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This publication pulls together the summaries from ukedchat, written by the moderators, following each session. The period covered in this publication is June 2010 through to October 2010

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Page 1: ukedchat Session Summaries 1-19

Session Summaries 1 ndash 19 (July to October 2010)

Vol1 Created on 29 October 2010

Contents

Session 1 - Thursday 24th June 2010 - Moderators Joga5 Natty08 colport How can we get more

teachers to use technology effectively in their teaching

Session 2 - Thursday 1st July 2010 - Moderators ianaddison dughall dailydenouement If you

could revise the curriculum what would it look like

Session 3 - Thursday 8th July 2010 - Moderators carolrainbow Joga5 bevevans22 How can we

use collaboration tools to get kids to learn from and about each other

Session 4 - Thursday 15th July 2010 - Moderators ianaddison colport What are we doing to

promote creativity in the classroom

Session 5 - Thursday 22nd July 2010 - Moderators Janwebb21 Natty08 How do we make the use

of interactive whiteboards TRULY interactive

Session 6 - Thursday 29th July 2010 - Moderators Natty08 Reflecting on your year what worked

didnt work What will you improve next year

Session 7 - Thursday 5th August 2010 - Moderators bevevans22 ianaddison How can we make

our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech tools the answer)

Session 8 - Thursday 12th August 2010 - Moderators ianaddison bevevans22 Strategies that

Promote Parental Engagement

Session 9 - Thursday 19th August 2010 - Moderators dailydenoument colport Classroom

Management What are your tips

Session 10 - Thursday 26th August 2010 - Moderators colport What are the main differences

between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Session 11 - Thursday 2nd September 2010 - Moderators carolrainbow What are the primary

essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we achieve that

Session 12 - Thursday 9th September 2010 - Moderators dughall Making Learning Fun

Session 13 - Thursday 16th September 2010 - Moderators Joga5 What is different between the

ways in which boys and girls learn Does it really matter

Session 14 - Thursday 23rd September 2010 - Moderator Janwebb21 How do we manage resources

effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Session 15 - Thursday 30th September 2010 - Guest host Moderator Ideas_Factory What

skillsstatements should be on a new ICT curriculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Session 16 - Thursday 7th October 2010 -Moderator Colport - Does APP Work

Session 17 - Thursday 14th October 2010 - Guest host Moderator chrisrat (with colport) Reported

school budget cuts 20 Average percentage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some

over 90 What if anything will change

Session 18 - Thursday 21st October 2010 - Moderator ianaddison How to get lsquobehind the timesrsquo

schools aheadhellipand FAST

Session 19 - Thursday 28th October 2010 - Natty08 Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Credits

Word cloud via wwwtagxedocom

Summaries reformatted by wwwjoliprintcom

PDFrsquos merged by httpwwwpdfmergecom

UKEDCHAT Website at httpukedchatwikispacescom

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Session 1 Summary ndash 24062010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title ndash How can we get more teachers to use technology effectively in their teaching

Summary more here

Despite the World Cup placing huge pressures on Twitter the first session of the ukedchat was very popular with many joining in the debate Many individuals from different sectors of education dis-cussed The full archive of all the comments can be found on the Wiki site It was evident that a consen-sus was formed in that contributors felt that it was no good throwing lots of technology in the face of the adverse teacher and that the job should be done slowing and smoothly with mentor programmes showing colleague the positive effect on learning technology can have

colport ndash i suggest delete below here ndash cos its on the page now

Notable Tweets

1 AntHeald The crushingly obvious point is that the hardware amp network need to be robust enough not to fall over Puts people right off tech ukedchat

2 dailydenouement In our case itrsquos the dis-crepancy between depts some have the tech equipment others donrsquot ukedchat

3 bevevans22 Also training for the pho-bic needs to be inspiring useful and user friendly ndash too many are put off using tech by boring sessions ukedchat

4 nellmog I think differentiated training is the key so people see the true relevance to the teaching and learning in their class-rooms ukedchat

5 Joga5 AntHeald I agree but there are also significant issues around teacher atti-

tudes confidence pedagogy and trusting children ukedchat

6 ianinsheffield ukedchat An important point I feel is ldquordquoeffectivelyrdquoraquo and what we mean by that or can it just be ldquordquomorerdquoraquo use of tech

7 sciencelabman we have to be ambas-sadors for how to use to technology in the classroom ukedchat

8 aangeli in my experience itrsquos all about CPD and a real emphasis on the C ukedchat

9 sciencelabman access is an issue for me as I have some great ideas but are limited by when i can get into the computer room ukedchat

10 dughall Teachers are obliged to help children become literate in every sense This has to include technology ukedchat

11 cjs76 Higher leadership at schoolcounty level needs to emphasise importance and promote Indteachers should not be left to do it all ukedchat

12 katie_hague Agree with dughall ndash impact on learners is a real carrotrsquo have persuaded lots of reluctant teachers this way ukedchat

Tweet of the Week AntHeald I think ubiquity amp quality of tech is important Imagine teaching with 6 shared pencils amp no sharpener Srsquotimes feels like that ukedchat

About the author of this article

colport is a KS12 teacher in the North West of England and one of the founders of ukedchat

Links identified throughout the session colport httpyoutubebkcIHkLM_wk shows how children are easily used to technology

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Session 1 Summary ndash 24062010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

jamesclay My thoughts on time (from 2007) httpelearningstuffwordpresscom20070712travel-ling-through-time ukedchat

Kattle9 dughall httpfreakonomicsblogsny-timescom20100624the-classroom-still-matters worth reading on this ukedchat

ianaddison Wanna help support staff Video help files httpwwwictvideohelpcouk from the excel-lent baggiepr ukedchat

dughall IaninSheffield Keep an eye on this httpbitly9gHl1v ukedchat

ianinsheffield natty08 you might find a few useful Moodle resources in here (inc some good vids) httpbitlyc5iuOE ukedchat

rdquo

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Session 2 Summary ndash 01072010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion ndash full details more here

If you could revise the curriculum what would it look like

Summary of Discussion

The second ever ukedchat was a lively quick-fire stimulating discussion with much consensus and agreement amongst contributors about their visions for curriculum reform

Key features of peoplersquos ideal curriculum seemed to be that it should be

bull Learner-centredbull Flexiblebull Creativebull Thematicproject-basedbull Relevantbull Communitylocality-basedbull Outdoor andor in differentrsquo learning

spaces

There was some discussion about how realistic such aspirations might be with observations and comments being made about all stages of education but with a feeling that EYFS (Early Years Founda-tion Stage) seemed to be getting many things right Questions were also asked about the degree of risk involved in reforming curriculum and how well placed schools are to take such risks given a climate of inspection and accountability

There was also discussion of of QCA Scheme of work units and their potential shortcomings

colport ndash I suggest delete below ndash see the page under summaries

Eye-Catching Tweets

carolrainbow My ideal curriculum would be full of exciting open ended projects for pupils to research and present with no fixed timetable ukedchat jamesmichie chris_1974 ianaddison ideally I would like to see timetables centred around students needs amp interests ukedchat dailydenouement Think depends on how much risk the mgmt prepared to take with curric amp time-table design ukedchat kvnmcl Take out the prescriptive nature add a dash of teacher ingenuity and a dollop of creative learning ukedchat sciencelabman we have to teach kids to take res-ponsibilty for their own learning ukedchat Joga5 Meaningful vibrant relevant child and teacher directed developed with cross curricular links but also with a sense of rigour ukedchat carolrainbow An ipod touch or similar with loads of learning apps amp internet would be on every desk and used all day as needed for research etc uked-chat islayian chris_1974 We have doubled up most 50 min periods and added in flexi time on friday afternoon Classes are non certificated ukedchat sciencelabman it needs to interest kids and not just something we can test ukedchat kvnmcl Foundation stage has it right so why not use their approach for the whole pri curriculum ukedchat janwebb21 carolrainbow Irsquod want to go further and make the curriculum a spiral curriculum that built skills and knowledge throughout school uke-dchat kvnmcl dughall A risk worth taking So many classes in KS2 are now factories of learning the enjoyment phased out due to targets ukedchat Elmlea1981 Most aspects of teaching needs revo-lutionising What where and how but Itrsquos got to start

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Session 2 Summary ndash 01072010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

with small changes so everyone joins in ukedchat eyebeams Ofsted should mentor not blame uke-dchat chrismayoh If a leadership team is strong and enough and has a clear vision nobody else is needed to successfully develop the curriculum ukedchat Elmlea1981 Teachers need to be trusted to take risks Surely mistakes lead to development and im-provements ukedchat dailydenouement Student-led lessons need better planning to plan in behaviour mgmt etc I think ndash ac-tually more prep work but far more fun ukedchat DKMead ukedchat I think there is broad agree-ment here that learning needs to be contextual bevevans22 chrismayoh And offsite and after school learning has made huge diff to our childrensrsquo learning (amp how they view themselves) ukedchat eyebeams Senior management should be more bound into the needs of the local communities that would help with heavy lifting in curriculum uke-dchat carolrainbow tj007 Chn can only take charge of their learning if they know how to learn The is 1 of the key things for pri educators I think ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

didactylos ukedchat learning is like a long walk you know where you want to get to but the route can change and meander

Useful Weblinks Highlighted during ukedchat

islayian httpeducation2020wikispacescom for future reading What should ed looklike in 2020 ukedchat DKMead ukedchat Queensland New Basics has an enlightened and flexible approach too httpbitlynSSa0 Joga5 Can I chuck in the Guskey model to support introduction of new approaches (plan for outcomes and work back) httpbitlyclBbZt ukedchat colport Cool A quick way to follow those who actively use ukedchat httpwwwblastfollowcom

or any other hastag Joga5 Can I just make more people aware of new idea read4joy or teachread httplordlitwor-dpresscom20100630teachread ukedchat graingered Would like 2invite all ukedchat folks 2visit KARE Givers blog httpwwwseangraingercom Irsquom looking 4 global perspective on Ed issues

About the author of this summary

dughall ndash I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion How can we use collaborative tools to enhance learning

(full details more here)

This was broken down into subquestions What do we mean by collaboration What are the barriers to collaboration How do we encourage collaboration between scho-ols at teacher level Who needs to drive the collaboration

Summary of Discussion

The discussion was varied with several threads run-ning through it It is clear from the discussion that all of those posting were convinced that collaboration has to be at the heart of educational developments It was agreed that collaboration has to include and involve all stakeholders with a call to ensure that this included parents There is still a job to be done with developing it in our own establishments as well as across the piece Initially there were some suggestions from an ed tech point of view of what could be used to support collaboration ndash wikis blogs video confe-rence dabbleboard Wallwisher Mahara collabo-rative mindmapping VLE podcasting Voicethread Skype rafik The discussion then moved onto exploring the bar-riers to collaboration it became clear that edchatters believe they sit at various levels It was suggested that a fear factor remains with to many teachers but also there appears to be several other barriers including knowing the tools blocking of applica-tions by firewalls seeing how online tools can aid collaboration and a fear on the part of management teams and governing bodies of online participation There was a sense in the discussion that none of the barriers were insurmountable but did need to

be recognition that people move at different paces and not all children are motivated by technology The edchatters moved onto how we can encourage teacher level collaboration starting with Teachmeet and then Twitter Bev Evans told us about work taking place in her school where staff are mentoring each other they are moving towards a different approach to learning where collaboration is at the centre We closed the conversation with thoughts of who should drive the collaborations discussed during the night and closing statements There was gene-ral consensus was that teachers need to take res-ponsibility for driving collaboration involving their management teams at all stages

It was an excellent discussion demonstrated by the fact that the hour seemed to speed by with an em-phasis on more than just technology It was clear that all believed that collaboration is worth inves-ting in should be spread across schools and needs working at

Eye-Catching Tweets

primarypete_ tech comes 2nd Itrsquos all about the school and the individual wanting to be outwardampreflective rather than inward looking

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

primarypete_ therersquos a clear diff between tools that let children work in the same space amp genuine collaboration

john_at_muuua who is this collaboration with student 2 student student 2 teacher Thatrsquos where problems arise How do you CRB check an avatar

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

cliffmanning i guess moving from consuming to creating to sharing to collaborating is key

nellmog its not just about ways to encourage online collaboration these tools can also encourage class room participation ie cameras

knikidavies Interesting you see collaboration as a skill in itself where I have been more looking at it as a means to an end

katie_hague Surely collaboration is a core skill especially in the world we now live in ndash wersquore all a case in point

ideas_factory Does Colaboration improve learning or does it just improve social aspects of education

Antheald Was talking to 6th form today about collab now critical life skillrsquo ndash but sit at single desk with pen amp paper for assessment

dughall Real opportunity 4 community cohe-sion cross cultural international learning through tech Such opportunities must be taken

Tweet of the Week

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

Weblinks Highlighted During the Discussion

This is a great video to explain twitter to newbies httpbitlyaXeVKw

here is another video that explains twitter httpbitly94WFxb

Art project encouraging students worldwide 2 ce-lebrate global similarities amp differences great tool httpbitlyc8DzbF also collaboration of K-12 classes in 119 countries Wersquod love more teachers in the UK httpbitly16UQFL

The google teacher map is very useful for networ-king httpwwwbitlyteachermap

Around the World with 80 Schools is a cool project For those who donrsquot know about it httpbitlyaYsxcI

Aussie teacher shares impact SCP collaboration (httpbitly16UQFL) amp Twitter are having in her clasroom httpbitly62o4J

Herersquos what enthusiastic kids think of tech collab when first given the chance httpisgddkqts

The lead Moderator

Bill Lord ndash Literacy Adviser (Grantham)

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What are we doing to promote creativity in the classroom

Summary of Discussion

The discussion covered a lot of different thoughts on creativity This included trying to define it discus-sing if we could assess it and wondering whether it was possible to be creative when given constraints such as timetabling or impending Ofsted visits We also talked a lot about ways to get teachers to be more creative and to take risks as well as providing a culture for children to do the same Some people talked about taking a whole-school approach to crea-tivity and this seemed to work well The general consensus is that creativity needs to be embraced by the head teacher and by management before it can be fully embedded into the school There needs to be an element of risk from teachers and this needs to be modelled for the children Once they see how we deal with risks and failure they can become better at it themselves Providing children with the opportunity to try different tools and to have these to hand will help to develop their creativity We discussed whether it was possible to assess crea-tivity and with this it was decided that our assess-ment also needs to be creative

