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Summer reading 2022: eight book recommendations for teachers

May 29, 2022 Adam Hill

The summer break is once again upon us! This is a time to relax, recharge and (for many of us) read some exciting teacher books

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Summer reading 2021: eight book recommendations for teachers

May 9, 2021 Adam Hill

Where has this year gone? Somehow, the summer break is upon us once again. For many teachers, this stress-free time of year is a chance

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Summer reading 2020: eight book recommendations for teachers

May 10, 2020 Adam Hill

What a year it has been! With protests first and then the coronavirus, it has been a challenging academic year in Hong Kong (as it

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Summer reading 2019: eight book recommendations for teachers

May 26, 2019 Adam Hill

It’s that time of year again! Summer is just around the corner and I’m planning my reading list for some self-paced PD in the sun.

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Summer reading 2018: eight book recommendations for teachers

May 20, 2018 Adam Hill

For teachers, the summer break is a well-deserved opportunity to rest, travel and re-energise in preparation for the new academic year. For parts of it,

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Summer reading 2017: eight book recommendations for teachers

May 10, 2017 Adam Hill

In an older post, Teacher workload: why less is more, I offered ten reasons why teachers’ workload should be lessened in places such as the England (still my

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Remote learning: revisions, reflections and recommendations

March 8, 2020 Adam Hill

At the beginning of February, I wrote about our contingency plans for the coronavirus school closures in Remote learning: tools and principles. That post is

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‘Empower Our Girls’ book club

December 15, 2019 Adam Hill

It started with a book giveaway on Twitter. Adam Welcome offered to give away multiple copies of his books to a few lucky schools. Unfortunately

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Massive DBC book giveaway!

July 15, 2018 Adam Hill

It’s competition time! On August 30th, I turn thirty. I want to mark the occasion on my blog and take the opportunity to thank all

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Teaching writing: ten lessons from Matt Glover

February 4, 2018 Adam Hill

This week, we were excited to welcome author and education consultant Matt Glover to our school for professional development regarding children’s writing. I thoroughly enjoyed

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How do your passions influence your teaching?

June 8, 2017 Adam Hill

As part of #pypbookstudy, we are reading and discussing Teach Like a PIRATE by Dave Burgess. In his section about passion (the ‘P’ in PIRATE), Dave encourages

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#HiveSummit 2020

August 16, 2020 Adam Hill

Every summer, wherever I am in the world, I always make time for the Hive Summit. Organised and hosted by Michael Matera, the Hive offers

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My thoughts on George Floyd, racism and the important role of education

June 7, 2020 Adam Hill

I’ve written over two hundred blog posts for Mr. Hill’s Musings, but I don’t think I’ve ever had less idea of what to write or

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Five more certification courses to enhance your remote teaching

April 5, 2020 Adam Hill

A recent blog post by George Couros states that we shouldn’t just bounce back from the coronavirus school closures – we should “bounce forward”. What

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#HiveSummit 2019

August 11, 2019 Adam Hill

The #HiveSummit is back for 2019! The videos will be available until August 18th and the discussions continue on social media. I encourage you to

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If PD is an event in your school, you are doing it wrong

June 10, 2018 Adam Hill

Does the title of this blog post sound familiar? Josh Allen famously stated the following: “If technology is an event in your school, you are

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Ten essential Chrome extensions for teachers (second edition)

April 29, 2018 Adam Hill

Last year, I published my first list of ten essential Chrome extensions for teachers. In no particular order, that list includes: AdBlock Plus, Full Page

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Hattie on homework: support for flipped learning?

March 18, 2018 Adam Hill

Like most teachers, I’m aware of John Hattie’s research because of its fame and wide influence. However, I hadn’t read his book (until now) or looked

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My advice for technophobic teachers

October 29, 2017 Adam Hill

Technophobia is generally defined as fear or anxiety relating to technology. It is common among teachers and often results in a reluctance to adopt new

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Screen time: what does research say?

September 24, 2017 Adam Hill

The issue of screen time is one that has fascinated me for a while. It is something that teachers and parents often express a concern

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