Blog posts related to entertainment, including cinema, television, video and board games.
How do we support students who are performing complex tasks? Read my latest Book Club post, in which I dissect Rosenshine’s famous 10 top tips in his seminal Principles of Instruction (so that you don’t have to). … More Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction | Book Club
[4-minute read] This is a list of all the essential technologies that I used – and think you could do with – in your training year and beyond. Every technology comes with a caveat: if you can’t afford it, don’t buy it. Would an iPad Pro be nice? Sure. Could you make do with just a cheap laptop? Absolutely. … More Essential Teacher Tech | Initial Teacher Training
[3-minute read] “I’ve been using the MEKO stylus and Teckin’s smart plugs for around two months. Have they been worth the investment?” … More Turning your house into a smart home
[3-minute read] Three years ago, I predicted that Telltale Games were on a downward spiral toward disaster. Unfortunately, I was right. … More Is Telltale Too Far Gone?
[6-minute read] “It was a long, difficult road. Thank God we finally got here.” … More How I Met Your Mother | How It Should Have Ended
[3-minute read] Mitch Johnson’s stage presence is undeniable. His command of crowds is aided, no doubt, by his size. I have no exact figures, but I’d be shocked if he was anywhere close to being under 6’6. ‘Mitch Johnson’ is a strong combination of names, too. The syllables are punchy and emphatic. He could make a career as a bodyguard, for sure, based on a name like that alone. … More Cheltenham Literature Festival 2018 | Mitch Johnson’s Sweatshops & Footballs
[3-minute read] I watched Kieran Larwood, children’s author, talk books for an hour. Turns out, he’s as good a speaker as he is a writer. … More Cheltenham Literature Festival 2018 | Kieran Larwood’s Freaks and Peculiars
[2-minute read] In 2017, I was cautiously optimistic for Justice League. Turns out, I realy shouldn’t have been. … More Justice League: The New Superhero Genre
[4-minute read] Two years ago, I reviewed DC’s less awful, fun movie. Here’s what I thought of Suicide Squad. … More Suicide Squad’s Squandered Opportunity
[1-minute read] A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I wrote about Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Today, that post joins the archive. … More Lego Star Wars lives again