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

primarypete to allow creativity to flourish you need to allow children to risk and fail with grace dughall I think we can only have creativity with a high degree of pupil choice involvement and per-sonalisation of the curriculum sport_ed open ended tasks are important- howe-ver it is vital students have skills to be able to select creative ways of completing tasks

carolrainbow creativity involves two processes thinking then producing ecce1 we have to look at giving multilpe options for how students demonstrate their knowledge dughall teacher confidence is crucial in promoting and maintaining creativity in the classroom chrisfullerisms not just taking risks but encou-rage an environment in which errors are acceptedembraced by erring we often learn more josepicardo failure is just an opportunity to be better vikh46 with all lessons itrsquos the ability to act when things arenrsquot going well and children are lost that makes a good or outstanding teacher cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about thorugh a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff mynictle use their imaginations give the children a germ of an idea and let them think about it daviderogers one aspect would be to allow choice eg you can write sing dance draw etc as long as you tackle the issue malcolmbellamy creativity is about options eg how many ways can we use this piece of string natty08 people have to realise that there is noise and there is active noise Both sound the same but are TOTALLY different

Tweet of the Week

cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about through a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff

Relevant links highlighted during the Discussion

httpwwwcreativityatworkcomarticlesContentwhatishtm httpggtigweborgPTPIGYM

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

h t t p k n o p e n a c u k p u b l i c d o c u m e nt cfmdocid=12916

Bio Details of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a primary school teacher that has spent the past two years working with the local authority to help train and prepare schools for the use of the VLE Studywiz This has also included opening their eyes to other possibilities with web 20 and working to-gether In September 2010 I return to the classroom

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we make the use of interactive whiteboards TRULY interactive

Summary of Discussion

The discussion evolved around WHO the boards are interactive for ndash staffpupils ndash and HOW they are interactive ndash is it the resources or the board The use of IWBrsquos as glorifiedfunky projectors see-med to be the main issue raised Suggestions to im-prove the interactive experience of pupils included training of all staff properly ndash including TArsquos ndash and adding software to pupil pcslaptops so they could use in other contextsprepare their own resources Suggestions for how to use interactively included using response controllers having the board at age-appropriate heightsconsidering where the pupils are when the board is being used ensuring latest Smartboard 10 software loaded up (as the gallery has lots of editable interactive activities) as a re-cording tool for dyslexic pupilsas a group activity combining use with other tools such as visualisers microscopes gyroscopic wireless keyboards and mice using interactive games for shared writingan-notatingscreen captures and recording for math ac-tivities that benefit from manipulation using web 2 tools including collaborative tools with other classesschools combining with use of mini whiteboards to ensure interactivity for all A discussion about the relevance of powerpoint included suggestions about using Prezislideshare making ppts less linear and more interactive including using multimouse and pptplex Some are quite happy without the interac-tivity others treat as part of larger teacher toolkit Pupil use of iwb in earlier years may promote fine motor control In conclusion itrsquos the way iwbs are used that determines their interactivity dynamism and engagement levels ndash it needs to be teacher-led

not tech-led to have an impact on learning I thought the discussion challenged people whate-ver their views about iwbs ndash I for one will certainly be checking out some of the ideas further over the summer holidays

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

kvnmcl IWB cannot be a teacher only domain theyrsquove got to be used by the pupils and not just to point and click on katie_hague Train all staff including TAs in how to use software rather than just leaving them to find time (ha) to do it themselves eyebeams Network them globally ndash have open source code for them chrismayoh Always makes sense to load the IWB software onto other computers in school bevevans Our IWBs are at a pupil accessible height ndash low down in FP settings and higher up in KS2 Makes a difference I think DeputyMitchell I have taught this whole year wi-thout an IWB Not even a projector which I have missed but not the IWB tj007 I like having the IWB in the classroom ndash it makes me think more about the lesson and how to engage and focus pupils I like to record so-mething that has been demonstrated on screen so that it can be replayed (could be a pupilrsquos demo of learning) Natty08 Can I recommend all Smart users have notebook 10 installed AND check out the toolkit for educators lots of stuff there dughall IWB in Early Years amp KS1 = Continuous provision like sand amp water Tonnes of learning deerwood in the case of one school I went in you could start by removing all the posters stuck on the IWB

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

dughall Still a fear in too many teachers that kids will show them uprsquo Therefore donrsquot switch on andor hand over control tombarrett 46 Interesting Ways to use you IWB httpbitlydmKa5b IWBtips KnikiDavies squiggle7 I like screenshade for revealing pictures and saying ldquoI wonderrdquo squiggle7 When doing activities on IWB make all chn take part on mini whiteboards and check answer ndash more interactive than just one child simonhaughton IWB ideaswebsites collaborative GDoc if anybody wants to add bits httpisgddCtPG SkoorBttaM Will AR (augmented reality) make IWBs fulfill their potential malcolmbellamy augmented reality will change the game eventually anyway and the IWBrsquos will di-sappear AntHeald Edu-chats have often felt stale amp even narcissistic tonightrsquos made me really feel like re-viewing practice amp targeting development

Tweets of the Week

kvnmcl The name is wrong as the board doesnrsquot provide the interaction but the activity on it

BUT just for amusement value deerwood I used to wear a white shirt when using an IWB until one day the kids started thumping my back saying sorry just being interactive Ideas_Factory Are the IWB skills ever used again when students enter the workplace Only if they become actors in TV series about serial killers

Useful links raised during the Session

httpcybrarymancomsmartboardhtml

httpwwwteacherslovesmartboardscom

httpbitlydmKa5b ndash 46 Interesting Ways to use your IWB

httpwwwmicrosoftcomukwavesoftware

httpexpresssmarttechcom

httpdownloads01smarttechcommediatrainingcenter95word_classroompdf

httpbitly9wwFbf

httpwwwl4lcoukp=472

httpwwwcooliriscom

h t t p s d o c s g o o g l e c o m d o c u m e n t e d i t i d = 1 G l J Y L i v d h v _ z K h u x d T 6 b t I Fe c D 3 A h N u H H p F W z A f a z n k amp h l = e n _GBampauthkey=CIWZoMgJamppli=1amppli=1

Host moderator

Irsquom currently teaching year 4 in Cheshire with inte-rests in interactive whiteboards learning platforms wikis web 20 tools global collaboration and sup-porting others in using these tools Irsquom also an e-lear-ning lead teacher If you are sharing web 20 tools with colleagues you may find wwwapps4classeswikispacescom a useful place to direct them

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reflecting on your year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve next year

Summary of discussion

Once again a fast paced talk this time with the fo-cus on Reflecting on the school year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve on next year

The full entry is

httpwpmePYldx-1v

Although a lot of the talk revolved around the use of ICT and sites that had worked and not worked some non-tech issues came through

A big one was marking and how it was hard to keep on top of it was felt that despite good intentions people would be behind by Christmas at the latest A discussion revolved around ways to solve this

Ideas included

bull Better use of AfL ndash peer marking in particu-lar was discussed

bull Better use of VLE so that homework tasks could be given in different ways

bull Mix of written tasks vs spoken tasks

Others felt that they would like to make better use of their outdoor areas and some discussion revolved around Forest Schools (see below for link on infor-mation)

Through discussion of ICT the overall and under-lying principles that came out was that these tools are often used to help children take more control of their learning This matches with the AfL ideas and even better use of VLE

Although prompted by me I do think that some of us may be thinking a little more about our work life balance ndash however I could be wrong on this

I think ultimately the thing that everyone decided on was the use of Twitter and how next year they would continue to set aside time to attend the Ukedchats This is seen as a positive time to talk to others and expand the PLN that we are all developing

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed the night as I did ndash it has made me think about things I intend to do better next year and hopefully helped those that took part as well Remember although reflection is important at the end of the year it is also important day in day out to improve our teaching and ultima-tely the learning that occurs in the classroom

Eye catching tweets

Each child in my class has their own display space they decide what goes on it photos work etc Chan-ged regularly Good Afl GillDeCosemo

This year in my school Teachers had Reflection Jour-nals ndash this was much more useful than annotating planning Honesty needed ndash theotheralig

Use co-operative techniques and get kids to take more control J ndash Janeh271

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

httpwwwyoutubecombreakthruchris

httpwwwbyrdseedcomdifferentiator

httpwwwwinsupersitecomofficeo2010_suiteasp

httpwwwlearningandteachinginfolearningbloomtaxhtm

httpwwwevernotecom

httpwwwltscotlandorgukglowscotlandindexasp

httpwwwforestschoolscom

Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

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httpisgde7C8J

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About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Contents

Session 1 - Thursday 24th June 2010 - Moderators Joga5 Natty08 colport How can we get more

teachers to use technology effectively in their teaching

Session 2 - Thursday 1st July 2010 - Moderators ianaddison dughall dailydenouement If you

could revise the curriculum what would it look like

Session 3 - Thursday 8th July 2010 - Moderators carolrainbow Joga5 bevevans22 How can we

use collaboration tools to get kids to learn from and about each other

Session 4 - Thursday 15th July 2010 - Moderators ianaddison colport What are we doing to

promote creativity in the classroom

Session 5 - Thursday 22nd July 2010 - Moderators Janwebb21 Natty08 How do we make the use

of interactive whiteboards TRULY interactive

Session 6 - Thursday 29th July 2010 - Moderators Natty08 Reflecting on your year what worked

didnt work What will you improve next year

Session 7 - Thursday 5th August 2010 - Moderators bevevans22 ianaddison How can we make

our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech tools the answer)

Session 8 - Thursday 12th August 2010 - Moderators ianaddison bevevans22 Strategies that

Promote Parental Engagement

Session 9 - Thursday 19th August 2010 - Moderators dailydenoument colport Classroom

Management What are your tips

Session 10 - Thursday 26th August 2010 - Moderators colport What are the main differences

between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Session 11 - Thursday 2nd September 2010 - Moderators carolrainbow What are the primary

essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we achieve that

Session 12 - Thursday 9th September 2010 - Moderators dughall Making Learning Fun

Session 13 - Thursday 16th September 2010 - Moderators Joga5 What is different between the

ways in which boys and girls learn Does it really matter

Session 14 - Thursday 23rd September 2010 - Moderator Janwebb21 How do we manage resources

effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Session 15 - Thursday 30th September 2010 - Guest host Moderator Ideas_Factory What

skillsstatements should be on a new ICT curriculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Session 16 - Thursday 7th October 2010 -Moderator Colport - Does APP Work

Session 17 - Thursday 14th October 2010 - Guest host Moderator chrisrat (with colport) Reported

school budget cuts 20 Average percentage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some

over 90 What if anything will change

Session 18 - Thursday 21st October 2010 - Moderator ianaddison How to get lsquobehind the timesrsquo

schools aheadhellipand FAST

Session 19 - Thursday 28th October 2010 - Natty08 Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Credits

Word cloud via wwwtagxedocom

Summaries reformatted by wwwjoliprintcom

PDFrsquos merged by httpwwwpdfmergecom

UKEDCHAT Website at httpukedchatwikispacescom

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Session 1 Summary ndash 24062010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title ndash How can we get more teachers to use technology effectively in their teaching

Summary more here

Despite the World Cup placing huge pressures on Twitter the first session of the ukedchat was very popular with many joining in the debate Many individuals from different sectors of education dis-cussed The full archive of all the comments can be found on the Wiki site It was evident that a consen-sus was formed in that contributors felt that it was no good throwing lots of technology in the face of the adverse teacher and that the job should be done slowing and smoothly with mentor programmes showing colleague the positive effect on learning technology can have

colport ndash i suggest delete below here ndash cos its on the page now

Notable Tweets

1 AntHeald The crushingly obvious point is that the hardware amp network need to be robust enough not to fall over Puts people right off tech ukedchat

2 dailydenouement In our case itrsquos the dis-crepancy between depts some have the tech equipment others donrsquot ukedchat

3 bevevans22 Also training for the pho-bic needs to be inspiring useful and user friendly ndash too many are put off using tech by boring sessions ukedchat

4 nellmog I think differentiated training is the key so people see the true relevance to the teaching and learning in their class-rooms ukedchat

5 Joga5 AntHeald I agree but there are also significant issues around teacher atti-

tudes confidence pedagogy and trusting children ukedchat

6 ianinsheffield ukedchat An important point I feel is ldquordquoeffectivelyrdquoraquo and what we mean by that or can it just be ldquordquomorerdquoraquo use of tech

7 sciencelabman we have to be ambas-sadors for how to use to technology in the classroom ukedchat

8 aangeli in my experience itrsquos all about CPD and a real emphasis on the C ukedchat

9 sciencelabman access is an issue for me as I have some great ideas but are limited by when i can get into the computer room ukedchat

10 dughall Teachers are obliged to help children become literate in every sense This has to include technology ukedchat

11 cjs76 Higher leadership at schoolcounty level needs to emphasise importance and promote Indteachers should not be left to do it all ukedchat

12 katie_hague Agree with dughall ndash impact on learners is a real carrotrsquo have persuaded lots of reluctant teachers this way ukedchat

Tweet of the Week AntHeald I think ubiquity amp quality of tech is important Imagine teaching with 6 shared pencils amp no sharpener Srsquotimes feels like that ukedchat

About the author of this article

colport is a KS12 teacher in the North West of England and one of the founders of ukedchat

Links identified throughout the session colport httpyoutubebkcIHkLM_wk shows how children are easily used to technology

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jamesclay My thoughts on time (from 2007) httpelearningstuffwordpresscom20070712travel-ling-through-time ukedchat

