | The Mind Set | Smart Revision Advice
The Mind Set – smart revision advice from exam survivors. Source: BBC Bitesize Highlights – Smart revision advice
