technology

Assessment Primary Teaching and Learning 

10 Reasons Why Spelling Is A Step Too Far!

29th April 201929th April 2019 Lynn How 718 Views 0 Comments Alexa, dictionary, English, Google, Key Stage 2, KS2, Literacy, Phonics, predictive text, Primary, QCA, Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency, spellcheck, Spelling, technology, Writing

Reading Time: 4 minutes Children don’t need to know how to spell, do they?

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Teaching and Learning Technology Workload 

Top-10 Technology Tools To Make Classroom Life Easier

20th April 201919th April 2019 Neel Shah 2257 Views 0 Comments Assessment, behaviour management, Classroom Management, Evernote, Evernote Scannable, Finland, gamification, ICT, iPad, iPhone, Kahoot, multimedia, Planbook, planning, Prolio, QuickKey, Reading, Remind, Report Comment Bank, Seppo, Smart Phone, technology, Too Noisy

Reading Time: 4 minutes How can we utilise technology to support classroom management?

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Technology Workload Writing 

How To Use Voice Dictation And Work Smarter

7th April 20194th April 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1418 Views 4 Comments AI, Android, Artificial Intelligence, Blogging, Cortana, Desktop, Feedback, Google, Google Alexa, Google Classroom, Google Documents, iPad, iPhone, Kaizena, Marking, mobile phone, Paul Sutton, Siri, technology, voice, Voice Automation, Voice Tecnology, Wellbeing, Working Smarter, Workload, Writing

Reading Time: 1 minute How can teachers and school leaders use spoken language to optimise time available to complete tasks?

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Research Teaching and Learning Technology 

Do Your Pupils Sit On Cheap Seats?

23rd February 201923rd February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1042 Views 1 Comment Behaviour, BETT Show, BETT Show 2019, Blackboard, Cheap Seats, Classroom, Cognitive Science, Dual Coding, EdTech, Epson, Examinations, ICT, OHP, outcomes, Product Review, Projector, Quiz, Research, seating plan, Seating Plans, technology, Whiteborad

Reading Time: 5 minutes Are pupils’ and their examination outcomes restricted by where they are seated in class?

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Resources Teaching and Learning Technology 

What We Saw At BETT 2019

4th February 20194th February 2019 Talah Kaddourah 1160 Views 0 Comments Amazing people schools, BETT Show, coram, DJ, drone kids school, EdTech, educate against hate, education show, extremism, free resources, Noise academy, numberfit, radicalisation, Rethink Food Futures, studysafe, technology, Tower garden

Reading Time: 4 minutes What innovative ideas should your classroom not go without?

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International Recruitment Teaching and Learning 

Be A Limited Resources Teacher Training Fellow

3rd January 20193rd January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1016 Views 0 Comments Africa, Andrea Bateman, Lake Kivu, Limited Resources Teacher Training, LRTT, Mark-Plan-Teach, Nyamasheke District, Rhea Parekh, Rwanda, technology

Reading Time: 2 minutes What is it like teaching in Rwanda?

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Review Teacher Training Teaching and Learning 

How To Improve Teaching Computing

27th November 201826th November 2018 Holly Gardner 955 Views cocoon, Computing, Product Review, Teacher Training, technology, working together

Reading Time: 3 minutes Can a shared approach to computing help schools support each other?

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Assessment Resources Teaching and Learning 

Don’t Be Afraid Of Live Modelling

20th November 201819th November 2018 David Lowbridge-Ellis 1739 Views 1 Comment Andy Tharby, Assessment, Corrections, Direct Instruction, display, exam responses, live modelling, Mistakes, Modelling, Rosenshine, Shaun Allison, success criteria, technology, Visualiser, whiteboard, Writing

Reading Time: 4 minutes How can you confidently implement live modelling in your classroom?

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CPD Mental Health Staff Well Being 

CPD Picks of The Week

11th October 201811th October 2018 Holly Gardner 1308 Views 0 Comments #worldmentalhealthday, Assessment, Buglife, Damian Hinds, Differentiation, evidence, Families Online, Feedback, ICT, Mental Health, Ofsted, Open University Business School (OUBS), Plan International UK, sexual harassment, Sir David Norgrove, technology, True Potential Centre for the Public Understanding of Finance, UK Statistics Authority, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes Are teachers too fragile to teach?

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Behaviour Psychology 

Is Popular Culture Destroying Mental Health And Wellbeing?

28th July 201820th July 2018 Nick Burton 1775 Views 2 Comments bad language, Behaviour, consoles, copy cat behaviour, Love Island, play, role models, tech, technology, video games, violence, Wellbeing, world cup

Reading Time: 3 minutes What effect is popular culture having on our children?

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Blogging Seasonal Teaching and Learning 

The Top 12 Blogs Of The Year

13th July 201814th July 2018 Holly Gardner 2771 Views 1 Comment 2018, Blog, Differentiation, educational fads, Feedback, guided reading, ICT, live marking, Marking, Ofsted, Parents, Revision, Stickability, technology, Top Blogs, top reads, Twitter, Verbal Feedback, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 1 minute What are the most-read blogs of the academic year?

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Resources Teaching and Learning Technology 

Is Too Much Technology Bad For Students?

19th June 201819th June 2018 Ethan Miller 5183 Views 2 Comments Cyberbullying, EdTech, Mental Health, Social Media Addiction, technology

Reading Time: 4 minutes Is too much technology having a negative impact on us?  

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Psychology Resources Teaching and Learning 

Improving Your Classroom Environment

9th June 20186th January 2019 James Manwaring 3102 Views 0 Comments chairs, Classroom, classroom displays, Classroom Management, Classroom Walls, Desk, desks, displays, ecosystem, environment, Learning, Music, Music teaching, technology

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can you improve your students’ learning environment?

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Awards Teaching and Learning Technology 

Stupendous Teaching!

12th May 201811th May 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1643 Views 0 Comments Artificial Intelligence, Exam Specification, Hallmark, Judging, Micro Celebrity, outcomes, Outstanding, Pearson, pedagogy, Relationships, teaching, Teaching Awards, technology, The Pearson Teaching Awards

Reading Time: 3 minutes What makes one teacher stand above the rest?

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Mental Health Research Social Media 

What Impact Does Social Media Have On Mental Health?

14th April 201813th April 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2759 Views 0 Comments Body Image, Cyberbullying, Education Policy Institute, Gaming, Homework, internet, Mental Health, OECD, Parenting, Resilience, Self Harm, Smart Phone, social-media, technology, Teenagers, Wellbeing, young people

Reading Time: 3 minutes What positive and negative impact does social media have on young people?

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CPD Seasonal Teaching and Learning 

CPD Picks of The Week

29th March 201829th March 2018 Holly Gardner 1635 Views 0 Comments Differentiation, Easter, educational fad, Exams, holiday, ICT, ict equipment, Ofsted, Parents, planning, Relax, Revision, Stickability, technology, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes What are the most-read blogposts of 2018 so far?

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CPD Teaching and Learning 

CPD Picks of The Week

1st March 20186th March 2018 Holly Gardner 1326 Views 0 Comments 5 Minute Lesson Plan, bans, budget cuts, Cherry Coombe, child development, classroom displays, expenses, Funding, haircuts, happiness, iPads, league tables, pension, planning, technology, University of Buckingham, University of Surrey, Wellbeing, World Book Day

Reading Time: 2 minutes Do you want to revolutionise guided reading and spruce up your displays?

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