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Sep 06, 2011 | Category: learning

Following Kenny Pieper's wonderful guest post yesterday, I was inspired to put his ideas into action today.The most difficult aspect was geting hold of some netbooks. The DT had some which they warned...

#child driven learning #class blog #Darren Mead #learning continuums. mindsets

Do It Yourself

Sep 05, 2011 | Category: learning

There is a certain amount of irony in the title of today's post in that I haven't written it myself. Instead it comes from the typing fingers of the marvellous Kenny Pieper. His excellent blog Just Tr...

#mindsets #Kenny Pieper #Sugata Mitra

So, what are learning spies?

Jul 11, 2011 | Category: learning

A few years ago an Ofsted inspector told me I talked too much and that as a result the lesson that had been observed was 'satisfactory'. I was gutted. I was also determined to do something about it.Th...

#learning #critical skills #observers #roles #spies #Zoe Elder

Getting to grips with PLTS

Jul 11, 2011 | Category: learning

This was first written in October 2009So, the PLTS. What are they and why would you want to embed them into anything? I’m quite sure that I won’t be surprising many people by telling you that Personal...

#learning #PLTS

How to fix your attitude

Aug 31, 2011 | Category: learning

Can you change how intelligent you are? Can you alter your personality? Can a student predicted a D grade get an A*? Are there things it is simply impossible for us to do?I’ve always fancied the idea...

#Carol Dweck #growth #mindsets #fixed #motivation

Does group work work?

Jul 18, 2011 | Category: learning

Have just been reading 59 Seconds by Professor Richard Wiseman (@RichardWiseman) and am rather dismayed to note that contrary to popular belief, but according to scientific research, groups are less c...

#creativity #group work

The Learning Loop

Jul 12, 2011 | Category: learning

For last few years we (the English faculty) have been teaching our GCSE course over 3 years. I made the decision this time last year to begin our three year programme of study with a scheme of learnin...

#learning #Belbin #Carol Dweck #critical skills #growth #learning spies #messy learning #mindsets #PLTS #process #product