Kattle9 dughall httpfreakonomicsblogsny-timescom20100624the-classroom-still-matters worth reading on this ukedchat

ianaddison Wanna help support staff Video help files httpwwwictvideohelpcouk from the excel-lent baggiepr ukedchat

dughall IaninSheffield Keep an eye on this httpbitly9gHl1v ukedchat

ianinsheffield natty08 you might find a few useful Moodle resources in here (inc some good vids) httpbitlyc5iuOE ukedchat

rdquo

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Session 2 Summary ndash 01072010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion ndash full details more here

If you could revise the curriculum what would it look like

Summary of Discussion

The second ever ukedchat was a lively quick-fire stimulating discussion with much consensus and agreement amongst contributors about their visions for curriculum reform

Key features of peoplersquos ideal curriculum seemed to be that it should be

bull Learner-centredbull Flexiblebull Creativebull Thematicproject-basedbull Relevantbull Communitylocality-basedbull Outdoor andor in differentrsquo learning

spaces

There was some discussion about how realistic such aspirations might be with observations and comments being made about all stages of education but with a feeling that EYFS (Early Years Founda-tion Stage) seemed to be getting many things right Questions were also asked about the degree of risk involved in reforming curriculum and how well placed schools are to take such risks given a climate of inspection and accountability

There was also discussion of of QCA Scheme of work units and their potential shortcomings

colport ndash I suggest delete below ndash see the page under summaries

Eye-Catching Tweets

carolrainbow My ideal curriculum would be full of exciting open ended projects for pupils to research and present with no fixed timetable ukedchat jamesmichie chris_1974 ianaddison ideally I would like to see timetables centred around students needs amp interests ukedchat dailydenouement Think depends on how much risk the mgmt prepared to take with curric amp time-table design ukedchat kvnmcl Take out the prescriptive nature add a dash of teacher ingenuity and a dollop of creative learning ukedchat sciencelabman we have to teach kids to take res-ponsibilty for their own learning ukedchat Joga5 Meaningful vibrant relevant child and teacher directed developed with cross curricular links but also with a sense of rigour ukedchat carolrainbow An ipod touch or similar with loads of learning apps amp internet would be on every desk and used all day as needed for research etc uked-chat islayian chris_1974 We have doubled up most 50 min periods and added in flexi time on friday afternoon Classes are non certificated ukedchat sciencelabman it needs to interest kids and not just something we can test ukedchat kvnmcl Foundation stage has it right so why not use their approach for the whole pri curriculum ukedchat janwebb21 carolrainbow Irsquod want to go further and make the curriculum a spiral curriculum that built skills and knowledge throughout school uke-dchat kvnmcl dughall A risk worth taking So many classes in KS2 are now factories of learning the enjoyment phased out due to targets ukedchat Elmlea1981 Most aspects of teaching needs revo-lutionising What where and how but Itrsquos got to start

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Session 2 Summary ndash 01072010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

with small changes so everyone joins in ukedchat eyebeams Ofsted should mentor not blame uke-dchat chrismayoh If a leadership team is strong and enough and has a clear vision nobody else is needed to successfully develop the curriculum ukedchat Elmlea1981 Teachers need to be trusted to take risks Surely mistakes lead to development and im-provements ukedchat dailydenouement Student-led lessons need better planning to plan in behaviour mgmt etc I think ndash ac-tually more prep work but far more fun ukedchat DKMead ukedchat I think there is broad agree-ment here that learning needs to be contextual bevevans22 chrismayoh And offsite and after school learning has made huge diff to our childrensrsquo learning (amp how they view themselves) ukedchat eyebeams Senior management should be more bound into the needs of the local communities that would help with heavy lifting in curriculum uke-dchat carolrainbow tj007 Chn can only take charge of their learning if they know how to learn The is 1 of the key things for pri educators I think ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

didactylos ukedchat learning is like a long walk you know where you want to get to but the route can change and meander

Useful Weblinks Highlighted during ukedchat

islayian httpeducation2020wikispacescom for future reading What should ed looklike in 2020 ukedchat DKMead ukedchat Queensland New Basics has an enlightened and flexible approach too httpbitlynSSa0 Joga5 Can I chuck in the Guskey model to support introduction of new approaches (plan for outcomes and work back) httpbitlyclBbZt ukedchat colport Cool A quick way to follow those who actively use ukedchat httpwwwblastfollowcom

or any other hastag Joga5 Can I just make more people aware of new idea read4joy or teachread httplordlitwor-dpresscom20100630teachread ukedchat graingered Would like 2invite all ukedchat folks 2visit KARE Givers blog httpwwwseangraingercom Irsquom looking 4 global perspective on Ed issues

About the author of this summary

dughall ndash I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion How can we use collaborative tools to enhance learning

(full details more here)

This was broken down into subquestions What do we mean by collaboration What are the barriers to collaboration How do we encourage collaboration between scho-ols at teacher level Who needs to drive the collaboration

Summary of Discussion

The discussion was varied with several threads run-ning through it It is clear from the discussion that all of those posting were convinced that collaboration has to be at the heart of educational developments It was agreed that collaboration has to include and involve all stakeholders with a call to ensure that this included parents There is still a job to be done with developing it in our own establishments as well as across the piece Initially there were some suggestions from an ed tech point of view of what could be used to support collaboration ndash wikis blogs video confe-rence dabbleboard Wallwisher Mahara collabo-rative mindmapping VLE podcasting Voicethread Skype rafik The discussion then moved onto exploring the bar-riers to collaboration it became clear that edchatters believe they sit at various levels It was suggested that a fear factor remains with to many teachers but also there appears to be several other barriers including knowing the tools blocking of applica-tions by firewalls seeing how online tools can aid collaboration and a fear on the part of management teams and governing bodies of online participation There was a sense in the discussion that none of the barriers were insurmountable but did need to

be recognition that people move at different paces and not all children are motivated by technology The edchatters moved onto how we can encourage teacher level collaboration starting with Teachmeet and then Twitter Bev Evans told us about work taking place in her school where staff are mentoring each other they are moving towards a different approach to learning where collaboration is at the centre We closed the conversation with thoughts of who should drive the collaborations discussed during the night and closing statements There was gene-ral consensus was that teachers need to take res-ponsibility for driving collaboration involving their management teams at all stages

It was an excellent discussion demonstrated by the fact that the hour seemed to speed by with an em-phasis on more than just technology It was clear that all believed that collaboration is worth inves-ting in should be spread across schools and needs working at

Eye-Catching Tweets

primarypete_ tech comes 2nd Itrsquos all about the school and the individual wanting to be outwardampreflective rather than inward looking

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

primarypete_ therersquos a clear diff between tools that let children work in the same space amp genuine collaboration

john_at_muuua who is this collaboration with student 2 student student 2 teacher Thatrsquos where problems arise How do you CRB check an avatar

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

cliffmanning i guess moving from consuming to creating to sharing to collaborating is key

nellmog its not just about ways to encourage online collaboration these tools can also encourage class room participation ie cameras

knikidavies Interesting you see collaboration as a skill in itself where I have been more looking at it as a means to an end

katie_hague Surely collaboration is a core skill especially in the world we now live in ndash wersquore all a case in point

ideas_factory Does Colaboration improve learning or does it just improve social aspects of education

Antheald Was talking to 6th form today about collab now critical life skillrsquo ndash but sit at single desk with pen amp paper for assessment

dughall Real opportunity 4 community cohe-sion cross cultural international learning through tech Such opportunities must be taken

Tweet of the Week

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

Weblinks Highlighted During the Discussion

This is a great video to explain twitter to newbies httpbitlyaXeVKw

here is another video that explains twitter httpbitly94WFxb

Art project encouraging students worldwide 2 ce-lebrate global similarities amp differences great tool httpbitlyc8DzbF also collaboration of K-12 classes in 119 countries Wersquod love more teachers in the UK httpbitly16UQFL

The google teacher map is very useful for networ-king httpwwwbitlyteachermap

Around the World with 80 Schools is a cool project For those who donrsquot know about it httpbitlyaYsxcI

Aussie teacher shares impact SCP collaboration (httpbitly16UQFL) amp Twitter are having in her clasroom httpbitly62o4J

Herersquos what enthusiastic kids think of tech collab when first given the chance httpisgddkqts

The lead Moderator

Bill Lord ndash Literacy Adviser (Grantham)

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What are we doing to promote creativity in the classroom

Summary of Discussion

The discussion covered a lot of different thoughts on creativity This included trying to define it discus-sing if we could assess it and wondering whether it was possible to be creative when given constraints such as timetabling or impending Ofsted visits We also talked a lot about ways to get teachers to be more creative and to take risks as well as providing a culture for children to do the same Some people talked about taking a whole-school approach to crea-tivity and this seemed to work well The general consensus is that creativity needs to be embraced by the head teacher and by management before it can be fully embedded into the school There needs to be an element of risk from teachers and this needs to be modelled for the children Once they see how we deal with risks and failure they can become better at it themselves Providing children with the opportunity to try different tools and to have these to hand will help to develop their creativity We discussed whether it was possible to assess crea-tivity and with this it was decided that our assess-ment also needs to be creative

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

primarypete to allow creativity to flourish you need to allow children to risk and fail with grace dughall I think we can only have creativity with a high degree of pupil choice involvement and per-sonalisation of the curriculum sport_ed open ended tasks are important- howe-ver it is vital students have skills to be able to select creative ways of completing tasks

carolrainbow creativity involves two processes thinking then producing ecce1 we have to look at giving multilpe options for how students demonstrate their knowledge dughall teacher confidence is crucial in promoting and maintaining creativity in the classroom chrisfullerisms not just taking risks but encou-rage an environment in which errors are acceptedembraced by erring we often learn more josepicardo failure is just an opportunity to be better vikh46 with all lessons itrsquos the ability to act when things arenrsquot going well and children are lost that makes a good or outstanding teacher cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about thorugh a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff mynictle use their imaginations give the children a germ of an idea and let them think about it daviderogers one aspect would be to allow choice eg you can write sing dance draw etc as long as you tackle the issue malcolmbellamy creativity is about options eg how many ways can we use this piece of string natty08 people have to realise that there is noise and there is active noise Both sound the same but are TOTALLY different

Tweet of the Week

cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about through a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff

Relevant links highlighted during the Discussion

httpwwwcreativityatworkcomarticlesContentwhatishtm httpggtigweborgPTPIGYM

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

h t t p k n o p e n a c u k p u b l i c d o c u m e nt cfmdocid=12916

Bio Details of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a primary school teacher that has spent the past two years working with the local authority to help train and prepare schools for the use of the VLE Studywiz This has also included opening their eyes to other possibilities with web 20 and working to-gether In September 2010 I return to the classroom

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we make the use of interactive whiteboards TRULY interactive

Summary of Discussion

The discussion evolved around WHO the boards are interactive for ndash staffpupils ndash and HOW they are interactive ndash is it the resources or the board The use of IWBrsquos as glorifiedfunky projectors see-med to be the main issue raised Suggestions to im-prove the interactive experience of pupils included training of all staff properly ndash including TArsquos ndash and adding software to pupil pcslaptops so they could use in other contextsprepare their own resources Suggestions for how to use interactively included using response controllers having the board at age-appropriate heightsconsidering where the pupils are when the board is being used ensuring latest Smartboard 10 software loaded up (as the gallery has lots of editable interactive activities) as a re-cording tool for dyslexic pupilsas a group activity combining use with other tools such as visualisers microscopes gyroscopic wireless keyboards and mice using interactive games for shared writingan-notatingscreen captures and recording for math ac-tivities that benefit from manipulation using web 2 tools including collaborative tools with other classesschools combining with use of mini whiteboards to ensure interactivity for all A discussion about the relevance of powerpoint included suggestions about using Prezislideshare making ppts less linear and more interactive including using multimouse and pptplex Some are quite happy without the interac-tivity others treat as part of larger teacher toolkit Pupil use of iwb in earlier years may promote fine motor control In conclusion itrsquos the way iwbs are used that determines their interactivity dynamism and engagement levels ndash it needs to be teacher-led

not tech-led to have an impact on learning I thought the discussion challenged people whate-ver their views about iwbs ndash I for one will certainly be checking out some of the ideas further over the summer holidays

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

kvnmcl IWB cannot be a teacher only domain theyrsquove got to be used by the pupils and not just to point and click on katie_hague Train all staff including TAs in how to use software rather than just leaving them to find time (ha) to do it themselves eyebeams Network them globally ndash have open source code for them chrismayoh Always makes sense to load the IWB software onto other computers in school bevevans Our IWBs are at a pupil accessible height ndash low down in FP settings and higher up in KS2 Makes a difference I think DeputyMitchell I have taught this whole year wi-thout an IWB Not even a projector which I have missed but not the IWB tj007 I like having the IWB in the classroom ndash it makes me think more about the lesson and how to engage and focus pupils I like to record so-mething that has been demonstrated on screen so that it can be replayed (could be a pupilrsquos demo of learning) Natty08 Can I recommend all Smart users have notebook 10 installed AND check out the toolkit for educators lots of stuff there dughall IWB in Early Years amp KS1 = Continuous provision like sand amp water Tonnes of learning deerwood in the case of one school I went in you could start by removing all the posters stuck on the IWB

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dughall Still a fear in too many teachers that kids will show them uprsquo Therefore donrsquot switch on andor hand over control tombarrett 46 Interesting Ways to use you IWB httpbitlydmKa5b IWBtips KnikiDavies squiggle7 I like screenshade for revealing pictures and saying ldquoI wonderrdquo squiggle7 When doing activities on IWB make all chn take part on mini whiteboards and check answer ndash more interactive than just one child simonhaughton IWB ideaswebsites collaborative GDoc if anybody wants to add bits httpisgddCtPG SkoorBttaM Will AR (augmented reality) make IWBs fulfill their potential malcolmbellamy augmented reality will change the game eventually anyway and the IWBrsquos will di-sappear AntHeald Edu-chats have often felt stale amp even narcissistic tonightrsquos made me really feel like re-viewing practice amp targeting development

Tweets of the Week

kvnmcl The name is wrong as the board doesnrsquot provide the interaction but the activity on it

