Primary School Citation Expectations In many primary classrooms citation can be a grey area. Often, by the end of primary school, students can source information from a book by identifying the author and perhaps the publisher/date. However, many students use images and videos from the web without ever considering who created them, how to cite […]
Tag: PYP
Empowering Student Action with 1:1 Devices
Recently my school has adopted a full 1:1 programme in the Primary School. After only a fortnight of using our own iPads I am already beginning to see the amazing benefits of a 1:1 programme for young children. Immediate Impact My students now have the choice of how and when to use their iPads. Without planning […]
COPY THAT
Technology is advancing at a phenomenal rate making our lives more convenient and more connected. As I continue my digital inquiry into Educational Technology it is clear to me that teachers have a challenging role managing, filtering and applying these constantly evolving tools for education. For this blog post I will be exploring the impact of […]
The Shifting Definition of Teaching
As I am approaching almost 2 decades of teaching I am able to reflect on a shift in my role as a teacher. In my early career in London my role was to ‘share knowledge’ and although we sometimes ‘looked something up in the dictionary together’ (just to model how of course) I was perceived […]