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January 2021
February 2018
- When something is better than nothing
- Launching NetworkEdCymru
- Day 2 - posting from my mobile
- Another 28 days of writing
January 2018
November 2016
July 2016
May 2016
March 2016
January 2016
October 2015
- Practical Pedagogies 15 - My session
- Practical Pedagogies Conference - Day 2
- Practical Pedagogy Conference - Day 1
- #TMSwansea presentation - 10 reasons to use Hwb
- Forcing Frameworks or Rethinking Thinking?
- Computational Thinking and History - Part 2: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission Website, Big Data and History
September 2015
June 2015
- New phone. Time to review some apps!
- Fall of a bike. Get straight back on
- Zen Pencils (day 10)
- Who you gonna call? The E-safety helpline (9)
- What might Digital Literacy / Competence look like in terms of lessons? (day 8)
- Copyright free images for teachers and learning (7)
May 2015
- I have mostly been reading... (6)
- Should we start comment coding our teaching resources? (5)
- If it were my home (day 4)
- Computational thinking - probably not as tricky as it sounds! (Day 3)
- You can’t just put a badge on it. (Day 2)
- Back to the blog - Don't break the chain
March 2015
- #TLAB15 - E-learning across the curriculum: reflections of what worked, what didn't, and why
- Cross curricular serendipity
- Wot? No blog?
- We need more Teachmeets! (Help me make that happen)
- Sucessful Futures - The Donaldson Review into Curriculum and Assessment in Wales
- Reflecting on #28daysofwriting
February 2015
- Change to RSS Feed
- The best staff room in the world - #TMSwansea2015
- It's good to ... chat
- What questions can you ask if everyone can see the answers? #28daysofwriting
- GIGO - The validity of assessment data. #28daysofwriting
- Staffrm.io #28daysofwriting
- Trello - Getting Organised. #28daysofwriting
- I have mostly been reading...
- #1bigidea that shapes my practice
- Clearing out my teachers toolbox
- The importance of passion. #28daysofwriting
- Waving my magic wand #28daysofwriting
- Thank you. #28daysofwriting
- A reply to @pepsmccrea from staffrm.io #28daysofwriting
- Half time reflections - #28daysofwriting
- #28daysofwriting - Hwb part 2 - Logging in gets you...
- #28daysofwriting - What's this Hwb all about then?
- Free writing (and five free tools) - #28daysofwriting day 8
- #28daysof writing - Day 7 (delayed) - If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all
- I have mostly been reading... #28daysofwriting day 6 (delayed!)
- I shouldn't feel bad for saying 'well done' - #28daysofwriting day 5
- Carts, Horses, Technology and Teaching - #28daysofwriting day 4
- #28daysofwriting day 3 - I may not know much, but I know what I like
- Catching fleeting time and ideas #28daysofwriting
- #28daysofwriting - Day 1. An introduction and backstory
January 2015
May 2014
- Keeping up to date with more than 140 characters - The joy of RSS
- Adobe Voice / Office Mix - a couple of new tools
- Giant mindmaps!
- Collaborative revision using Google Docs
- What? No blogging?
December 2013
April 2013
- #TMSwansea - 16.05.13
- Live, online revision with yr 13, using Google Docs
- Interim report on Welsh history and Curriculum Cymreig
- #TLAB 13 - Rebooting my teaching: Stealing ideas from primary schools and shaking up my secondary classroom
February 2013
January 2013
- Teachmeet Bett presentation
- Stepping out pt2 - Getting the most from Digital Opportunities
- Stepping out pt 1 - Teaching, Learning and Assessment Conference - March 16th
- ... And we're back
- What do I pass on?
- Making Marking More Manageable
- History Walk
- Resources - New posters
- Happy New Year!
December 2012
- Joining the dots in my crystal ball - Using Open Badges to accredit Digital Literacies with Hwb
- Should we drop the 'digital' from the National Learning Event?
- Feedback on Hwb
November 2012
- Revision rebooted
- Ten things #10 - Embrace Failure
- Ten things #9 - Project Based Learning
- Ten things #8 - No hands up
- Ten things #7 - Stop giving grades
- Ten things #6 - Success Criteria
- Ten things #5 - Collaboration
October 2012
- Ten things #4 - Make videos
- ten things... #3 Write blogs
- Ten things... #2 - Read blogs
- Ten things... #1 - Twitter
- Reflection on TMClevedon
- 10 things I learned from rebooting my teaching - Presentation to #TMClevedon
- Quick and easy 'lollysticks' for no hands up
- Creating an online space for your class
- E-learning updates - Surviving death by 1000 emails
- iPad trial - first steps
- E-learning coordinator
- Badges update
- Throwing a History party
- Back to blogging: Reflecting on a year rebooting my teaching
June 2012
- A conversation with myself
- Technoteach Bring and Brag - Swansea 21st June
- P2PU Introduction
- Power of the personal - a good management lesson
- Blogging survey - my response
- Should we just say ‘well done’
- Learning events in Wales in June
May 2012
- The critical friend - a reply to Mark Clarkson
- #openbadges / #digitialstudies / ICT update
- ipadology, chickens, eggs and coloured plastic cups.
- Technology for teaching, learning and CPD - PS Session May 2012
- purpos/ed take 2 - The purpose of education is...
April 2012
- Tweeting Historical Events
- How digital badges could revolutionise ICT teaching - a plan.