BUT just for amusement value deerwood I used to wear a white shirt when using an IWB until one day the kids started thumping my back saying sorry just being interactive Ideas_Factory Are the IWB skills ever used again when students enter the workplace Only if they become actors in TV series about serial killers

Useful links raised during the Session

httpcybrarymancomsmartboardhtml

httpwwwteacherslovesmartboardscom

httpbitlydmKa5b ndash 46 Interesting Ways to use your IWB

httpwwwmicrosoftcomukwavesoftware

httpexpresssmarttechcom

httpdownloads01smarttechcommediatrainingcenter95word_classroompdf

httpbitly9wwFbf

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Host moderator

Irsquom currently teaching year 4 in Cheshire with inte-rests in interactive whiteboards learning platforms wikis web 20 tools global collaboration and sup-porting others in using these tools Irsquom also an e-lear-ning lead teacher If you are sharing web 20 tools with colleagues you may find wwwapps4classeswikispacescom a useful place to direct them

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reflecting on your year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve next year

Summary of discussion

Once again a fast paced talk this time with the fo-cus on Reflecting on the school year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve on next year

The full entry is

httpwpmePYldx-1v

Although a lot of the talk revolved around the use of ICT and sites that had worked and not worked some non-tech issues came through

A big one was marking and how it was hard to keep on top of it was felt that despite good intentions people would be behind by Christmas at the latest A discussion revolved around ways to solve this

Ideas included

bull Better use of AfL ndash peer marking in particu-lar was discussed

bull Better use of VLE so that homework tasks could be given in different ways

bull Mix of written tasks vs spoken tasks

Others felt that they would like to make better use of their outdoor areas and some discussion revolved around Forest Schools (see below for link on infor-mation)

Through discussion of ICT the overall and under-lying principles that came out was that these tools are often used to help children take more control of their learning This matches with the AfL ideas and even better use of VLE

Although prompted by me I do think that some of us may be thinking a little more about our work life balance ndash however I could be wrong on this

I think ultimately the thing that everyone decided on was the use of Twitter and how next year they would continue to set aside time to attend the Ukedchats This is seen as a positive time to talk to others and expand the PLN that we are all developing

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed the night as I did ndash it has made me think about things I intend to do better next year and hopefully helped those that took part as well Remember although reflection is important at the end of the year it is also important day in day out to improve our teaching and ultima-tely the learning that occurs in the classroom

Eye catching tweets

Each child in my class has their own display space they decide what goes on it photos work etc Chan-ged regularly Good Afl GillDeCosemo

This year in my school Teachers had Reflection Jour-nals ndash this was much more useful than annotating planning Honesty needed ndash theotheralig

Use co-operative techniques and get kids to take more control J ndash Janeh271

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

httpwwwyoutubecombreakthruchris

httpwwwbyrdseedcomdifferentiator

httpwwwwinsupersitecomofficeo2010_suiteasp

httpwwwlearningandteachinginfolearningbloomtaxhtm

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httpwwwltscotlandorgukglowscotlandindexasp

httpwwwforestschoolscom

Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

httpwpmepGKTV-Bx

httpbitly9RmaEz

httpbitly9leXrB

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httpbitly9leXrB

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httpwwwengageforeducationorg

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About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

httpbitlycT3SxU

httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Page 3: ukedchat Session Summaries 1-19

Session 17 - Thursday 14th October 2010 - Guest host Moderator chrisrat (with colport) Reported

school budget cuts 20 Average percentage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some

over 90 What if anything will change

Session 18 - Thursday 21st October 2010 - Moderator ianaddison How to get lsquobehind the timesrsquo

schools aheadhellipand FAST

Session 19 - Thursday 28th October 2010 - Natty08 Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Credits

Word cloud via wwwtagxedocom

Summaries reformatted by wwwjoliprintcom

PDFrsquos merged by httpwwwpdfmergecom

UKEDCHAT Website at httpukedchatwikispacescom

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Session 1 Summary ndash 24062010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title ndash How can we get more teachers to use technology effectively in their teaching

Summary more here

Despite the World Cup placing huge pressures on Twitter the first session of the ukedchat was very popular with many joining in the debate Many individuals from different sectors of education dis-cussed The full archive of all the comments can be found on the Wiki site It was evident that a consen-sus was formed in that contributors felt that it was no good throwing lots of technology in the face of the adverse teacher and that the job should be done slowing and smoothly with mentor programmes showing colleague the positive effect on learning technology can have

colport ndash i suggest delete below here ndash cos its on the page now

Notable Tweets

1 AntHeald The crushingly obvious point is that the hardware amp network need to be robust enough not to fall over Puts people right off tech ukedchat

2 dailydenouement In our case itrsquos the dis-crepancy between depts some have the tech equipment others donrsquot ukedchat

3 bevevans22 Also training for the pho-bic needs to be inspiring useful and user friendly ndash too many are put off using tech by boring sessions ukedchat

4 nellmog I think differentiated training is the key so people see the true relevance to the teaching and learning in their class-rooms ukedchat

5 Joga5 AntHeald I agree but there are also significant issues around teacher atti-

tudes confidence pedagogy and trusting children ukedchat

6 ianinsheffield ukedchat An important point I feel is ldquordquoeffectivelyrdquoraquo and what we mean by that or can it just be ldquordquomorerdquoraquo use of tech

7 sciencelabman we have to be ambas-sadors for how to use to technology in the classroom ukedchat

8 aangeli in my experience itrsquos all about CPD and a real emphasis on the C ukedchat

9 sciencelabman access is an issue for me as I have some great ideas but are limited by when i can get into the computer room ukedchat

10 dughall Teachers are obliged to help children become literate in every sense This has to include technology ukedchat

11 cjs76 Higher leadership at schoolcounty level needs to emphasise importance and promote Indteachers should not be left to do it all ukedchat

12 katie_hague Agree with dughall ndash impact on learners is a real carrotrsquo have persuaded lots of reluctant teachers this way ukedchat

Tweet of the Week AntHeald I think ubiquity amp quality of tech is important Imagine teaching with 6 shared pencils amp no sharpener Srsquotimes feels like that ukedchat

About the author of this article

colport is a KS12 teacher in the North West of England and one of the founders of ukedchat

Links identified throughout the session colport httpyoutubebkcIHkLM_wk shows how children are easily used to technology

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Session 1 Summary ndash 24062010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

jamesclay My thoughts on time (from 2007) httpelearningstuffwordpresscom20070712travel-ling-through-time ukedchat

Kattle9 dughall httpfreakonomicsblogsny-timescom20100624the-classroom-still-matters worth reading on this ukedchat

ianaddison Wanna help support staff Video help files httpwwwictvideohelpcouk from the excel-lent baggiepr ukedchat

dughall IaninSheffield Keep an eye on this httpbitly9gHl1v ukedchat

ianinsheffield natty08 you might find a few useful Moodle resources in here (inc some good vids) httpbitlyc5iuOE ukedchat

rdquo

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Session 2 Summary ndash 01072010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion ndash full details more here

If you could revise the curriculum what would it look like

Summary of Discussion

The second ever ukedchat was a lively quick-fire stimulating discussion with much consensus and agreement amongst contributors about their visions for curriculum reform

Key features of peoplersquos ideal curriculum seemed to be that it should be

bull Learner-centredbull Flexiblebull Creativebull Thematicproject-basedbull Relevantbull Communitylocality-basedbull Outdoor andor in differentrsquo learning

spaces

There was some discussion about how realistic such aspirations might be with observations and comments being made about all stages of education but with a feeling that EYFS (Early Years Founda-tion Stage) seemed to be getting many things right Questions were also asked about the degree of risk involved in reforming curriculum and how well placed schools are to take such risks given a climate of inspection and accountability

There was also discussion of of QCA Scheme of work units and their potential shortcomings

colport ndash I suggest delete below ndash see the page under summaries

Eye-Catching Tweets

carolrainbow My ideal curriculum would be full of exciting open ended projects for pupils to research and present with no fixed timetable ukedchat jamesmichie chris_1974 ianaddison ideally I would like to see timetables centred around students needs amp interests ukedchat dailydenouement Think depends on how much risk the mgmt prepared to take with curric amp time-table design ukedchat kvnmcl Take out the prescriptive nature add a dash of teacher ingenuity and a dollop of creative learning ukedchat sciencelabman we have to teach kids to take res-ponsibilty for their own learning ukedchat Joga5 Meaningful vibrant relevant child and teacher directed developed with cross curricular links but also with a sense of rigour ukedchat carolrainbow An ipod touch or similar with loads of learning apps amp internet would be on every desk and used all day as needed for research etc uked-chat islayian chris_1974 We have doubled up most 50 min periods and added in flexi time on friday afternoon Classes are non certificated ukedchat sciencelabman it needs to interest kids and not just something we can test ukedchat kvnmcl Foundation stage has it right so why not use their approach for the whole pri curriculum ukedchat janwebb21 carolrainbow Irsquod want to go further and make the curriculum a spiral curriculum that built skills and knowledge throughout school uke-dchat kvnmcl dughall A risk worth taking So many classes in KS2 are now factories of learning the enjoyment phased out due to targets ukedchat Elmlea1981 Most aspects of teaching needs revo-lutionising What where and how but Itrsquos got to start

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Session 2 Summary ndash 01072010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

with small changes so everyone joins in ukedchat eyebeams Ofsted should mentor not blame uke-dchat chrismayoh If a leadership team is strong and enough and has a clear vision nobody else is needed to successfully develop the curriculum ukedchat Elmlea1981 Teachers need to be trusted to take risks Surely mistakes lead to development and im-provements ukedchat dailydenouement Student-led lessons need better planning to plan in behaviour mgmt etc I think ndash ac-tually more prep work but far more fun ukedchat DKMead ukedchat I think there is broad agree-ment here that learning needs to be contextual bevevans22 chrismayoh And offsite and after school learning has made huge diff to our childrensrsquo learning (amp how they view themselves) ukedchat eyebeams Senior management should be more bound into the needs of the local communities that would help with heavy lifting in curriculum uke-dchat carolrainbow tj007 Chn can only take charge of their learning if they know how to learn The is 1 of the key things for pri educators I think ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

didactylos ukedchat learning is like a long walk you know where you want to get to but the route can change and meander

Useful Weblinks Highlighted during ukedchat

islayian httpeducation2020wikispacescom for future reading What should ed looklike in 2020 ukedchat DKMead ukedchat Queensland New Basics has an enlightened and flexible approach too httpbitlynSSa0 Joga5 Can I chuck in the Guskey model to support introduction of new approaches (plan for outcomes and work back) httpbitlyclBbZt ukedchat colport Cool A quick way to follow those who actively use ukedchat httpwwwblastfollowcom

or any other hastag Joga5 Can I just make more people aware of new idea read4joy or teachread httplordlitwor-dpresscom20100630teachread ukedchat graingered Would like 2invite all ukedchat folks 2visit KARE Givers blog httpwwwseangraingercom Irsquom looking 4 global perspective on Ed issues

About the author of this summary

dughall ndash I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion How can we use collaborative tools to enhance learning

(full details more here)

This was broken down into subquestions What do we mean by collaboration What are the barriers to collaboration How do we encourage collaboration between scho-ols at teacher level Who needs to drive the collaboration

Summary of Discussion

The discussion was varied with several threads run-ning through it It is clear from the discussion that all of those posting were convinced that collaboration has to be at the heart of educational developments It was agreed that collaboration has to include and involve all stakeholders with a call to ensure that this included parents There is still a job to be done with developing it in our own establishments as well as across the piece Initially there were some suggestions from an ed tech point of view of what could be used to support collaboration ndash wikis blogs video confe-rence dabbleboard Wallwisher Mahara collabo-rative mindmapping VLE podcasting Voicethread Skype rafik The discussion then moved onto exploring the bar-riers to collaboration it became clear that edchatters believe they sit at various levels It was suggested that a fear factor remains with to many teachers but also there appears to be several other barriers including knowing the tools blocking of applica-tions by firewalls seeing how online tools can aid collaboration and a fear on the part of management teams and governing bodies of online participation There was a sense in the discussion that none of the barriers were insurmountable but did need to

be recognition that people move at different paces and not all children are motivated by technology The edchatters moved onto how we can encourage teacher level collaboration starting with Teachmeet and then Twitter Bev Evans told us about work taking place in her school where staff are mentoring each other they are moving towards a different approach to learning where collaboration is at the centre We closed the conversation with thoughts of who should drive the collaborations discussed during the night and closing statements There was gene-ral consensus was that teachers need to take res-ponsibility for driving collaboration involving their management teams at all stages

It was an excellent discussion demonstrated by the fact that the hour seemed to speed by with an em-phasis on more than just technology It was clear that all believed that collaboration is worth inves-ting in should be spread across schools and needs working at

Eye-Catching Tweets

primarypete_ tech comes 2nd Itrsquos all about the school and the individual wanting to be outwardampreflective rather than inward looking

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

primarypete_ therersquos a clear diff between tools that let children work in the same space amp genuine collaboration

john_at_muuua who is this collaboration with student 2 student student 2 teacher Thatrsquos where problems arise How do you CRB check an avatar

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

cliffmanning i guess moving from consuming to creating to sharing to collaborating is key

nellmog its not just about ways to encourage online collaboration these tools can also encourage class room participation ie cameras

knikidavies Interesting you see collaboration as a skill in itself where I have been more looking at it as a means to an end

katie_hague Surely collaboration is a core skill especially in the world we now live in ndash wersquore all a case in point

ideas_factory Does Colaboration improve learning or does it just improve social aspects of education

Antheald Was talking to 6th form today about collab now critical life skillrsquo ndash but sit at single desk with pen amp paper for assessment

dughall Real opportunity 4 community cohe-sion cross cultural international learning through tech Such opportunities must be taken

Tweet of the Week

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

Weblinks Highlighted During the Discussion

This is a great video to explain twitter to newbies httpbitlyaXeVKw

here is another video that explains twitter httpbitly94WFxb

Art project encouraging students worldwide 2 ce-lebrate global similarities amp differences great tool httpbitlyc8DzbF also collaboration of K-12 classes in 119 countries Wersquod love more teachers in the UK httpbitly16UQFL

