I’m excited to announce that I have taken the plunge into the unknown and introduced Genius Hour to my students. We are all absolutely loving
Tag: Differentiation
Data handling with Pokémon Go
In a previous post, I claimed that Pokémon Go was simply too popular to ignore. It has captured the attention of gamers, of all ages, across
Google Classroom next steps
On Tuesday (incidentally my 28th birthday), I co-led some differentiated PD about Google Classroom. The aim is to implement it across the whole of the
The power of choice
I have been reluctantly chugging away at report-writing this week. The deadline is fast-approaching! I feel totally disengaged with this style of writing! I feel like
Our introverts and the Extrovert Ideal
Since watching Susan Cain’s thought-provoking TED talk (below), I have been meaning to buy her book. I’m so glad that I finally did. The book
Adopting a flipped classroom
The flipped classroom is a buzz term floating around at the moment, but what does it actually mean? Here is a good explanation of it: “By
Newsela in a nutshell
Newsela is a brilliant website and app that helps you to teach reading comprehension strategies through global news articles. I wanted to unlock its potential, so
#NoTalkWC
How often do you speak to the whole class at the same time? We all wish that we had smaller class sizes. We know that