7reasons to join a professional association
Why do we join Associations? Why do we pay for membership of professional organisations? Professor Andy Connell suggests seven good reasons.
Continue reading →Mobilising knowledge through global partnerships to support research-informed teaching: 5 models for Translational Research
An international movement has developed of which ITTE/TPEA is a founder member and ITTE/TPEA has sponsored two international Global Knowledge Mobilisation Summits. This post summarises the rationale and the outcomes of ITTE/TPEA’s work in supporting ongoing professional development for teachers.
Continue reading →Back to school with EdTech
With ‘virtual trips to the Amazon’ promoted as state-of-the-art EdTech in schools, Elizabeth Hidson asks whether it is time for ‘a reality check, not just virtual reality’ when it comes to EdTech?
Continue reading →Tech warp
Andy Connell welcomes the Education Secretary’s interest in education technology, with a nod to a song from the Rocky Horror Show!
Continue reading →We need poets as well as programmers
When it comes to understanding artificial intelligence, we need poets as well as programmers.
Continue reading →What if we could see colours differently?
Artist Sue Pownall reflects on our perceptions of colour as part of the STEM to STEAM online course shared by the Digital Learning across Boundaries (DLaB) project team.
Continue reading →Is a Beebot a computer?
Sway Grantham finds that posing the question ‘What is a computer?’ to children across the primary age range initiates some interesting conversations
Continue reading →The Demise of the Book is Imminent
Christina Preston recalls a debate with Douglas Adams on the theme of digital books at Sussex University in the 1990s.
Continue reading →Applying the BBC MicroBit to STE(A)M Projects
Martine Mannion, teacher of computing at Wellingborough School and CAS Hub Leader shares practical ideas for combining MicroBits and physical construction across the primary age range.
Continue reading →Mobile Phones in School: Problem or Opportunity?
Should schools ban mobile phones? Should a law banning them be passed, as has happened in France recently? Chris Shelton examines the issues.
Continue reading →STEM to STEAM MOOC
This week sees the launch of a 3-week MOOC from the Digital Learning across Boundaries (DLaB) Erasmus+ project on the theme of STEM to STEAM. You can join in here: http://dlaberasmus.eu/courses/stem-steam-online-course
This post gives some background to the DLaB approach to STEAM.
Exciting developments — and a chance for teachers to get involved
In this blog Helen shares details of a great project, and also calls for teachers who would like to be involved in testing the technology in the academic year 2018-19 to get in touch.
Continue reading →Influencing policy and practice in digital education
Professor Christina Preston, Chair of ITTE and founder of MirandaNet, writes about the history of our professional influence in policy and practice from the 1980s up to the current day.
Continue reading →Teacher recruitment
Andy Connell is pleased about a letter from Nick Gibb, the Schools Minister, about teacher recruitment.
Continue reading →Strengthening qualified teacher status and career progression
Andy Connell offers his initial thoughts on the Government’s response to the recent consultation.
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