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Comment on Episode 92 Solo Chew Ebacca by Joyce Hawkins

Joyce Hawkins — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:09:50 +0000

I met Lisa at the Teach Meet Fringe in Glasgow a few weeks past.
What she was able to confirm for me was … what I was putting in place in my own school using SOLO was good. When you work on your own to try and innovate learning its great to have your work evaluated to ensure you are on the right path.
I have been using SOLO since August having spent many months reading and understanding its practicality in Primary, especially its value for a multicomposite learning environment of P1-P7. (21 children)
I was able to show Lisa how we were using it in our Interdisciplinary topic on ‘Who were the Vikings?’
As we approach the end of our study of the Vikings we have a SOLO wall which shows the children how the various facts they have been learning link together. This is done using Hexagons in a variety of colours each colour representing a particular area of study related to the Vikings eg Food, longships, myths, clothing, geography.
For the first time children can physically see how their learning interrelates.
I also use SOLO in our Endeavour project and in our Pebble project( pupil based learning) P3-P7
We are in the early stages of embedding SOLO in our school. It is simple to use, simpler than Blooms, the children enjoy the structure of it and seeing how they move from Pre structural to unistructural to multistructural to relational and to extended abstract. It is ideal for multicomposite one of the reasons I use it.
There is a lot of info on the Web and good YouTube footage from New Zealand primary schools which may help others understand how it can be used. Have a look. Take the step, it’s a risk worth taking……..promise!

Comment on Episode 88 The Real David Cameron – Connecting the creative to the powerful? by David Gilmour

David Gilmour — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:11:20 +0000

Enjoyed this podcast, thanks all for taking the time. Nicely subversive.

Comment on Episode 85: The Long Goodnight by Laurie O'Donnell » InsideLearningTechnology Ep 4: The Push Me Pull You Conversation

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:52:24 +0000

[...] We followed this conversation by joining Steve and John Lloyd for a wide ranging discussion on citizenship, health, personal and social education – InsideLearning Episode 85: The Long Goodnight. [...]

Comment on Ep 81: The David Cameron Coup by paul martin

paul martin — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 10:05:27 +0000

>> Dar forma a la herencia … YouTube Translate (the interactive transcript) certainly “suprised” me – maybe it was because your face-mike had to be replaced at 10:15.

As for your 2nd speaker I am not so sure I agree with his first premise about status-quo/gatekeepers. He seemed to be change as he remembered that HMiE (the lead in CfE) has evolved into the new body …. ah well

Comment on Episode 79: Weighing the pig by Anne Paterson

Anne Paterson — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:39:40 +0000

With my namesake on this one. Listened to this on the flight out to Menorca. Glad I could use my phonological awareness to work out the vino rosado and vino blanco.

Comment on Ep 81: The David Cameron Coup by Katharine Elwis

Katharine Elwis — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:37:21 +0000

Enlightening podcast from David Cameron- thank you! Every teacher should hear this in order to re-ignite belief in CfE and in themselves.

Comment on Ep 81: The David Cameron Coup by Laurie O'Donnell » Inside Learning Podcast: Episode 81

Laurie O'Donnell » Inside Learning Podcast: Episode 81 — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:33:07 +0000

[...] Listen to the podcast here. My interview is part 2 and starts 30 mins into the podcast. [...]

Comment on Episode 78: “crouching target, hidden child” by Christopher Brocklesby

Christopher Brocklesby — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:47:47 +0000

Former teacher, local authority and Ofsted inspector and consultant. Now freelannce journalist and writer.

Michael Gove seems to be getting so many things wrong, while making disparaging, inaccurate and inappropriate remarks to anyone who criticises him.

Comment on Stress? What Stress? Oh OFSTED! by admin

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:05:24 +0000

Quis custodiet Ipsos custodes? Great point well made Colin.

Comment on Stress? What Stress? Oh OFSTED! by Colin Smith

Colin Smith — Sun, 13 May 2012 11:37:32 +0000

Quick, and admittedly not very thorough, search on Swetwise reveled not very much research on efficacy of Ofsted, even less since 2004, and little to show positive impact. In fact, some suggestion that the impact may be negative on attainment and on develong practice. Also a suggestion that Ofsted little more than a public, and expensive, show of oversight to placate the public.

Perhaps we should start scrutinising Ofsted impact more carefully.