Month: January 2016

Feasting on Poetry: Lessons Learned on Reading, from C.S. Lewis’s The Last Battle | Matthew Livermore

January 27, 2016

This is excellent: “theological debates are like blinkers on a horse. Necessary for keeping us pointed in the right direction, they sometimes blind us to the big picture. I hope my students will learn to take off the blinkers, or at least peer around them every now and then” Christ & University Today, readers, we … More Feasting on Poetry: Lessons Learned on Reading, from C.S. Lewis’s The Last Battle | Matthew Livermore

Feasting on Poetry: Lessons Learned on Reading, from C.S. Lewis’s The Last Battle | Matthew Livermore

January 26, 2016

This is excellent: “theological debates are like blinkers on a horse. Necessary for keeping us pointed in the right direction, they sometimes blind us to the big picture. I hope my students will learn to take off the blinkers, or at least peer around them every now and then” Christ & University Today, readers, we … More Feasting on Poetry: Lessons Learned on Reading, from C.S. Lewis’s The Last Battle | Matthew Livermore

If you don’t know what a good one looks like…. | missdcox

January 25, 2016

..then how can you know what it takes to make one? Grab a  pen and paper. Follow these instructions: Draw a horizontal line and mark each side with a dot. Draw a vertical line across the horizontal line you had drawn earlier. Connect each end of the vertical line to the vanishing point. This will … More If you don’t know what a good one looks like…. | missdcox

If you don’t know what a good one looks like…. | missdcox

January 25, 2016

..then how can you know what it takes to make one? Grab a  pen and paper. Follow these instructions: Draw a horizontal line and mark each side with a dot. Draw a vertical line across the horizontal line you had drawn earlier. Connect each end of the vertical line to the vanishing point. This will … More If you don’t know what a good one looks like…. | missdcox

#shomRE – Matters of Life and Death REvision – 27/1/16 | Mr Lewis

January 25, 2016

Wednesday 27th January – 1pm – D6 Download Unit 3 2012 Please complete one entire question in the Matters of Life and Death section from the above exam paper in order to attend the revision session. ———————————————- Next session: Wednesday 10th February Complete one entire question in the Marriage and Family Life section from the below paper: Download … More #shomRE – Matters of Life and Death REvision – 27/1/16 | Mr Lewis

My perfect job: middle leader management (MLM) | missdcox

January 24, 2016

I have seen many different ways of combining what is needed in a school into job specs, but I’ve never seen it done this way.  I believe that line management and the support and accountable that it holds is possibly one of the most important things in a school. If we all know what our … More My perfect job: middle leader management (MLM) | missdcox

My perfect job: middle leader management (MLM) | missdcox

January 24, 2016

I have seen many different ways of combining what is needed in a school into job specs, but I’ve never seen it done this way.  I believe that line management and the support and accountable that it holds is possibly one of the most important things in a school. If we all know what our … More My perfect job: middle leader management (MLM) | missdcox

12 Interesting Podcasts for Educators | Miss Clark_RE Teacher

January 24, 2016

chronotope 1. Ben Riley: ‘Learning as a Science’ An incredibly useful and informative talk on the research around how students learn best from one of the Deans for Impact who are “a group of deans from schools of education around the country, that have united to make sure future teachers are armed with information about what works in the classroom … More 12 Interesting Podcasts for Educators | Miss Clark_RE Teacher

12 Interesting Podcasts for Educators | Miss Clark_RE Teacher

January 23, 2016

chronotope 1. Ben Riley: ‘Learning as a Science’ An incredibly useful and informative talk on the research around how students learn best from one of the Deans for Impact who are “a group of deans from schools of education around the country, that have united to make sure future teachers are armed with information about what works in the classroom … More 12 Interesting Podcasts for Educators | Miss Clark_RE Teacher

Do we want students that show pride in their work or that follow school policy? | missdcox

January 23, 2016

Or both? Does your school ‘book’ policy tell students the accepted format of their books? I avoided using ‘independent learners’ in the blog title because I’m not specifically talking about learning, just part of the process involved in it, which you might argue IS learning but I want to specifically reference presentation here. This year … More Do we want students that show pride in their work or that follow school policy? | missdcox