The google teacher map is very useful for networ-king httpwwwbitlyteachermap

Around the World with 80 Schools is a cool project For those who donrsquot know about it httpbitlyaYsxcI

Aussie teacher shares impact SCP collaboration (httpbitly16UQFL) amp Twitter are having in her clasroom httpbitly62o4J

Herersquos what enthusiastic kids think of tech collab when first given the chance httpisgddkqts

The lead Moderator

Bill Lord ndash Literacy Adviser (Grantham)

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What are we doing to promote creativity in the classroom

Summary of Discussion

The discussion covered a lot of different thoughts on creativity This included trying to define it discus-sing if we could assess it and wondering whether it was possible to be creative when given constraints such as timetabling or impending Ofsted visits We also talked a lot about ways to get teachers to be more creative and to take risks as well as providing a culture for children to do the same Some people talked about taking a whole-school approach to crea-tivity and this seemed to work well The general consensus is that creativity needs to be embraced by the head teacher and by management before it can be fully embedded into the school There needs to be an element of risk from teachers and this needs to be modelled for the children Once they see how we deal with risks and failure they can become better at it themselves Providing children with the opportunity to try different tools and to have these to hand will help to develop their creativity We discussed whether it was possible to assess crea-tivity and with this it was decided that our assess-ment also needs to be creative

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

primarypete to allow creativity to flourish you need to allow children to risk and fail with grace dughall I think we can only have creativity with a high degree of pupil choice involvement and per-sonalisation of the curriculum sport_ed open ended tasks are important- howe-ver it is vital students have skills to be able to select creative ways of completing tasks

carolrainbow creativity involves two processes thinking then producing ecce1 we have to look at giving multilpe options for how students demonstrate their knowledge dughall teacher confidence is crucial in promoting and maintaining creativity in the classroom chrisfullerisms not just taking risks but encou-rage an environment in which errors are acceptedembraced by erring we often learn more josepicardo failure is just an opportunity to be better vikh46 with all lessons itrsquos the ability to act when things arenrsquot going well and children are lost that makes a good or outstanding teacher cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about thorugh a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff mynictle use their imaginations give the children a germ of an idea and let them think about it daviderogers one aspect would be to allow choice eg you can write sing dance draw etc as long as you tackle the issue malcolmbellamy creativity is about options eg how many ways can we use this piece of string natty08 people have to realise that there is noise and there is active noise Both sound the same but are TOTALLY different

Tweet of the Week

cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about through a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff

Relevant links highlighted during the Discussion

httpwwwcreativityatworkcomarticlesContentwhatishtm httpggtigweborgPTPIGYM

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

h t t p k n o p e n a c u k p u b l i c d o c u m e nt cfmdocid=12916

Bio Details of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a primary school teacher that has spent the past two years working with the local authority to help train and prepare schools for the use of the VLE Studywiz This has also included opening their eyes to other possibilities with web 20 and working to-gether In September 2010 I return to the classroom

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we make the use of interactive whiteboards TRULY interactive

Summary of Discussion

The discussion evolved around WHO the boards are interactive for ndash staffpupils ndash and HOW they are interactive ndash is it the resources or the board The use of IWBrsquos as glorifiedfunky projectors see-med to be the main issue raised Suggestions to im-prove the interactive experience of pupils included training of all staff properly ndash including TArsquos ndash and adding software to pupil pcslaptops so they could use in other contextsprepare their own resources Suggestions for how to use interactively included using response controllers having the board at age-appropriate heightsconsidering where the pupils are when the board is being used ensuring latest Smartboard 10 software loaded up (as the gallery has lots of editable interactive activities) as a re-cording tool for dyslexic pupilsas a group activity combining use with other tools such as visualisers microscopes gyroscopic wireless keyboards and mice using interactive games for shared writingan-notatingscreen captures and recording for math ac-tivities that benefit from manipulation using web 2 tools including collaborative tools with other classesschools combining with use of mini whiteboards to ensure interactivity for all A discussion about the relevance of powerpoint included suggestions about using Prezislideshare making ppts less linear and more interactive including using multimouse and pptplex Some are quite happy without the interac-tivity others treat as part of larger teacher toolkit Pupil use of iwb in earlier years may promote fine motor control In conclusion itrsquos the way iwbs are used that determines their interactivity dynamism and engagement levels ndash it needs to be teacher-led

not tech-led to have an impact on learning I thought the discussion challenged people whate-ver their views about iwbs ndash I for one will certainly be checking out some of the ideas further over the summer holidays

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

kvnmcl IWB cannot be a teacher only domain theyrsquove got to be used by the pupils and not just to point and click on katie_hague Train all staff including TAs in how to use software rather than just leaving them to find time (ha) to do it themselves eyebeams Network them globally ndash have open source code for them chrismayoh Always makes sense to load the IWB software onto other computers in school bevevans Our IWBs are at a pupil accessible height ndash low down in FP settings and higher up in KS2 Makes a difference I think DeputyMitchell I have taught this whole year wi-thout an IWB Not even a projector which I have missed but not the IWB tj007 I like having the IWB in the classroom ndash it makes me think more about the lesson and how to engage and focus pupils I like to record so-mething that has been demonstrated on screen so that it can be replayed (could be a pupilrsquos demo of learning) Natty08 Can I recommend all Smart users have notebook 10 installed AND check out the toolkit for educators lots of stuff there dughall IWB in Early Years amp KS1 = Continuous provision like sand amp water Tonnes of learning deerwood in the case of one school I went in you could start by removing all the posters stuck on the IWB

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

dughall Still a fear in too many teachers that kids will show them uprsquo Therefore donrsquot switch on andor hand over control tombarrett 46 Interesting Ways to use you IWB httpbitlydmKa5b IWBtips KnikiDavies squiggle7 I like screenshade for revealing pictures and saying ldquoI wonderrdquo squiggle7 When doing activities on IWB make all chn take part on mini whiteboards and check answer ndash more interactive than just one child simonhaughton IWB ideaswebsites collaborative GDoc if anybody wants to add bits httpisgddCtPG SkoorBttaM Will AR (augmented reality) make IWBs fulfill their potential malcolmbellamy augmented reality will change the game eventually anyway and the IWBrsquos will di-sappear AntHeald Edu-chats have often felt stale amp even narcissistic tonightrsquos made me really feel like re-viewing practice amp targeting development

Tweets of the Week

kvnmcl The name is wrong as the board doesnrsquot provide the interaction but the activity on it

BUT just for amusement value deerwood I used to wear a white shirt when using an IWB until one day the kids started thumping my back saying sorry just being interactive Ideas_Factory Are the IWB skills ever used again when students enter the workplace Only if they become actors in TV series about serial killers

Useful links raised during the Session

httpcybrarymancomsmartboardhtml

httpwwwteacherslovesmartboardscom

httpbitlydmKa5b ndash 46 Interesting Ways to use your IWB

httpwwwmicrosoftcomukwavesoftware

httpexpresssmarttechcom

httpdownloads01smarttechcommediatrainingcenter95word_classroompdf

httpbitly9wwFbf

httpwwwl4lcoukp=472

httpwwwcooliriscom

h t t p s d o c s g o o g l e c o m d o c u m e n t e d i t i d = 1 G l J Y L i v d h v _ z K h u x d T 6 b t I Fe c D 3 A h N u H H p F W z A f a z n k amp h l = e n _GBampauthkey=CIWZoMgJamppli=1amppli=1

Host moderator

Irsquom currently teaching year 4 in Cheshire with inte-rests in interactive whiteboards learning platforms wikis web 20 tools global collaboration and sup-porting others in using these tools Irsquom also an e-lear-ning lead teacher If you are sharing web 20 tools with colleagues you may find wwwapps4classeswikispacescom a useful place to direct them

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reflecting on your year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve next year

Summary of discussion

Once again a fast paced talk this time with the fo-cus on Reflecting on the school year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve on next year

The full entry is

httpwpmePYldx-1v

Although a lot of the talk revolved around the use of ICT and sites that had worked and not worked some non-tech issues came through

A big one was marking and how it was hard to keep on top of it was felt that despite good intentions people would be behind by Christmas at the latest A discussion revolved around ways to solve this

Ideas included

bull Better use of AfL ndash peer marking in particu-lar was discussed

bull Better use of VLE so that homework tasks could be given in different ways

bull Mix of written tasks vs spoken tasks

Others felt that they would like to make better use of their outdoor areas and some discussion revolved around Forest Schools (see below for link on infor-mation)

Through discussion of ICT the overall and under-lying principles that came out was that these tools are often used to help children take more control of their learning This matches with the AfL ideas and even better use of VLE

Although prompted by me I do think that some of us may be thinking a little more about our work life balance ndash however I could be wrong on this

I think ultimately the thing that everyone decided on was the use of Twitter and how next year they would continue to set aside time to attend the Ukedchats This is seen as a positive time to talk to others and expand the PLN that we are all developing

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed the night as I did ndash it has made me think about things I intend to do better next year and hopefully helped those that took part as well Remember although reflection is important at the end of the year it is also important day in day out to improve our teaching and ultima-tely the learning that occurs in the classroom

Eye catching tweets

Each child in my class has their own display space they decide what goes on it photos work etc Chan-ged regularly Good Afl GillDeCosemo

This year in my school Teachers had Reflection Jour-nals ndash this was much more useful than annotating planning Honesty needed ndash theotheralig

Use co-operative techniques and get kids to take more control J ndash Janeh271

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

httpwwwyoutubecombreakthruchris

httpwwwbyrdseedcomdifferentiator

httpwwwwinsupersitecomofficeo2010_suiteasp

httpwwwlearningandteachinginfolearningbloomtaxhtm

httpwwwevernotecom

httpwwwltscotlandorgukglowscotlandindexasp

httpwwwforestschoolscom

Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

httpwpmepGKTV-Bx

httpbitly9RmaEz

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About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 1 Summary ndash 24062010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title ndash How can we get more teachers to use technology effectively in their teaching

Summary more here

Despite the World Cup placing huge pressures on Twitter the first session of the ukedchat was very popular with many joining in the debate Many individuals from different sectors of education dis-cussed The full archive of all the comments can be found on the Wiki site It was evident that a consen-sus was formed in that contributors felt that it was no good throwing lots of technology in the face of the adverse teacher and that the job should be done slowing and smoothly with mentor programmes showing colleague the positive effect on learning technology can have

colport ndash i suggest delete below here ndash cos its on the page now

Notable Tweets

1 AntHeald The crushingly obvious point is that the hardware amp network need to be robust enough not to fall over Puts people right off tech ukedchat

2 dailydenouement In our case itrsquos the dis-crepancy between depts some have the tech equipment others donrsquot ukedchat

3 bevevans22 Also training for the pho-bic needs to be inspiring useful and user friendly ndash too many are put off using tech by boring sessions ukedchat

4 nellmog I think differentiated training is the key so people see the true relevance to the teaching and learning in their class-rooms ukedchat

5 Joga5 AntHeald I agree but there are also significant issues around teacher atti-

tudes confidence pedagogy and trusting children ukedchat

6 ianinsheffield ukedchat An important point I feel is ldquordquoeffectivelyrdquoraquo and what we mean by that or can it just be ldquordquomorerdquoraquo use of tech

7 sciencelabman we have to be ambas-sadors for how to use to technology in the classroom ukedchat

8 aangeli in my experience itrsquos all about CPD and a real emphasis on the C ukedchat

9 sciencelabman access is an issue for me as I have some great ideas but are limited by when i can get into the computer room ukedchat

10 dughall Teachers are obliged to help children become literate in every sense This has to include technology ukedchat

11 cjs76 Higher leadership at schoolcounty level needs to emphasise importance and promote Indteachers should not be left to do it all ukedchat

12 katie_hague Agree with dughall ndash impact on learners is a real carrotrsquo have persuaded lots of reluctant teachers this way ukedchat

Tweet of the Week AntHeald I think ubiquity amp quality of tech is important Imagine teaching with 6 shared pencils amp no sharpener Srsquotimes feels like that ukedchat

About the author of this article

colport is a KS12 teacher in the North West of England and one of the founders of ukedchat

Links identified throughout the session colport httpyoutubebkcIHkLM_wk shows how children are easily used to technology

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Session 1 Summary ndash 24062010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

jamesclay My thoughts on time (from 2007) httpelearningstuffwordpresscom20070712travel-ling-through-time ukedchat

Kattle9 dughall httpfreakonomicsblogsny-timescom20100624the-classroom-still-matters worth reading on this ukedchat

ianaddison Wanna help support staff Video help files httpwwwictvideohelpcouk from the excel-lent baggiepr ukedchat

dughall IaninSheffield Keep an eye on this httpbitly9gHl1v ukedchat

ianinsheffield natty08 you might find a few useful Moodle resources in here (inc some good vids) httpbitlyc5iuOE ukedchat

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Session 2 Summary ndash 01072010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion ndash full details more here

If you could revise the curriculum what would it look like

Summary of Discussion

The second ever ukedchat was a lively quick-fire stimulating discussion with much consensus and agreement amongst contributors about their visions for curriculum reform

Key features of peoplersquos ideal curriculum seemed to be that it should be

bull Learner-centredbull Flexiblebull Creativebull Thematicproject-basedbull Relevantbull Communitylocality-basedbull Outdoor andor in differentrsquo learning

spaces

There was some discussion about how realistic such aspirations might be with observations and comments being made about all stages of education but with a feeling that EYFS (Early Years Founda-tion Stage) seemed to be getting many things right Questions were also asked about the degree of risk involved in reforming curriculum and how well placed schools are to take such risks given a climate of inspection and accountability

