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UK Blog Awards 2019 – Education Winner! #UKBA19
2019 is apparently my year! Just a few weeks after the exciting and unexpected news that I have been accepted as a Google Certified Innovator,
I’m a finalist! UK Blog Awards 2019 #UKBA19
What a start to 2019! I’m overjoyed to announce that I have been shortlisted in the Education category of the UK Blog Awards. I can’t
Please vote! UK Blog Awards 2019 #UKBA19
For the second year in a row, I’m delighted to announce that I have been nominated for a UK Blog Award in the (Individual) Education
Inspiring change through blogging
This week, it was a privilege to speak to grade six students at Canadian International School of Hong Kong. The students are inquiring into how
My best moments in blogging (so far)
Many teachers who are interested in blogging hold back because they question their worth. They often assume that their sharing will be of little interest
Please vote! UK Blog Awards 2018 #UKBA18
I am absolutely thrilled to be involved in the UK Blog Awards 2018. The awards celebrate bloggers across a range of categories. I have been
Ten blogs that inspire this one
Last weekend, I published my one hundredth blog post. Reaching this milestone made me reflect on my journey as a blogger and got me thinking
#CaptureKindness on Seesaw blogs
Last year, we promoted and celebrated Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Week across the school. This year, I’d like to take it further. Starting on
#ETCoaches Blogging Buddies
Those of you who follow my blog will have probably noticed that I am in a routine of posting weekly, almost always on Sundays. I’ve pondered
Finding time to blog
This week marked my blog’s first birthday! My first post was published on March 22nd 2016. One year, 59 posts, 70,000 views and 1,726 followers
Ten tips for new teacher bloggers
As we begin the summer holidays, you might be thinking ahead to next year and pondering new things that you’d like to try. This infographic by @DougPete states
VSA STEAM Day 2022
At VSA, we recently held our first STEAM Day. We’re currently teaching and learning remotely in Hong Kong due to a rise in COVID cases,
Victoria Park Academy: a new leadership chapter in Shenzhen
Check out the photos in this blog post to see Victoria Park Academy (VPA) – a brand new, state-of-the-art school opening this summer… and I’m
Teaching takeaways from the pandemic: two years later (Guest post for Edpuzzle)
Two years ago, I wrote an article for Edpuzzle about how COVID-19 was impacting parts of Asia and how we were forced to teach remotely.
Year Five mBot Camp
Due to the pandemic and current restrictions, overnight camps are unable to go ahead as normal. Instead, our Year Five students had three days of
Design and biomimicry with Year Two
I’ve recently had the pleasure of working with Year Two students and teachers as part of their How We Express Ourselves unit. This was a
Learning with the Microsoft Educator Center
I only discovered the Microsoft Educator Center recently. With this blog post, I want to put it on teachers’ radars in case – like me
Highlights from our light and sound unit
It’s actually several months since I taught this Year Three unit, but I was thinking about how much I enjoyed it and realised that I
Should we be teaching financial literacy?
I usually write blog posts on topics that I feel somewhat knowledgeable about or experienced in. This is the opposite of that. On this occasion,