Journal posts Small Schools can do IT with Open Learning and PersonalisationVS Gutenberg an der Raabklamm has just 66 students, but with two floors and a bright and spacious building, it doesn’t feel small. With just 14-18 students per class, and only 5 teachers... Active Learning in Ieper Across the Curriculum is Building Opportunities for Whole School Innovation and Change.MS Ieper school is ten minutes walk from the main town square of Ieper where the Menin Gate is situated. This is a middle school with approximately 189 students aged 12-14... Mathematical Movies, Stop-motion and a Countdown to the Finale in Space.My journey begins with a train from Brussels Central Station to Leuven. De Klare Bron and De Grasmus is a federation of two schools led by one headteacher, Begga Willems. I begin the... Libraries, learning spaces and a mobile curriculum.Istituto Comprensivo di Cadeo is a federation of two schools that are within two towns near Piacenza with a 10-15 minute drive between. In each of the two towns of Pontenure and ... Collaborating through E-Twinning; Animated Fairy-Tales and the Lego Challenge.My second visit in Norway is to Skjelnan School , a primary school for approximately 250 students aged 6-13 years. The school day is 8.30am – 12:30pm for the students in lower... Addressing the innovation culture and learning with tablets.Leaving the small village of Ingrandes, we head almost 3 hours across France by car to the second destination, just outside Poitiers . Surrounded by a technical landscape of modern... Letting technology replace tradition?My first visit in France is to a small, village school Eppu Ingrandes sur Loire with only 200 students. The leading teacher for this Advanced School is also the exceedingly busy headteacher.... Take One Finland - Lights, Camera, ActionMy first visit in Finland was to Wäinö Aaltonen School on the island of Hirvensalo, near Turku. This is a primary school and provides education for approximately 450 students from 7-13... Getting Mobile and Making Cartoons for Language Learning.As we walk up the stairs to the classroom, the first observation is Petra climbing the stairs to her lesson carrying what looks like a large blue reusable supermarket shopping bag. (And it probably... How Are You Interconnecting Learning Spaces and Technology? A School with a Zoo and Three KangaroosA tour of Gymnazium Teplice in the Czech Republic leaves me slightly stunned; there seems to be something different around every corner. I am greeted by two students who are keen to show me... "Buchty" or Learning Snacks?Dr E Beneṧe School is my first visit in the Czech Republic. Set in the suburbs of Prague in an area called Zscakovice, the school has 751 pupils from 6-15 years and is classified as a... What is new on your professional learning journey?It always seems that we have to wait a long time for the summer holidays, counting off the days on the calendar, planning for all those things we are going to do, "when we have more time";... Inspiring design ideas in different learning spacesAt Broadclyst Academy , one of the other dominant features was the different types of classroom space available and it soon became apparent that over the years, the head teacher and the team... Lesson Observation Number One - Collaborative Learning with the Mr MenIn the afternoon at Shireland Collegiate Academy , I joined the leading teacher for the Living Schools Lab Project, Mr Moore and his year nine students for the Literacy for Life lesson. As... First Stop - Shireland Collegiate Academy, Sandwell, UKAlthough I’ve been to Shireland several times before, I think the immediate observation for most visitors must be the celebration of cultures and faiths that exist as one. Shireland...
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