There was also discussion of of QCA Scheme of work units and their potential shortcomings

colport ndash I suggest delete below ndash see the page under summaries

Eye-Catching Tweets

carolrainbow My ideal curriculum would be full of exciting open ended projects for pupils to research and present with no fixed timetable ukedchat jamesmichie chris_1974 ianaddison ideally I would like to see timetables centred around students needs amp interests ukedchat dailydenouement Think depends on how much risk the mgmt prepared to take with curric amp time-table design ukedchat kvnmcl Take out the prescriptive nature add a dash of teacher ingenuity and a dollop of creative learning ukedchat sciencelabman we have to teach kids to take res-ponsibilty for their own learning ukedchat Joga5 Meaningful vibrant relevant child and teacher directed developed with cross curricular links but also with a sense of rigour ukedchat carolrainbow An ipod touch or similar with loads of learning apps amp internet would be on every desk and used all day as needed for research etc uked-chat islayian chris_1974 We have doubled up most 50 min periods and added in flexi time on friday afternoon Classes are non certificated ukedchat sciencelabman it needs to interest kids and not just something we can test ukedchat kvnmcl Foundation stage has it right so why not use their approach for the whole pri curriculum ukedchat janwebb21 carolrainbow Irsquod want to go further and make the curriculum a spiral curriculum that built skills and knowledge throughout school uke-dchat kvnmcl dughall A risk worth taking So many classes in KS2 are now factories of learning the enjoyment phased out due to targets ukedchat Elmlea1981 Most aspects of teaching needs revo-lutionising What where and how but Itrsquos got to start

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Session 2 Summary ndash 01072010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

with small changes so everyone joins in ukedchat eyebeams Ofsted should mentor not blame uke-dchat chrismayoh If a leadership team is strong and enough and has a clear vision nobody else is needed to successfully develop the curriculum ukedchat Elmlea1981 Teachers need to be trusted to take risks Surely mistakes lead to development and im-provements ukedchat dailydenouement Student-led lessons need better planning to plan in behaviour mgmt etc I think ndash ac-tually more prep work but far more fun ukedchat DKMead ukedchat I think there is broad agree-ment here that learning needs to be contextual bevevans22 chrismayoh And offsite and after school learning has made huge diff to our childrensrsquo learning (amp how they view themselves) ukedchat eyebeams Senior management should be more bound into the needs of the local communities that would help with heavy lifting in curriculum uke-dchat carolrainbow tj007 Chn can only take charge of their learning if they know how to learn The is 1 of the key things for pri educators I think ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

didactylos ukedchat learning is like a long walk you know where you want to get to but the route can change and meander

Useful Weblinks Highlighted during ukedchat

islayian httpeducation2020wikispacescom for future reading What should ed looklike in 2020 ukedchat DKMead ukedchat Queensland New Basics has an enlightened and flexible approach too httpbitlynSSa0 Joga5 Can I chuck in the Guskey model to support introduction of new approaches (plan for outcomes and work back) httpbitlyclBbZt ukedchat colport Cool A quick way to follow those who actively use ukedchat httpwwwblastfollowcom

or any other hastag Joga5 Can I just make more people aware of new idea read4joy or teachread httplordlitwor-dpresscom20100630teachread ukedchat graingered Would like 2invite all ukedchat folks 2visit KARE Givers blog httpwwwseangraingercom Irsquom looking 4 global perspective on Ed issues

About the author of this summary

dughall ndash I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion How can we use collaborative tools to enhance learning

(full details more here)

This was broken down into subquestions What do we mean by collaboration What are the barriers to collaboration How do we encourage collaboration between scho-ols at teacher level Who needs to drive the collaboration

Summary of Discussion

The discussion was varied with several threads run-ning through it It is clear from the discussion that all of those posting were convinced that collaboration has to be at the heart of educational developments It was agreed that collaboration has to include and involve all stakeholders with a call to ensure that this included parents There is still a job to be done with developing it in our own establishments as well as across the piece Initially there were some suggestions from an ed tech point of view of what could be used to support collaboration ndash wikis blogs video confe-rence dabbleboard Wallwisher Mahara collabo-rative mindmapping VLE podcasting Voicethread Skype rafik The discussion then moved onto exploring the bar-riers to collaboration it became clear that edchatters believe they sit at various levels It was suggested that a fear factor remains with to many teachers but also there appears to be several other barriers including knowing the tools blocking of applica-tions by firewalls seeing how online tools can aid collaboration and a fear on the part of management teams and governing bodies of online participation There was a sense in the discussion that none of the barriers were insurmountable but did need to

be recognition that people move at different paces and not all children are motivated by technology The edchatters moved onto how we can encourage teacher level collaboration starting with Teachmeet and then Twitter Bev Evans told us about work taking place in her school where staff are mentoring each other they are moving towards a different approach to learning where collaboration is at the centre We closed the conversation with thoughts of who should drive the collaborations discussed during the night and closing statements There was gene-ral consensus was that teachers need to take res-ponsibility for driving collaboration involving their management teams at all stages

It was an excellent discussion demonstrated by the fact that the hour seemed to speed by with an em-phasis on more than just technology It was clear that all believed that collaboration is worth inves-ting in should be spread across schools and needs working at

Eye-Catching Tweets

primarypete_ tech comes 2nd Itrsquos all about the school and the individual wanting to be outwardampreflective rather than inward looking

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

primarypete_ therersquos a clear diff between tools that let children work in the same space amp genuine collaboration

john_at_muuua who is this collaboration with student 2 student student 2 teacher Thatrsquos where problems arise How do you CRB check an avatar

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

cliffmanning i guess moving from consuming to creating to sharing to collaborating is key

nellmog its not just about ways to encourage online collaboration these tools can also encourage class room participation ie cameras

knikidavies Interesting you see collaboration as a skill in itself where I have been more looking at it as a means to an end

katie_hague Surely collaboration is a core skill especially in the world we now live in ndash wersquore all a case in point

ideas_factory Does Colaboration improve learning or does it just improve social aspects of education

Antheald Was talking to 6th form today about collab now critical life skillrsquo ndash but sit at single desk with pen amp paper for assessment

dughall Real opportunity 4 community cohe-sion cross cultural international learning through tech Such opportunities must be taken

Tweet of the Week

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

Weblinks Highlighted During the Discussion

This is a great video to explain twitter to newbies httpbitlyaXeVKw

here is another video that explains twitter httpbitly94WFxb

Art project encouraging students worldwide 2 ce-lebrate global similarities amp differences great tool httpbitlyc8DzbF also collaboration of K-12 classes in 119 countries Wersquod love more teachers in the UK httpbitly16UQFL

The google teacher map is very useful for networ-king httpwwwbitlyteachermap

Around the World with 80 Schools is a cool project For those who donrsquot know about it httpbitlyaYsxcI

Aussie teacher shares impact SCP collaboration (httpbitly16UQFL) amp Twitter are having in her clasroom httpbitly62o4J

Herersquos what enthusiastic kids think of tech collab when first given the chance httpisgddkqts

The lead Moderator

Bill Lord ndash Literacy Adviser (Grantham)

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What are we doing to promote creativity in the classroom

Summary of Discussion

The discussion covered a lot of different thoughts on creativity This included trying to define it discus-sing if we could assess it and wondering whether it was possible to be creative when given constraints such as timetabling or impending Ofsted visits We also talked a lot about ways to get teachers to be more creative and to take risks as well as providing a culture for children to do the same Some people talked about taking a whole-school approach to crea-tivity and this seemed to work well The general consensus is that creativity needs to be embraced by the head teacher and by management before it can be fully embedded into the school There needs to be an element of risk from teachers and this needs to be modelled for the children Once they see how we deal with risks and failure they can become better at it themselves Providing children with the opportunity to try different tools and to have these to hand will help to develop their creativity We discussed whether it was possible to assess crea-tivity and with this it was decided that our assess-ment also needs to be creative

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

primarypete to allow creativity to flourish you need to allow children to risk and fail with grace dughall I think we can only have creativity with a high degree of pupil choice involvement and per-sonalisation of the curriculum sport_ed open ended tasks are important- howe-ver it is vital students have skills to be able to select creative ways of completing tasks

carolrainbow creativity involves two processes thinking then producing ecce1 we have to look at giving multilpe options for how students demonstrate their knowledge dughall teacher confidence is crucial in promoting and maintaining creativity in the classroom chrisfullerisms not just taking risks but encou-rage an environment in which errors are acceptedembraced by erring we often learn more josepicardo failure is just an opportunity to be better vikh46 with all lessons itrsquos the ability to act when things arenrsquot going well and children are lost that makes a good or outstanding teacher cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about thorugh a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff mynictle use their imaginations give the children a germ of an idea and let them think about it daviderogers one aspect would be to allow choice eg you can write sing dance draw etc as long as you tackle the issue malcolmbellamy creativity is about options eg how many ways can we use this piece of string natty08 people have to realise that there is noise and there is active noise Both sound the same but are TOTALLY different

Tweet of the Week

cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about through a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff

Relevant links highlighted during the Discussion

httpwwwcreativityatworkcomarticlesContentwhatishtm httpggtigweborgPTPIGYM

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

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Bio Details of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a primary school teacher that has spent the past two years working with the local authority to help train and prepare schools for the use of the VLE Studywiz This has also included opening their eyes to other possibilities with web 20 and working to-gether In September 2010 I return to the classroom

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we make the use of interactive whiteboards TRULY interactive

Summary of Discussion

The discussion evolved around WHO the boards are interactive for ndash staffpupils ndash and HOW they are interactive ndash is it the resources or the board The use of IWBrsquos as glorifiedfunky projectors see-med to be the main issue raised Suggestions to im-prove the interactive experience of pupils included training of all staff properly ndash including TArsquos ndash and adding software to pupil pcslaptops so they could use in other contextsprepare their own resources Suggestions for how to use interactively included using response controllers having the board at age-appropriate heightsconsidering where the pupils are when the board is being used ensuring latest Smartboard 10 software loaded up (as the gallery has lots of editable interactive activities) as a re-cording tool for dyslexic pupilsas a group activity combining use with other tools such as visualisers microscopes gyroscopic wireless keyboards and mice using interactive games for shared writingan-notatingscreen captures and recording for math ac-tivities that benefit from manipulation using web 2 tools including collaborative tools with other classesschools combining with use of mini whiteboards to ensure interactivity for all A discussion about the relevance of powerpoint included suggestions about using Prezislideshare making ppts less linear and more interactive including using multimouse and pptplex Some are quite happy without the interac-tivity others treat as part of larger teacher toolkit Pupil use of iwb in earlier years may promote fine motor control In conclusion itrsquos the way iwbs are used that determines their interactivity dynamism and engagement levels ndash it needs to be teacher-led

not tech-led to have an impact on learning I thought the discussion challenged people whate-ver their views about iwbs ndash I for one will certainly be checking out some of the ideas further over the summer holidays

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

kvnmcl IWB cannot be a teacher only domain theyrsquove got to be used by the pupils and not just to point and click on katie_hague Train all staff including TAs in how to use software rather than just leaving them to find time (ha) to do it themselves eyebeams Network them globally ndash have open source code for them chrismayoh Always makes sense to load the IWB software onto other computers in school bevevans Our IWBs are at a pupil accessible height ndash low down in FP settings and higher up in KS2 Makes a difference I think DeputyMitchell I have taught this whole year wi-thout an IWB Not even a projector which I have missed but not the IWB tj007 I like having the IWB in the classroom ndash it makes me think more about the lesson and how to engage and focus pupils I like to record so-mething that has been demonstrated on screen so that it can be replayed (could be a pupilrsquos demo of learning) Natty08 Can I recommend all Smart users have notebook 10 installed AND check out the toolkit for educators lots of stuff there dughall IWB in Early Years amp KS1 = Continuous provision like sand amp water Tonnes of learning deerwood in the case of one school I went in you could start by removing all the posters stuck on the IWB

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

dughall Still a fear in too many teachers that kids will show them uprsquo Therefore donrsquot switch on andor hand over control tombarrett 46 Interesting Ways to use you IWB httpbitlydmKa5b IWBtips KnikiDavies squiggle7 I like screenshade for revealing pictures and saying ldquoI wonderrdquo squiggle7 When doing activities on IWB make all chn take part on mini whiteboards and check answer ndash more interactive than just one child simonhaughton IWB ideaswebsites collaborative GDoc if anybody wants to add bits httpisgddCtPG SkoorBttaM Will AR (augmented reality) make IWBs fulfill their potential malcolmbellamy augmented reality will change the game eventually anyway and the IWBrsquos will di-sappear AntHeald Edu-chats have often felt stale amp even narcissistic tonightrsquos made me really feel like re-viewing practice amp targeting development

Tweets of the Week

kvnmcl The name is wrong as the board doesnrsquot provide the interaction but the activity on it

BUT just for amusement value deerwood I used to wear a white shirt when using an IWB until one day the kids started thumping my back saying sorry just being interactive Ideas_Factory Are the IWB skills ever used again when students enter the workplace Only if they become actors in TV series about serial killers

Useful links raised during the Session

httpcybrarymancomsmartboardhtml

httpwwwteacherslovesmartboardscom

httpbitlydmKa5b ndash 46 Interesting Ways to use your IWB

httpwwwmicrosoftcomukwavesoftware

httpexpresssmarttechcom

httpdownloads01smarttechcommediatrainingcenter95word_classroompdf

httpbitly9wwFbf

httpwwwl4lcoukp=472

httpwwwcooliriscom

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Host moderator

Irsquom currently teaching year 4 in Cheshire with inte-rests in interactive whiteboards learning platforms wikis web 20 tools global collaboration and sup-porting others in using these tools Irsquom also an e-lear-ning lead teacher If you are sharing web 20 tools with colleagues you may find wwwapps4classeswikispacescom a useful place to direct them

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reflecting on your year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve next year

Summary of discussion

Once again a fast paced talk this time with the fo-cus on Reflecting on the school year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve on next year

The full entry is

httpwpmePYldx-1v

Although a lot of the talk revolved around the use of ICT and sites that had worked and not worked some non-tech issues came through

A big one was marking and how it was hard to keep on top of it was felt that despite good intentions people would be behind by Christmas at the latest A discussion revolved around ways to solve this

