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Month: June 2021

Teaching with Google Jamboard | Powered-up pedagogy

June 25, 2021

One of my biggest and best ways to implement digital technology into the classroom – during lockdown and now while in school – was Google Jamboard.

Here’s how and why it’s going to spice up your teaching. … More Teaching with Google Jamboard | Powered-up pedagogy

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Simple strategies for effective lesson planning

June 19, 2021

These might not be free resources for download, but these are my simple strategies for how I lesson plan effectively. I hope they help! … More Simple strategies for effective lesson planning

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50 things I wish I’d known as an NQT

June 12, 2021

I’ve now been a Newly Qualified Teacher for nearly a whole year. Wow; time moves fast, huh? There’s a lot that I’m still learning, but a lot that I’ve picked up in this past academic year. Here are 50 of them. … More 50 things I wish I’d known as an NQT

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Are cinemas safe? | Deep Dive

June 4, 2021

I made my grand return to the movies – but is it safe? Should you hold off or is it time to make your return, too? For my overall verdict, read right to the end. … More Are cinemas safe? | Deep Dive

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70 things I learned at University that have nothing to do with my degree

70  things I learned at University that have nothing to do with my degree

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Infant Doping in the Nineteenth Century

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Northern Ireland: the Alabama of the UK

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Making others aware of your plans and habits is a great way to stay accountable, which means keeping on track with what you’re up to. With that in mind, how have my habits been going? What is a blogger without their tools? What do you need to be an effective blogger? Here are the tools that I use every week⁠ What is Super Duolingo? How did it change my language-learning experience? Is it worth the 60-pounds-a-month price tag?⁠ Not too long ago, I embarked upon my first trip abroad. I was one of several teachers accompanying students from years 10-13 to France and Belgium. We toured around the battlefields that were left behind in the aftermath of World War One and absorbed so, so much. Here’s what it was like for a teacher to go on his first ever school trip abroad. I’ve not given up the day job to pursue studying. I am simultaneously a teacher and a student. Bizarre. So what gives? The first teacher’s strike of the year has been and gone, but more are on the way. Regardless of your thoughts on them, it is so important for workers to have their voices heard. And for a teacher’s strike, no voice is more important than a teacher’s. It’s been a while. Here’s where I’ve been, where I’m going, and why breaking up with your habits every once in a while isn’t as scary as you think it might be. My own productivity app system is still evolving and changing, but I think that it’s got to a point where it’s now effective enough to share with the world. These are the (free!) apps that I use in my ultimate productivity system. This is my simple, five-step, routine to building a super relaxed night-time routine that’ll make you feel healthy and at-peace before going to bed. ⁠
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