Journal posts Student feedback and whole school change using techology is far more than mouse mischief and games.Varpelis translates as “bell” and here was the first school visit in Kaunas Varpelis Primary School, Lithuania. It is the shape of a capital H with two floors, but the... 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... Transforming Curriculum Change with Collaborative Live Links in Mathematics and Italian.Coláiste Bríde Presentation Secondary school is an all-girls school just 20 minutes by car from Dublin City Centre in Clondalkin. On entering the school what immediately... Involving your students and making the most of learning beyond the lesson time.Eça de Queirós has been identified as the Advanced Secondary School in Portugal for the LSL Project. Set in an area surrounded by high rise apartments and largely lower socio-economic status; this... 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... 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... 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.... Innovation - Where will you invest next?Puropelto School has undergone significant transformation over the last five years to improve the learning environment for staff and students. The change in the environment is not visible from... 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... 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";... 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... The Research Bus - All Aboard!I've had several discussions with different colleagues over the last few weeks about the Living Schools Lab Project and I've decided that it is going to be an important part of my collaborative...
Observation visits Link observation visits schedule 2013
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