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
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.
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
Twitter tips for nervous newbies
I’ve been thinking a lot about Twitter this week and the profound impact that it has had on my professional learning and teaching practice. I’ve
ADE Conference Hong Kong 2019
This weekend, I was fortunate enough to attend the ADE Conference in Hong Kong (the first of its kind) for Apple Distinguished Educators, Apple Teachers
Tinkering for design sensitivity and maker empowerment
Teaching and Learning in the Maker-Centered Classroom is an online course by Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education. I’m about halfway through the units but
1:1 device programme: what it means and what it doesn’t
At my school, we have recently purchased enough Chromebooks (specifically the Lenovo 500e 2-in-1) to ensure that every student in Year Four and Year Five
Singapore 2019 Google Certified Innovator Energiser #SEA19
This week was the Google Certified Innovator Academy in Singapore. Congratulations to #SEA19, the latest cohort of Innovators! As usual, the Academy was followed by
Ten steps to develop a meaningful class mission statement
At the beginning of the new school year, it is common for teachers to establish rules and norms for the class that set the tone
Trialling a new approach to bilingual education
The day before the next academic year kicks off, I’m thinking about the biggest challenge that faces me as a Head of Year this term:
#HiveSummit 2019
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
Introducing Media By Example
The Google Certified Innovator Academy included a deep dive into my chosen issue through the design thinking process. From there, I developed an idea for a
A fresh look at social media (article for ‘VSA Insights’)
‘VSA Insights’ is a regular column on our school’s internal blog, ‘Victoria Wednesday’. This article was written back in March but I revisited it this
Two ways to create ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ stories
As part of our How We Organize Ourselves unit about decision-making, students planned and wrote ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ stories. In case you’re not familiar with these,
Four features to manage busy Twitter
My PLN is always growing. I love connecting with new educators and getting inspiration from their sharing. I recently passed a milestone of 10K followers,