Ideas included

bull Better use of AfL ndash peer marking in particu-lar was discussed

bull Better use of VLE so that homework tasks could be given in different ways

bull Mix of written tasks vs spoken tasks

Others felt that they would like to make better use of their outdoor areas and some discussion revolved around Forest Schools (see below for link on infor-mation)

Through discussion of ICT the overall and under-lying principles that came out was that these tools are often used to help children take more control of their learning This matches with the AfL ideas and even better use of VLE

Although prompted by me I do think that some of us may be thinking a little more about our work life balance ndash however I could be wrong on this

I think ultimately the thing that everyone decided on was the use of Twitter and how next year they would continue to set aside time to attend the Ukedchats This is seen as a positive time to talk to others and expand the PLN that we are all developing

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed the night as I did ndash it has made me think about things I intend to do better next year and hopefully helped those that took part as well Remember although reflection is important at the end of the year it is also important day in day out to improve our teaching and ultima-tely the learning that occurs in the classroom

Eye catching tweets

Each child in my class has their own display space they decide what goes on it photos work etc Chan-ged regularly Good Afl GillDeCosemo

This year in my school Teachers had Reflection Jour-nals ndash this was much more useful than annotating planning Honesty needed ndash theotheralig

Use co-operative techniques and get kids to take more control J ndash Janeh271

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

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httpwwwbyrdseedcomdifferentiator

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httpwwwlearningandteachinginfolearningbloomtaxhtm

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httpwwwltscotlandorgukglowscotlandindexasp

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Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

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httpbitly9leXrB

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About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 1 Summary ndash 24062010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

jamesclay My thoughts on time (from 2007) httpelearningstuffwordpresscom20070712travel-ling-through-time ukedchat

Kattle9 dughall httpfreakonomicsblogsny-timescom20100624the-classroom-still-matters worth reading on this ukedchat

ianaddison Wanna help support staff Video help files httpwwwictvideohelpcouk from the excel-lent baggiepr ukedchat

dughall IaninSheffield Keep an eye on this httpbitly9gHl1v ukedchat

ianinsheffield natty08 you might find a few useful Moodle resources in here (inc some good vids) httpbitlyc5iuOE ukedchat

rdquo

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Session 2 Summary ndash 01072010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion ndash full details more here

If you could revise the curriculum what would it look like

Summary of Discussion

The second ever ukedchat was a lively quick-fire stimulating discussion with much consensus and agreement amongst contributors about their visions for curriculum reform

Key features of peoplersquos ideal curriculum seemed to be that it should be

bull Learner-centredbull Flexiblebull Creativebull Thematicproject-basedbull Relevantbull Communitylocality-basedbull Outdoor andor in differentrsquo learning

spaces

There was some discussion about how realistic such aspirations might be with observations and comments being made about all stages of education but with a feeling that EYFS (Early Years Founda-tion Stage) seemed to be getting many things right Questions were also asked about the degree of risk involved in reforming curriculum and how well placed schools are to take such risks given a climate of inspection and accountability

There was also discussion of of QCA Scheme of work units and their potential shortcomings

colport ndash I suggest delete below ndash see the page under summaries

Eye-Catching Tweets

carolrainbow My ideal curriculum would be full of exciting open ended projects for pupils to research and present with no fixed timetable ukedchat jamesmichie chris_1974 ianaddison ideally I would like to see timetables centred around students needs amp interests ukedchat dailydenouement Think depends on how much risk the mgmt prepared to take with curric amp time-table design ukedchat kvnmcl Take out the prescriptive nature add a dash of teacher ingenuity and a dollop of creative learning ukedchat sciencelabman we have to teach kids to take res-ponsibilty for their own learning ukedchat Joga5 Meaningful vibrant relevant child and teacher directed developed with cross curricular links but also with a sense of rigour ukedchat carolrainbow An ipod touch or similar with loads of learning apps amp internet would be on every desk and used all day as needed for research etc uked-chat islayian chris_1974 We have doubled up most 50 min periods and added in flexi time on friday afternoon Classes are non certificated ukedchat sciencelabman it needs to interest kids and not just something we can test ukedchat kvnmcl Foundation stage has it right so why not use their approach for the whole pri curriculum ukedchat janwebb21 carolrainbow Irsquod want to go further and make the curriculum a spiral curriculum that built skills and knowledge throughout school uke-dchat kvnmcl dughall A risk worth taking So many classes in KS2 are now factories of learning the enjoyment phased out due to targets ukedchat Elmlea1981 Most aspects of teaching needs revo-lutionising What where and how but Itrsquos got to start

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Session 2 Summary ndash 01072010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

with small changes so everyone joins in ukedchat eyebeams Ofsted should mentor not blame uke-dchat chrismayoh If a leadership team is strong and enough and has a clear vision nobody else is needed to successfully develop the curriculum ukedchat Elmlea1981 Teachers need to be trusted to take risks Surely mistakes lead to development and im-provements ukedchat dailydenouement Student-led lessons need better planning to plan in behaviour mgmt etc I think ndash ac-tually more prep work but far more fun ukedchat DKMead ukedchat I think there is broad agree-ment here that learning needs to be contextual bevevans22 chrismayoh And offsite and after school learning has made huge diff to our childrensrsquo learning (amp how they view themselves) ukedchat eyebeams Senior management should be more bound into the needs of the local communities that would help with heavy lifting in curriculum uke-dchat carolrainbow tj007 Chn can only take charge of their learning if they know how to learn The is 1 of the key things for pri educators I think ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

didactylos ukedchat learning is like a long walk you know where you want to get to but the route can change and meander

Useful Weblinks Highlighted during ukedchat

islayian httpeducation2020wikispacescom for future reading What should ed looklike in 2020 ukedchat DKMead ukedchat Queensland New Basics has an enlightened and flexible approach too httpbitlynSSa0 Joga5 Can I chuck in the Guskey model to support introduction of new approaches (plan for outcomes and work back) httpbitlyclBbZt ukedchat colport Cool A quick way to follow those who actively use ukedchat httpwwwblastfollowcom

or any other hastag Joga5 Can I just make more people aware of new idea read4joy or teachread httplordlitwor-dpresscom20100630teachread ukedchat graingered Would like 2invite all ukedchat folks 2visit KARE Givers blog httpwwwseangraingercom Irsquom looking 4 global perspective on Ed issues

About the author of this summary

dughall ndash I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion How can we use collaborative tools to enhance learning

(full details more here)

This was broken down into subquestions What do we mean by collaboration What are the barriers to collaboration How do we encourage collaboration between scho-ols at teacher level Who needs to drive the collaboration

Summary of Discussion

The discussion was varied with several threads run-ning through it It is clear from the discussion that all of those posting were convinced that collaboration has to be at the heart of educational developments It was agreed that collaboration has to include and involve all stakeholders with a call to ensure that this included parents There is still a job to be done with developing it in our own establishments as well as across the piece Initially there were some suggestions from an ed tech point of view of what could be used to support collaboration ndash wikis blogs video confe-rence dabbleboard Wallwisher Mahara collabo-rative mindmapping VLE podcasting Voicethread Skype rafik The discussion then moved onto exploring the bar-riers to collaboration it became clear that edchatters believe they sit at various levels It was suggested that a fear factor remains with to many teachers but also there appears to be several other barriers including knowing the tools blocking of applica-tions by firewalls seeing how online tools can aid collaboration and a fear on the part of management teams and governing bodies of online participation There was a sense in the discussion that none of the barriers were insurmountable but did need to

be recognition that people move at different paces and not all children are motivated by technology The edchatters moved onto how we can encourage teacher level collaboration starting with Teachmeet and then Twitter Bev Evans told us about work taking place in her school where staff are mentoring each other they are moving towards a different approach to learning where collaboration is at the centre We closed the conversation with thoughts of who should drive the collaborations discussed during the night and closing statements There was gene-ral consensus was that teachers need to take res-ponsibility for driving collaboration involving their management teams at all stages

It was an excellent discussion demonstrated by the fact that the hour seemed to speed by with an em-phasis on more than just technology It was clear that all believed that collaboration is worth inves-ting in should be spread across schools and needs working at

Eye-Catching Tweets

primarypete_ tech comes 2nd Itrsquos all about the school and the individual wanting to be outwardampreflective rather than inward looking

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

primarypete_ therersquos a clear diff between tools that let children work in the same space amp genuine collaboration

john_at_muuua who is this collaboration with student 2 student student 2 teacher Thatrsquos where problems arise How do you CRB check an avatar

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

cliffmanning i guess moving from consuming to creating to sharing to collaborating is key

nellmog its not just about ways to encourage online collaboration these tools can also encourage class room participation ie cameras

knikidavies Interesting you see collaboration as a skill in itself where I have been more looking at it as a means to an end

katie_hague Surely collaboration is a core skill especially in the world we now live in ndash wersquore all a case in point

ideas_factory Does Colaboration improve learning or does it just improve social aspects of education

Antheald Was talking to 6th form today about collab now critical life skillrsquo ndash but sit at single desk with pen amp paper for assessment

dughall Real opportunity 4 community cohe-sion cross cultural international learning through tech Such opportunities must be taken

Tweet of the Week

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

Weblinks Highlighted During the Discussion

This is a great video to explain twitter to newbies httpbitlyaXeVKw

here is another video that explains twitter httpbitly94WFxb

Art project encouraging students worldwide 2 ce-lebrate global similarities amp differences great tool httpbitlyc8DzbF also collaboration of K-12 classes in 119 countries Wersquod love more teachers in the UK httpbitly16UQFL

The google teacher map is very useful for networ-king httpwwwbitlyteachermap

Around the World with 80 Schools is a cool project For those who donrsquot know about it httpbitlyaYsxcI

Aussie teacher shares impact SCP collaboration (httpbitly16UQFL) amp Twitter are having in her clasroom httpbitly62o4J

Herersquos what enthusiastic kids think of tech collab when first given the chance httpisgddkqts

The lead Moderator

Bill Lord ndash Literacy Adviser (Grantham)

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What are we doing to promote creativity in the classroom

Summary of Discussion

The discussion covered a lot of different thoughts on creativity This included trying to define it discus-sing if we could assess it and wondering whether it was possible to be creative when given constraints such as timetabling or impending Ofsted visits We also talked a lot about ways to get teachers to be more creative and to take risks as well as providing a culture for children to do the same Some people talked about taking a whole-school approach to crea-tivity and this seemed to work well The general consensus is that creativity needs to be embraced by the head teacher and by management before it can be fully embedded into the school There needs to be an element of risk from teachers and this needs to be modelled for the children Once they see how we deal with risks and failure they can become better at it themselves Providing children with the opportunity to try different tools and to have these to hand will help to develop their creativity We discussed whether it was possible to assess crea-tivity and with this it was decided that our assess-ment also needs to be creative

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

primarypete to allow creativity to flourish you need to allow children to risk and fail with grace dughall I think we can only have creativity with a high degree of pupil choice involvement and per-sonalisation of the curriculum sport_ed open ended tasks are important- howe-ver it is vital students have skills to be able to select creative ways of completing tasks

carolrainbow creativity involves two processes thinking then producing ecce1 we have to look at giving multilpe options for how students demonstrate their knowledge dughall teacher confidence is crucial in promoting and maintaining creativity in the classroom chrisfullerisms not just taking risks but encou-rage an environment in which errors are acceptedembraced by erring we often learn more josepicardo failure is just an opportunity to be better vikh46 with all lessons itrsquos the ability to act when things arenrsquot going well and children are lost that makes a good or outstanding teacher cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about thorugh a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff mynictle use their imaginations give the children a germ of an idea and let them think about it daviderogers one aspect would be to allow choice eg you can write sing dance draw etc as long as you tackle the issue malcolmbellamy creativity is about options eg how many ways can we use this piece of string natty08 people have to realise that there is noise and there is active noise Both sound the same but are TOTALLY different

Tweet of the Week

cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about through a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff

Relevant links highlighted during the Discussion

httpwwwcreativityatworkcomarticlesContentwhatishtm httpggtigweborgPTPIGYM

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

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Bio Details of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a primary school teacher that has spent the past two years working with the local authority to help train and prepare schools for the use of the VLE Studywiz This has also included opening their eyes to other possibilities with web 20 and working to-gether In September 2010 I return to the classroom

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we make the use of interactive whiteboards TRULY interactive

Summary of Discussion

The discussion evolved around WHO the boards are interactive for ndash staffpupils ndash and HOW they are interactive ndash is it the resources or the board The use of IWBrsquos as glorifiedfunky projectors see-med to be the main issue raised Suggestions to im-prove the interactive experience of pupils included training of all staff properly ndash including TArsquos ndash and adding software to pupil pcslaptops so they could use in other contextsprepare their own resources Suggestions for how to use interactively included using response controllers having the board at age-appropriate heightsconsidering where the pupils are when the board is being used ensuring latest Smartboard 10 software loaded up (as the gallery has lots of editable interactive activities) as a re-cording tool for dyslexic pupilsas a group activity combining use with other tools such as visualisers microscopes gyroscopic wireless keyboards and mice using interactive games for shared writingan-notatingscreen captures and recording for math ac-tivities that benefit from manipulation using web 2 tools including collaborative tools with other classesschools combining with use of mini whiteboards to ensure interactivity for all A discussion about the relevance of powerpoint included suggestions about using Prezislideshare making ppts less linear and more interactive including using multimouse and pptplex Some are quite happy without the interac-tivity others treat as part of larger teacher toolkit Pupil use of iwb in earlier years may promote fine motor control In conclusion itrsquos the way iwbs are used that determines their interactivity dynamism and engagement levels ndash it needs to be teacher-led

not tech-led to have an impact on learning I thought the discussion challenged people whate-ver their views about iwbs ndash I for one will certainly be checking out some of the ideas further over the summer holidays

