On Tuesday, this rollercoaster academic year drew to a close. What a year it has been! At the start of every summer, I like to
Author: Adam Hill
I am a passionate and dedicated primary school teacher from Yorkshire in the UK, now living and working in Hong Kong. I am loving my job more than ever and I am continually working hard to develop professionally.
Hands-on learning from a distance: what we learned going 1:1 with Ozobot (webinar with Ozobot)
During the period of school closure, our school gifted every student an Ozobot Bit, establishing us as a 1:1 robotics school and, specifically, a 1:1
My experience of school resumption
Hong Kong schools have been open for several weeks already, mostly starting with older students in late May and then gradually for other students in
My thoughts on George Floyd, racism and the important role of education
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
Digital leadership with Olivia Van Ledtje and Louie DaCosta
Last week, our Y4 students and teachers were treated to a special Zoom session with Olivia Van Ledtje (better known as LivBits) and Louie DaCosta
Summer reading 2020: eight book recommendations for teachers
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
Bouncing forward from coronavirus: don’t stop learning!
As mentioned previously, George Couros states that we shouldn’t just bounce back from the school closures, we should “bounce forward”. This idea really resonates with
Urgent Room to Read coronavirus appeal: donations quadrupled!
This is a milestone blog post and I want to do something meaningful and important with it. It’s my 200th post and one year since
Five more certification courses to enhance your remote teaching
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
Moving Online Together (webinar with ‘Deploy Learning’ and ‘Unstuck Learning Design’) #OnlineTogetherAU
I was invited to join the Moving Online Together webinar, jointly organised by Deploy Learning and Unstuck Learning Design. The discussion was about the school
Free upgrades during the coronavirus period: which tools and how?
This post was inspired by Tim Evans. He shared a very useful tweet that listed tools that are offering free upgrades during this time. However,
Remote learning: revisions, reflections and recommendations
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
Edpuzzle: a core tool during the coronavirus closures (Guest post for Edpuzzle)
In response to my last blog post, Remote learning: tools and principles, Edpuzzle reached out and asked if I’d like to write a post for
Remote learning: tools and principles
As you have probably heard, schools are closed across Hong Kong and mainland China until Monday 2nd March (and even that date is still very
London 2020: Bett Show and Google Certified Innovator Energiser #LON20 #Bett2020
Being a Google for Education Certified Innovator means a lot to me. I’m part of an incredible community of inspiring educators and a programme that
Join me at #EdTech4Future: Collaboration in the Digital K-12 Classroom #CDCS20
Collaboration in the Digital K-12 Classroom is a summit by EdTech4Future. It includes a fantastic lineup of speakers (including me!), a wide range of topics
Adam Hill and Media By Example (podcast episode for ‘Social LEADia’)
In a previous blog post, I described Social LEADia as “the book I wish I’d written”. This highly relevant book and its much-needed messages are shifting
Favourite five from 2019
With just a few days of the year left, it’s time for me to look back over my 2019 content and choose my favourite five
Merry Christmas, PLN! (2019)
This annual blog post is my opportunity to reflect on the calendar year gone by and thank everyone in my PLN who has supported me
‘Empower Our Girls’ book club
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