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Design thinking: reducing and resolving student conflicts

November 22, 2020 Adam Hill

Last month, I wrote a blog post titled What is design thinking?. It outlined the design thinking process generally and offered a brief explanation of each

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Media By Example updates (summer 2020)

July 12, 2020 Adam Hill

The idea for Media By Example was born at the Google for Education Certified Innovator Academy in Sydney, May 2019. You can read about my

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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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Ten steps to develop a meaningful class mission statement

September 1, 2019 Adam Hill

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

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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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Introducing Media By Example

July 28, 2019 Adam Hill

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

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Guest post: Introducing our YouTube channel ‘For Teachers’ (by Katie Tollitt)

December 2, 2018 Adam Hill

This week, I would like to pass creative control over to my friend Katie Tollitt, creator of For Teachers YouTube channel. Like me, Katie is keen to

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Anti-Bullying Week 2018: five books to inspire empathy

November 11, 2018 Adam Hill

With Anti-Bullying Week 2018 kicking off tomorrow (Monday 12th November) and Tuesday 13th marking World Kindness Day 2018, it seems like an ideal time to

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What if everyone in your school had your attitude?

April 22, 2018 Adam Hill

I’ve read a lot of tweets recently about teachers’ attitudes. It’s a popular topic, and rightly so. In particular, this question got me thinking: “If everyone

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Why everyone should see ‘Wonder’

December 10, 2017 Adam Hill

I had a whole other blog post planned for today. I’m halfway through writing it and planned to finish it off after getting back from

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#CaptureKindness on Seesaw blogs

November 12, 2017 Adam Hill

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

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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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Character education: why hide the ‘hidden curriculum’?

June 4, 2017 Adam Hill

I have been inspired by my colleague’s blog post this week. Dickie Wada-Thomas thoughtfully reflected on the Manchester terror attack and the vital importance of

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Silent Teacher Day

May 28, 2017 Adam Hill

How would your class function without you? On Tuesday, I did not speak. My teaching partner didn’t either. We were in class (for safety/legal reasons),

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What will your students find when they google you?

May 14, 2017 Adam Hill

When I was training to be a teacher, social media was relatively new. Everybody was joining Facebook and many teachers were getting in trouble because

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Random Acts of Kindness Week #RAKWeek2017

February 26, 2017 Adam Hill

Last week (12-18 February 2017) was Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Week 2017. The RAK Foundation is a non-profit organisation that believes in the power

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What have children learnt from the US election?

November 9, 2016 Adam Hill

At the beginning of this week, I was thrilled to find out that many of my students (in Hong Kong) had been following the US

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Social media: why thirteen?

October 23, 2016 Adam Hill

Those of you who follow my blog or know me professionally know that I love technology and that I’m a big believer in its ability

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Are teachers as influential as they think they are? (Guest post for ‘The Learning Scientists’)

August 23, 2016 Adam Hill

My first ever guest post! In response to Our duty as role models, I was challenged by Learning Scientist Dr. Yana Weinstein to find studies to support my

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Our duty as role models

June 7, 2016 Adam Hill

As I briefly mentioned in my previous post, I have recently come across a bit of nastiness on social media. This is commonplace on the

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