As part of my ‘end-of-year review’ lessons, I made my class a useful hand-out to support their understanding of the…
Challenge Accepted: Find The Best Websites For Maths Starters
I was recently asked by the Maths Primary Initiative (Maths Pi), to find the top websites which could support teachers…
How To Make Blackout Notes – Perfect For Revision
While thinking about a recent blog post named ‘Blackout Poetry‘, I thought: Why not use the technique for other areas…
A Range of Free, Downloadable, Writing Templates
I’ve made some writing frames, which are completely free to download (just right click and ‘save image as’, or find…
The perfect tech tool for teachers
I recently discovered a brilliant website – excellent for classroom teachers. Have a look at my video walk-through: Have a…
Cloud QR: A classroom friendly app to create QR codes
Working with QR codes in the classroom can be both fun and powerful. There are plenty of really useful areas…
Virtual Worlds For Higher Education: The New Real-World Classrooms
When you think of virtual reality the first thing to come to mind probably isn’t education, it’s more entertainment! Well,…
10 Top Cooperative Learning Strategies (and some tech tools that could come in handy)
Dr Spencer Kagan is a renowned educator who changed the way the world viewed teaching. He is mainly known for…
An article for TES: 3 exciting ways to use scannable technology in your school
I recently wrote for the Times Educational Supplement (TES). The article was about integrating scannable technology in schools. It is…
Guest post: The PYP Exhibition – A Narrative
In PYP, just like in life, it’s the journey which counts much more than the destination. Reaching the destination is…