On Tuesday 7th May 2013, as a direct result of a Twitter-troll  - I was invited to The House Of Commons in Westminster.

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As a direct result from a troll in the Winter of 2012; this person took it upon himself to attack my OpenClassroom tool to support a school culture for open door observations and teacher development. His argument was that

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Educational Leadership and Management


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On Tuesday 7th May 2013, as a direct result of a Twitter-troll  - I was invited to The House Of Commons in Westminster.

There are some benefits resulting from an attack of a Twitter-trolls... This is one of them!

As a direct result from a troll in the Winter of 2012; this person took it upon himself to attack my OpenClassroom tool to support a school culture for open door observations and teacher development. His argument was that

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Posted in Basic Account, Blogging, Leadership (Senior), TwitterTagged 40th anniversary, @DrMeganCrawford, @MrLockyer, BELMAS, Edinburgh, educational charity, educational leadership and management, House of Commons, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, leadership and management, Michael Gove, Michael Wilshaw, TeachMeet, Twitter, University of Cambridge

3 thoughts on “Educational Leadership and Management”

  1. debrakidd says:
    11th May 2013 at 8:29 pm

    Fantastic!! Well done to Megan for this beautiful and subtle rebuttal. It’s very weird being there isn’t it? I figured if you were an MP though, you could sit in the cafe all day and just run to the lobby to vote for your team when the bell rang without even having to do so much as keep your eye on the TV screens. I wonder how many MPs actually listen to the debates going on?

    1. @TeacherToolkit says:
      11th May 2013 at 9:30 pm

      Hi Debra. Yes, it looked very easy to sit down and watch the TV screens over a cup of tea. I’m absolutely certain, masses of MPs do it!

      1. debrakidd says:
        11th May 2013 at 11:57 pm

        Democracy in action 😉

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