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PGCE connections
It’s not like I don’t have plenty to do already, but I this morning I felt compelled to write to some of my old PGCE tutors at Goldsmiths about all the great things I see happening through the world of Twitter. There really is so much help and information out there, but there’s a few […]
Buoyant birthdays
November 9, 2010
When I first started teaching, how to respond to children’s birthdays seemed to be a bit of a dilemma to me. I wanted to find the perfect balance between celebrating each child’s birthday in a special and personal way, but not going so over the top that it wasn’t sustainable or became a chore. Luckily, […]
Teams vs. Groups
October 28, 2010
As mentioned before, a big classroom focus of mine this half term has been the promotion of team work and the development of the skills needed to do this. More than ever, I’ve been arranging for tasks and activities to be completed in mixed ability groups whenever I can. I started off with the mapping […]
Mapping from memory
October 13, 2010
This week in class I’ve allocated some time to team building and tasks that develop collaboration and cooperation. It also felt like the right time to begin doing some Philosophy for Children (P4C) enquiries. Before launching straight into a first enquiry (or thinking circle as I refer to them with the children) though, some rules and guidelines […]
Education Blog Awards 2011
I've been nominated for the Teacher Blog of the Year! Click below if you would like to vote for me!
Tweecher 
February 25, 2011
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