Category: October 2010
Out of my comfort zone
Last Monday night I was interviewed by Tony and Darrel of the edtech crew for one of their regular podcasts. If you read my blog you will know that I love listening to podcasts and that I regularly use them as ways to keep up with the constant changes happening in the world of education. […]
Ulearn10 – How the keynote speakers challenged me
A few days ago I attempted to reflect on some of the questions the Ulearn10 keynote speakers raised. Today I am going to try and reflect on some of the things I learned from those same keynote speeches. I am not attempting to record everything these excellent speakers said but to highlight what for me, […]
Using Edmodo in the primary classroom
If you read my post ‘What a difference a year makes’, you will know that a couple of weeks ago I gave my first ever conference presentations at Ulearn10. This was followed this week by a second presentation at aisitic10 in Sydney. Today I would like to try and share with you the presentation I […]
Ulearn10 – Questions from the keynote speakers
I was interested, amused and empowered by all the keynote speakers at Ulearn10. Yes I thought as they spoke, we need to do this, we must do that. But then I paused, reflected, took stock of the real world. I am returning to my school filled with new knowledge, new ideas and new inspirations. Some […]
Classroom Management Tips
I am a fairly experienced and confident teacher. I know what I am trying to achieve in my classroom and how to reach my personal together with my student’s goals. I have not always been a teacher but I have been one long enough to know what works for me in my classroom. Yet since I […]
Another year of Mathematics draws to a close
As the school year slowly begins to come to a close, I have been reflecting on our mathematics program which I have blogged before about here. Overall I think for most of the students, it has been a successful year. Many of the lessons I have team taught with @pruthomas and others. This has really allowed […]