- Blogs I read - updated
February 2012
- Watch this - Dylan Wiliam on the future of jobs, schools and getting the best teachers
- Rebooting in practice #2 - Yr 8: Tudor Life
- Rebooting in practice #1 - Yr 8: Problems of monarchy
- What the Minister Saw
- Metacognition images
- Plenary questions
- T&L lunchtimes
- Reboot reflection - mid point
- Forgetting my big idea (or How I made my GTA video)
- 50 question challenge
- "Tell me how, Dave" or 'Some thoughts on a future National Curriculum for Wales' (!)
January 2012
- Things I need to remind myself of from time to time
- Idea: Immersion Wall
- Sharing my resources - help yourself!
- New Years Resolutions.
- The Dichotomy of Feedback
- Term one in review.
- Rebooting Review - Term One
- My submission to the Review of Digital Classroom Teaching Task and Finish Group
December 2011
- Teacher exchange - a suggestion
- Infographics - Assessment idea
- Mark all as read. Except...
- How I use.. My phone and Flickr
- Why History teachers should join Twitter, and how to go about it!
- Schama on History (5 minutes with...)
- Where for art thou blogging?
September 2011
- Visiting 1780
- Databases starter
- P4C
- Oh my life. It works!
- Rebooting my teaching - index
- Rebooting my teaching: What?
- Rebooting my teaching - How?
- Rebooting my teaching - Why?
- Rebooting my teaching - Introduction
- Facelift
June 2011
- The elephant in the corner of the education system
- Communism vs Capitalism for yr 9
- Purpos/ed - My year 7 form on the future of education!
May 2011
- 7 offline ideas in 7 minutes
- My next big problem?
- ...now attack it with scissors!
- ...and now throw it across the classroom!
April 2011
- Marking stickers
- Reading for a purpose
- All vote now...
- Barriers to learning #4 - Examinations
- Barriers to learning #3 - The factory system
- The problem with a lot of e-learning resources part 2.
- The problem with a lot of "e-learning" resources
- Barriers to teachers sharing resources - copyright
- 6 ideas for classroom displays
March 2011
- Barriers to learning #2 - The year group
- Barriers to learning#1 - The tyranny of the timetable.
- Getting back on the horse. Again.
- Purpos/ed - The story so far
- Year 9 and the Alternative Vote
February 2011
- Teachmeet Cardiff
- #TMCardiff - Handing over the curriculum, or, How I stopped worrying and learned to love the chaos
- #TMCardiff - Why my flipchart beats your interactive whiteboard!
- New Years resolutions
November 2010
- What's the point?
- Should there a blogging element to the Portal? - My two pennies worth
- First half term review - Pt 2 - Their take
- If...
- Include your silliest idea, then find me your worst...
- First half term review pt 1 - My take
- Google Apps tricks and tips
October 2010
- The Missing Blog posts: 2. Teachmeet Bev
- The Missing Blog Posts: Pt 1 - Teachmeet SHP
- What can you do with a mobile phone?
- 16th Century Facebook
September 2010
June 2010
- Why the learning revolution isn't happening
- Rant
- CPD on demand - Can you help build it?
- WCYDWT? #3 Castles
- What I did with this: The World Turned Upside Down
May 2010
- WCYDWT: The World Turned Upside Down
- What I did with this: Losing your head
- WCYDWT: Losing your head
- WCYDWT: The History Edition
- Content Generator Revision Games for WJEC History GCSE
April 2010
- Reflections from BectaX Pt 2: Gathering the learner voice ('Sod this. We'll do it ourselves')
- Reflections on BectaX Pt 1: From a connecting school ('It looks like CTU in here!')
October 2009
August 2009
- Things to try
- 8 Way Thinking
- Creating facebook profiles
- Seeing details in main Google Calendar screen. Can it be done?
June 2009
- Moodle Training - sucesses so far
- Pushing the VLE
- Clarifying Copyright (or least, trying to slightly unmuddy the waters)
May 2009
- Mini Nick and Margaret
- "Secondary children universally miss primary school". Really?!?
- The role of mentoring / coaching
- You Tube help
- Handing it over : Part 2 (not quite so sucessful!)
- Handing it over - Part 1 (success)
April 2009
March 2009
- What do you want to learn today - World War 1 Treasure Hunt
- Why use Google Apps in schools?
- e-safety and e-learning advice in planners.
- Shaking up post 16 in Swansea
- EBI buttons and other ideas
- Refelctions on seminar on use of mobile devices in education at Apple HQ
- The danger of Comic Relief
- I want one of these...
- Teenages, sleep patterns, and a bigger picture
February 2009
- Weekly tips
- Learning to summarise with Igglepiggle and Makka Pakka.
- Fantasy Inset
- Advice to anyone delivering inset
- Following up on 'suggesting a website'
- Suggest a website
- Getting teacher feedback with Google Forms
- Giving sixth formers blue teeth
January 2009
- Early Computer Memories
- What would you add to Moodle?
- Where are we heading?
- Gin and Tonic?
- And I'm feeling good
- We didn't start the fire
- Skills Wordle
- Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
- Wanted: Schools to link up with our year 7 classes
- Turning Bloom on its side
- Sociology resources
- Is it 'Old Skool' if it's by email?
- Blowing Bubbls
- Back with a blog, not a whimper
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