There has been an understandably frenzied response to the initial findings of the National Curriculum Review expert panel report that was released earlier this month, particularly from ICT teachers who are facing the prospect of their subject being marginalised, or others who think it will be removed altogether. But are the report findings all bad news for ICT teachers?Continue Reading
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02AugRe: The myth of the extraordinary teacher
Ever felt like teaching was an uphill struggle? So does everyone else, but impossible it’s not – we just need to consider carefully our definitions of the word success. People who say it’s impossible to be an extraordinary teacher are part of that uphill struggle, making goals seem more difficult to achieve, but it is possible.Continue Reading
08DecWhat ICT can be
As part of a presentation at an SSAT seminar entitled ‘How to make ICT the most popular subject in your school’, here is my presentation – pushing ICT lessons beyond their original definition as we look at the history of war, from an ICT perspective.Continue Reading
