Thursday, September 30, 2010

Kevin Hickey

Kevin Hickey

Kevin Hickey, UK, Specialist, Further, Accessibility and Inclusion

An elearning geek working at the JISC Regional Support Center NW as the elearning advisor for accessibility and inclusion.

New Learning
A selection of comments, case studies and reflections on all things elearning, particularly accessible elearning to encourage inclusion and independence.

Theme: elearning, e-learning, accessibility, inclusion, FE, specialist colleges, iIndependence

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

JP Cameron

JP Cameron

JP Cameron, UK, Primary, Secondary

Forty years in education both at home (UK) and abroad (Turkey, Italy, Switzerland, Spain) and as passionate as ever. Using new-found freedom and flexibility to give something back while still learning still more. Scotus Scotorum - A Scot of the Scots.

Education Matters
A contribution to teaching and learning distilled from 40 years at the chalk face. Lots and lots of free resources. A compendium of teaching and learning resources as well as my own reflections on all things educational.

Would love to hear from others engaged on the same question - to make learning exciting, adventurous and effective.

Theme: innovative, adventurous, engaging, resourceful, stimulating, fun

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Steven Horsley

Steven Horsley

Steven Horsley, England, UK, Primary

Passionate educator, former HT, national curriculum adviser and now blogger too.

Curriculum Advocate
A blog about curriculum and other things education in England. Particularly interested in curriculum design and development in the current political climate.

Theme: curriculum, positive thinking, assessment, curriculum development, curriculum design

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Julian Tabone

Julian Tabone

Julian Tabone, Malta, Primary

I am a primary school teacher who loves to discover new ways of teaching and learning.

Year4Yellow
The blog's main aim is to maintain regular contact between my class and students' parents. It also provides the kids extra incentives to log in and view slides and other notes relevant to what has been discussed in class.

Theme: primary school, slides, links, games

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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Christine

Christine

Christine, USA, Primary, Reading

Grade 5 teacher of Reading, Science and Social Studies.

Reading is Thinking
How to make children more critical readers using the 7 Keys to Comprehension.

Theme: favorite books, smartboard, Trophies reading, visualizing, questioning, making connections, technology, professional books, narrative elements

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Monday, September 6, 2010

Bianca Hewes

Bianca Hewes

Bianca Hewes, Australia, High School, English

In my sixth year of teaching English at a comprehensive public high school. Completed a Dip. Education via distance education at University of New England.

I feel that I have become a ‘true’ teacher having established a twitter PLN in August 2009. Since the introduction of DER my edu world has expanded before my eyes and I now engage in daily discussions about education and learning. I am thrilled to hold the position of DER T&L co-ordinator at my school and am eager to be helping the steer ship that is the 21st education revolution at our school.

Since 2008 I have co-authored two study guides for Pascal Press and I am in the process of authoring a third. I have HSC marked, presented at the annual ETA conference as well as the DET’s 2010 Office of Schools Conference.

Bianca's Blog
Writing for the world to read and see my exact picture of it. My way of sharing my ideas and experiences as a teacher in the 21st century.

Theme: english, 21st century education, master teacher, leadership, teaching

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Saturday, September 4, 2010

William Kierstead

William Kierstead

William Kierstead, Canada, Primary, Middle, Secondary, K-12, 21st Century Learning

Career Educator, Curriculum Consultant, Learning Specialist, former administrator. Currently Director, 21st Century Research Office. 25 year educator and administrator currently working at the New Brunswick Department of Education researching 21st century learning and working as part of the implementation team.

Instructive Interference - currently offline
Reflections of issues facing educators and policy makers in the pursuit of 21st century skills. Promoting 21st century skills and learning in a bid to move education away from an industrial model to that of the information age. Education must be relevant - to students and the reality of their future.

Theme: 21st century education, project based learning, resources, skills, competencies, technology, stakeholders, parents, pbl, teacher links

Francisco Javier Ros Castellón

Francisco Javier Ros Castellón

Francisco Javier Ros Castellón, España, Secundaria, Matemáticas

Profesor de Matemáticas.

Blog de Francisco Javier Ros
Blog de aula dedicado a las matemáticas.

Theme: matemáticas, eso, tic, educación, profeblog, acertijo, ingenio, estalmat, olimpiada

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