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ICTWilts: Oscar Stringer

Posted on October 3, 2013 by sallythorne

Oscar is an Apple Distinguished Educator, speaking about exploring how the iPad can really help students learn and teachers teach. He helps teachers to get the most from their investment. Consider also, the paperless classroom. Poetry and book reviews without … Continue reading →

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ICTWilts: engaging children with learning difficulties using iPads

Posted on October 3, 2013 by sallythorne

Andrew and Alison from Exeter House Special School. Six students were identified in the first instance that were disengaged with school. Alison was inspired by a talk she attended by Barry Carpenter about the changes in school populations, especially in … Continue reading →

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ICTWilts: iPadagogy

Posted on October 3, 2013 by sallythorne

I’ve been looking forward to this one. Nicky Newbury teaches at one of our feeder primary schools and I have been down to see how she runs her digital leaders program. One of her DLs is in year 3 which … Continue reading →

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ICTWilts: Visualisers

Posted on October 3, 2013 by sallythorne

Luke and Linda have come from Westbury Infants to explain what they do with the Visualisers in class to show how powerful they can be. Linda explains that writing, speaking and listening are what they target and it’s always been … Continue reading →

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ICTWilts: Russell Prue

Posted on October 3, 2013 by sallythorne

Russell is talking about better learning through broadcasting. His handouts can be downloaded from his website andertontiger.com/Russell or you can text him for a link He talks about useful phones and how good Twitter is (laying it on thick about … Continue reading →

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Inspire, Create, Teach – Wilts LA

Posted on October 3, 2013 by sallythorne

Today’s conference at Center Parcs is focused on sharing good practice from the first phase of this project and inspiring those of us who are taking part in the second. We begin with a keynote from Anne Casey on the … Continue reading →

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ResearchEd 5: Becky Francis

Posted on September 7, 2013 by sallythorne

Becky is talking about gender gaps and closing them: what doesn’t work and what might. The current picture: the media reports that girls stretched the gap even further. The language, though, presents it as a competition, and a crisis. Becky … Continue reading →

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ResearchEd 4: Tom Sherrington

Posted on September 7, 2013 by sallythorne

Tom is talking about his school’s model. Every teacher is engaged with some sort of research – not in, but with. They have “A researched-engaged learning community” on their school sign. Some people are more engaged than others; half funding … Continue reading →

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ResearchEd 3: Laura McInerney

Posted on September 7, 2013 by sallythorne

What problem in education would you pay £1,000,000 to solve? Laura talks about the Millennium Prize problems, and their predecessor, when the key 23 problems in maths were identified, the solving of which would have a huge impact. Hilbert thus … Continue reading →

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ResearchEd 2: Kevin Stannard

Posted on September 7, 2013 by sallythorne

Kevin is talking about the problems of educational research. He identifies, at the start, a lack of cumulative research and a lack of practical concerns. There is a poverty of educational theory. We lack an educational paradigm. Recent successful initiatives … Continue reading →

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