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Innies and Outies at CampED15
Are you an Innie? Do you leave a party happy, but drained? Or are you an Outie? Do you feel energised by meeting lots of new people? This very simplistic dichotomy has started lots of new conversations for me recently. … Continue reading
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Tagged #campED15, education, extrovert, informal learning, introvert, quiet, schools
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“You mean introverts are real?”
My views on how we run schools has been totally shaken since reading Susan Cain’s book Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking (2012). Yes, very late to the party, but as a card carrying extrovert, … Continue reading
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Tagged education, extrovert, introvert, pbl, quiet, schools, susan cain
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…and they will come
I am stepping back from supporting the College for Teaching, for now. I have already written about my thoughts, hopes and dreams for this proposed professional body for teachers, and encouraged others to do the same. I have engaged in … Continue reading
A chorus of teachers
In previous posts, I have applied lessons from evolutionary theory to the early development of the new College of Teaching. I hope it will also find a way to channel the creativity, innovation and diversity of our profession; a channel … Continue reading
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Tagged claimyourcollege, college of teaching, education, ofsted, schools
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Adaptation and Selection
The proposed College of Teaching should allow for diverse evaluation models, and seek to create new professional routes to turn ‘failure’ into adaptation. In my previous post, The Red Queen, Evolving the Profession , I wrote that the new College … Continue reading
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Tagged claimyourcollege, college of teaching, education, policy, red queen, schools, ssat
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The Red Queen – Evolving the profession
We need to be more honest about failure in education. As we canter towards the College of Teaching are we danger of ignoring a fundamental principle of evolution? It is not enough to maintain or even improve standards. As a … Continue reading
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Tagged claimyourcollege, college of teaching, cpd, education, innovation, schools
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Hangout with a wise head
This week, the fantastic Bill Lord gave an impromptu master-class in Headship. This happened while we talked in a Google Hangout about the Arts in Education, as part of the work I am doing for the Arts Council England. Despite the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts Council England, ArtsEd, ArtsEducation, education, oxford, schools
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Maven Education
Maven Education is a new social enterprise with a mission to improve the culture of Continuing Professional Development for teachers. We are working on building an online service that introduces teachers to a wider world of CPD, and gives credit … Continue reading
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Tagged cpd, ed-invent, education, maven, social enterprise, start up
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Loose threads in Oxford City schools
Based on my most recent work with schools in East Oxford, I have seen a huge opportunity to improve the coordination and collaboration between, and across schools in the city. There are too many loose ends, and those threads need … Continue reading
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Tagged atomicteachmeet, catalyst, education, innovation, onschool, oxford, schools, teachmeet
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The 5Min Plan for Planning
My recent tweet sharing my 1st draft of a #5min plan for curriculum planning, got more retweets and favourites than anything single thing I have done on Twitter in ages! I think I know why. My guess is that so many people … Continue reading
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Tagged #5min, #5MinPlan, Curriculum, education, innovation, LTP, MTP, planning, Story Telling
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