Maintaining Engagement and Challenge in Online Reading My school are lucky to be full members of FOBISIA, who regularly host job alike workshops, JAWs, hosted by member schools. This year JAWs have moved online, but they still have that great element of participation and the chance to network with others in similar roles. This week's…
Failing Better in Remote Teaching:
As UK teachers return online, in an environment of even more uncertainty, I've been reflecting on my own journey with remote teaching. The last nine months have definitely been a learning curve I wouldn't have wished for, but they have forced me to rethink some of my habits in valuable ways. Though I'm sure I've…
My Top 5 Google Classroom Features for Remote Teaching:
As someone who struggles to programme a Casio watch, I didn't expect to survive, let alone thrive, in the online teaching environment. Schools have been closed here since March 2020 and we are now nine months into providing our curriculum online. We reduced provision at KS3 slightly, but otherwise have been offering a full timetable…
Bringing the Classroom Home
"Defenceless under the night Our world in stupor lies; Yet, dotted everywhere, Ironic points of light Flash out wherever the Just Exchange their messages: May I, composed like them Of Eros and of dust, Beleaguered by the same Negation and despair, Show an affirming flame."W.H.Auden I've been reminded of this final verse of Auden's masterful…
Can Google Classroom reduce cognitive load?
Classroom is well known as a tool to aid student and teacher organisation, but can it help to reduce cognitive load on students too? Despite being somewhat sceptical of any hype around shiny edutech, I'm excited to be joining the Google Education Summit here in Kathmandu this weekend and talking about Google Classroom. I love…
Fail Better Teach 