I take great delight observing grass-root ideas evolve through teacher-blogs. This initial idea by @ChocoTzar kicked off in December 2012 and is appearing to have established itself as an end of year review for many teacher-bloggers. It's great to welcome so many new teachers to blogging and #Nurture1314.
Here is #Nurture1314 – my ’13 highlights and ’14 hopes, by @TeacherToolkit.
In December 2012, I wrote my #Nurture1213 highlights here and will be using this as a reference throughout. I had actually anticipated
Congratulations on being in the best seller list, your book definitely deserves it!
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Congratulations on everything you have achieved this year. It has been a real pleasure following you as well as reading your blogs (and your book). The 5 minute lesson plan has made a huge difference to the quality of teaching and learning in my classroom at the tail end of this year. Since going in to SMT I have been aware that the quality of my T&L was slipping. The 5 min plan has got me back on track and has helped me turn the lesson in the scheme of work into something personal for the class in front if me. It has had real “stickability”. Good luck in 2014,
Damian
Hi Damian – thanks for taking the time to write a response. I do know that teaching can suffer with the workload demands of SLT. This is why ‘stickability’ has been fundamental for me! Do share your own highlights if you blog. Happy New Year!
Wow. Ross, you’ve achieved so much. I’m always impressed with your enthusiasm and capacity to make things happen. I referred to you as the twitter epicentre (for me) when you had 10K followers..but 41K – that’s just immense. I’m glad to have been part of #SLTchat…I hope you find someone to share it. (I’m not offering!…Family wouldn’t thank me.) This is an uplifting post… I really enjoyed reading it. Happy New Year. Tom
Thank you Tom. I look forward to your blog updates each time you post. Can’t wait for your book.
Thanks for this, Ross – and thanks for the positive influence you have had on so many of us.
Perfectly acceptable/reasonable/wise to put yourself and your family first sometimes! Hope you’ve had a very good Christmas and that 2014 is an excellent year for you, perhaps bringing the job that you desire and deserve…
Hi Jill. No, thank you. You are always reading everyone’s blogs – not just mine – and spread a seed of support and challenge. Thank you for that. Look forward to catching up with you in 2014 and working on our next project together – whatever that may be! Seasons greetings.
Thanks for this Ross. Really encouraged and inspired by what you are doing. However please don’t associate Logical Positivism with being ‘positive’.. it is a particularly dull form of linguistic philosophy that I have to teach to my A2 RS students next term. If any one has any ideas as to how to make it exciting, I’d be really grateful! Keep up the good work
Hi Deborah. Thanks for the comments. I understand the definition. I just wanted to use the title as a term for “Twitterati becoming more logical in thought and positive to each other.” If you tweet me, we can ask others for their ideas on how to teach it better for you in RS? Thanks Ross.