For the last few weeks I’ve been trying to make sense of a few ‘big issues’ around teaching, and my attitudes to it. Particularly issues around data, evaluation and how I know whether or not I’m doing ‘the right thing’. I’ve started… Continue Reading
This post was edited on 26.6 to add a video of the talk. I’m (hopefully) speaking tonight at the Teachmeet style ‘Bring and Brag’ in Swansea, part of the CasWales2012 Conference being held tomorrow. Im going to be talking about… Continue Reading
Over the next couple of weeks I’m going to be trying to firm up the plans for our Yr 7 ICT pilot next year that I’ve alluded to before. One of the key components of that is the idea of… Continue Reading
One of the things I love about Twitter is that you get to see how other professional work. Recently I had a valuable management lesson from John Putt. I’d been struggling to get moderators for #addcym for a few weeks… Continue Reading
A number of education bloggers have been completing Alice Bell’s survey on edcation blogging. Here’s my responses. Blog URL: blog.mrstacey.org.uk What do you blog about? Education related stuff Are you paid to blog? No. Nor would I want to… Continue Reading
I suspect that one of the changes in technique in recent years that has had the biggest impact on student achievement is a move away from ‘grading’ a piece of work to providing feedback – a key component of which… Continue Reading
June looks really busy for some great learning events that are coming up. They’re all free to attend and many are variations on the Teachmeet format. If you’ve never been to one, Teachmeets are informal, for teachers, by teachers events… Continue Reading