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

kvnmcl IWB cannot be a teacher only domain theyrsquove got to be used by the pupils and not just to point and click on katie_hague Train all staff including TAs in how to use software rather than just leaving them to find time (ha) to do it themselves eyebeams Network them globally ndash have open source code for them chrismayoh Always makes sense to load the IWB software onto other computers in school bevevans Our IWBs are at a pupil accessible height ndash low down in FP settings and higher up in KS2 Makes a difference I think DeputyMitchell I have taught this whole year wi-thout an IWB Not even a projector which I have missed but not the IWB tj007 I like having the IWB in the classroom ndash it makes me think more about the lesson and how to engage and focus pupils I like to record so-mething that has been demonstrated on screen so that it can be replayed (could be a pupilrsquos demo of learning) Natty08 Can I recommend all Smart users have notebook 10 installed AND check out the toolkit for educators lots of stuff there dughall IWB in Early Years amp KS1 = Continuous provision like sand amp water Tonnes of learning deerwood in the case of one school I went in you could start by removing all the posters stuck on the IWB

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dughall Still a fear in too many teachers that kids will show them uprsquo Therefore donrsquot switch on andor hand over control tombarrett 46 Interesting Ways to use you IWB httpbitlydmKa5b IWBtips KnikiDavies squiggle7 I like screenshade for revealing pictures and saying ldquoI wonderrdquo squiggle7 When doing activities on IWB make all chn take part on mini whiteboards and check answer ndash more interactive than just one child simonhaughton IWB ideaswebsites collaborative GDoc if anybody wants to add bits httpisgddCtPG SkoorBttaM Will AR (augmented reality) make IWBs fulfill their potential malcolmbellamy augmented reality will change the game eventually anyway and the IWBrsquos will di-sappear AntHeald Edu-chats have often felt stale amp even narcissistic tonightrsquos made me really feel like re-viewing practice amp targeting development

Tweets of the Week

kvnmcl The name is wrong as the board doesnrsquot provide the interaction but the activity on it

BUT just for amusement value deerwood I used to wear a white shirt when using an IWB until one day the kids started thumping my back saying sorry just being interactive Ideas_Factory Are the IWB skills ever used again when students enter the workplace Only if they become actors in TV series about serial killers

Useful links raised during the Session

httpcybrarymancomsmartboardhtml

httpwwwteacherslovesmartboardscom

httpbitlydmKa5b ndash 46 Interesting Ways to use your IWB

httpwwwmicrosoftcomukwavesoftware

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httpdownloads01smarttechcommediatrainingcenter95word_classroompdf

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Host moderator

Irsquom currently teaching year 4 in Cheshire with inte-rests in interactive whiteboards learning platforms wikis web 20 tools global collaboration and sup-porting others in using these tools Irsquom also an e-lear-ning lead teacher If you are sharing web 20 tools with colleagues you may find wwwapps4classeswikispacescom a useful place to direct them

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reflecting on your year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve next year

Summary of discussion

Once again a fast paced talk this time with the fo-cus on Reflecting on the school year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve on next year

The full entry is

httpwpmePYldx-1v

Although a lot of the talk revolved around the use of ICT and sites that had worked and not worked some non-tech issues came through

A big one was marking and how it was hard to keep on top of it was felt that despite good intentions people would be behind by Christmas at the latest A discussion revolved around ways to solve this

Ideas included

bull Better use of AfL ndash peer marking in particu-lar was discussed

bull Better use of VLE so that homework tasks could be given in different ways

bull Mix of written tasks vs spoken tasks

Others felt that they would like to make better use of their outdoor areas and some discussion revolved around Forest Schools (see below for link on infor-mation)

Through discussion of ICT the overall and under-lying principles that came out was that these tools are often used to help children take more control of their learning This matches with the AfL ideas and even better use of VLE

Although prompted by me I do think that some of us may be thinking a little more about our work life balance ndash however I could be wrong on this

I think ultimately the thing that everyone decided on was the use of Twitter and how next year they would continue to set aside time to attend the Ukedchats This is seen as a positive time to talk to others and expand the PLN that we are all developing

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed the night as I did ndash it has made me think about things I intend to do better next year and hopefully helped those that took part as well Remember although reflection is important at the end of the year it is also important day in day out to improve our teaching and ultima-tely the learning that occurs in the classroom

Eye catching tweets

Each child in my class has their own display space they decide what goes on it photos work etc Chan-ged regularly Good Afl GillDeCosemo

This year in my school Teachers had Reflection Jour-nals ndash this was much more useful than annotating planning Honesty needed ndash theotheralig

Use co-operative techniques and get kids to take more control J ndash Janeh271

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

httpwwwyoutubecombreakthruchris

httpwwwbyrdseedcomdifferentiator

httpwwwwinsupersitecomofficeo2010_suiteasp

httpwwwlearningandteachinginfolearningbloomtaxhtm

httpwwwevernotecom

httpwwwltscotlandorgukglowscotlandindexasp

httpwwwforestschoolscom

Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

httpwpmepGKTV-Bx

httpbitly9RmaEz

httpbitly9leXrB

httpisgde7Bt1

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httpbitly9leXrB

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httpwwwictvideohelpcouk

httpwwwengageforeducationorg

httpbitlyaWAoh7

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About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

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httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 2 Summary ndash 01072010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion ndash full details more here

If you could revise the curriculum what would it look like

Summary of Discussion

The second ever ukedchat was a lively quick-fire stimulating discussion with much consensus and agreement amongst contributors about their visions for curriculum reform

Key features of peoplersquos ideal curriculum seemed to be that it should be

bull Learner-centredbull Flexiblebull Creativebull Thematicproject-basedbull Relevantbull Communitylocality-basedbull Outdoor andor in differentrsquo learning

spaces

There was some discussion about how realistic such aspirations might be with observations and comments being made about all stages of education but with a feeling that EYFS (Early Years Founda-tion Stage) seemed to be getting many things right Questions were also asked about the degree of risk involved in reforming curriculum and how well placed schools are to take such risks given a climate of inspection and accountability

There was also discussion of of QCA Scheme of work units and their potential shortcomings

colport ndash I suggest delete below ndash see the page under summaries

Eye-Catching Tweets

carolrainbow My ideal curriculum would be full of exciting open ended projects for pupils to research and present with no fixed timetable ukedchat jamesmichie chris_1974 ianaddison ideally I would like to see timetables centred around students needs amp interests ukedchat dailydenouement Think depends on how much risk the mgmt prepared to take with curric amp time-table design ukedchat kvnmcl Take out the prescriptive nature add a dash of teacher ingenuity and a dollop of creative learning ukedchat sciencelabman we have to teach kids to take res-ponsibilty for their own learning ukedchat Joga5 Meaningful vibrant relevant child and teacher directed developed with cross curricular links but also with a sense of rigour ukedchat carolrainbow An ipod touch or similar with loads of learning apps amp internet would be on every desk and used all day as needed for research etc uked-chat islayian chris_1974 We have doubled up most 50 min periods and added in flexi time on friday afternoon Classes are non certificated ukedchat sciencelabman it needs to interest kids and not just something we can test ukedchat kvnmcl Foundation stage has it right so why not use their approach for the whole pri curriculum ukedchat janwebb21 carolrainbow Irsquod want to go further and make the curriculum a spiral curriculum that built skills and knowledge throughout school uke-dchat kvnmcl dughall A risk worth taking So many classes in KS2 are now factories of learning the enjoyment phased out due to targets ukedchat Elmlea1981 Most aspects of teaching needs revo-lutionising What where and how but Itrsquos got to start

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Session 2 Summary ndash 01072010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

with small changes so everyone joins in ukedchat eyebeams Ofsted should mentor not blame uke-dchat chrismayoh If a leadership team is strong and enough and has a clear vision nobody else is needed to successfully develop the curriculum ukedchat Elmlea1981 Teachers need to be trusted to take risks Surely mistakes lead to development and im-provements ukedchat dailydenouement Student-led lessons need better planning to plan in behaviour mgmt etc I think ndash ac-tually more prep work but far more fun ukedchat DKMead ukedchat I think there is broad agree-ment here that learning needs to be contextual bevevans22 chrismayoh And offsite and after school learning has made huge diff to our childrensrsquo learning (amp how they view themselves) ukedchat eyebeams Senior management should be more bound into the needs of the local communities that would help with heavy lifting in curriculum uke-dchat carolrainbow tj007 Chn can only take charge of their learning if they know how to learn The is 1 of the key things for pri educators I think ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

didactylos ukedchat learning is like a long walk you know where you want to get to but the route can change and meander

Useful Weblinks Highlighted during ukedchat

islayian httpeducation2020wikispacescom for future reading What should ed looklike in 2020 ukedchat DKMead ukedchat Queensland New Basics has an enlightened and flexible approach too httpbitlynSSa0 Joga5 Can I chuck in the Guskey model to support introduction of new approaches (plan for outcomes and work back) httpbitlyclBbZt ukedchat colport Cool A quick way to follow those who actively use ukedchat httpwwwblastfollowcom

or any other hastag Joga5 Can I just make more people aware of new idea read4joy or teachread httplordlitwor-dpresscom20100630teachread ukedchat graingered Would like 2invite all ukedchat folks 2visit KARE Givers blog httpwwwseangraingercom Irsquom looking 4 global perspective on Ed issues

About the author of this summary

dughall ndash I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion How can we use collaborative tools to enhance learning

(full details more here)

This was broken down into subquestions What do we mean by collaboration What are the barriers to collaboration How do we encourage collaboration between scho-ols at teacher level Who needs to drive the collaboration

Summary of Discussion

The discussion was varied with several threads run-ning through it It is clear from the discussion that all of those posting were convinced that collaboration has to be at the heart of educational developments It was agreed that collaboration has to include and involve all stakeholders with a call to ensure that this included parents There is still a job to be done with developing it in our own establishments as well as across the piece Initially there were some suggestions from an ed tech point of view of what could be used to support collaboration ndash wikis blogs video confe-rence dabbleboard Wallwisher Mahara collabo-rative mindmapping VLE podcasting Voicethread Skype rafik The discussion then moved onto exploring the bar-riers to collaboration it became clear that edchatters believe they sit at various levels It was suggested that a fear factor remains with to many teachers but also there appears to be several other barriers including knowing the tools blocking of applica-tions by firewalls seeing how online tools can aid collaboration and a fear on the part of management teams and governing bodies of online participation There was a sense in the discussion that none of the barriers were insurmountable but did need to

be recognition that people move at different paces and not all children are motivated by technology The edchatters moved onto how we can encourage teacher level collaboration starting with Teachmeet and then Twitter Bev Evans told us about work taking place in her school where staff are mentoring each other they are moving towards a different approach to learning where collaboration is at the centre We closed the conversation with thoughts of who should drive the collaborations discussed during the night and closing statements There was gene-ral consensus was that teachers need to take res-ponsibility for driving collaboration involving their management teams at all stages

It was an excellent discussion demonstrated by the fact that the hour seemed to speed by with an em-phasis on more than just technology It was clear that all believed that collaboration is worth inves-ting in should be spread across schools and needs working at

Eye-Catching Tweets

primarypete_ tech comes 2nd Itrsquos all about the school and the individual wanting to be outwardampreflective rather than inward looking

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

primarypete_ therersquos a clear diff between tools that let children work in the same space amp genuine collaboration

john_at_muuua who is this collaboration with student 2 student student 2 teacher Thatrsquos where problems arise How do you CRB check an avatar

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

cliffmanning i guess moving from consuming to creating to sharing to collaborating is key

nellmog its not just about ways to encourage online collaboration these tools can also encourage class room participation ie cameras

knikidavies Interesting you see collaboration as a skill in itself where I have been more looking at it as a means to an end

katie_hague Surely collaboration is a core skill especially in the world we now live in ndash wersquore all a case in point

ideas_factory Does Colaboration improve learning or does it just improve social aspects of education

Antheald Was talking to 6th form today about collab now critical life skillrsquo ndash but sit at single desk with pen amp paper for assessment

dughall Real opportunity 4 community cohe-sion cross cultural international learning through tech Such opportunities must be taken

Tweet of the Week

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

Weblinks Highlighted During the Discussion

This is a great video to explain twitter to newbies httpbitlyaXeVKw

here is another video that explains twitter httpbitly94WFxb

Art project encouraging students worldwide 2 ce-lebrate global similarities amp differences great tool httpbitlyc8DzbF also collaboration of K-12 classes in 119 countries Wersquod love more teachers in the UK httpbitly16UQFL

The google teacher map is very useful for networ-king httpwwwbitlyteachermap

Around the World with 80 Schools is a cool project For those who donrsquot know about it httpbitlyaYsxcI

Aussie teacher shares impact SCP collaboration (httpbitly16UQFL) amp Twitter are having in her clasroom httpbitly62o4J

Herersquos what enthusiastic kids think of tech collab when first given the chance httpisgddkqts

The lead Moderator

Bill Lord ndash Literacy Adviser (Grantham)

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What are we doing to promote creativity in the classroom

Summary of Discussion

The discussion covered a lot of different thoughts on creativity This included trying to define it discus-sing if we could assess it and wondering whether it was possible to be creative when given constraints such as timetabling or impending Ofsted visits We also talked a lot about ways to get teachers to be more creative and to take risks as well as providing a culture for children to do the same Some people talked about taking a whole-school approach to crea-tivity and this seemed to work well The general consensus is that creativity needs to be embraced by the head teacher and by management before it can be fully embedded into the school There needs to be an element of risk from teachers and this needs to be modelled for the children Once they see how we deal with risks and failure they can become better at it themselves Providing children with the opportunity to try different tools and to have these to hand will help to develop their creativity We discussed whether it was possible to assess crea-tivity and with this it was decided that our assess-ment also needs to be creative

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

primarypete to allow creativity to flourish you need to allow children to risk and fail with grace dughall I think we can only have creativity with a high degree of pupil choice involvement and per-sonalisation of the curriculum sport_ed open ended tasks are important- howe-ver it is vital students have skills to be able to select creative ways of completing tasks

carolrainbow creativity involves two processes thinking then producing ecce1 we have to look at giving multilpe options for how students demonstrate their knowledge dughall teacher confidence is crucial in promoting and maintaining creativity in the classroom chrisfullerisms not just taking risks but encou-rage an environment in which errors are acceptedembraced by erring we often learn more josepicardo failure is just an opportunity to be better vikh46 with all lessons itrsquos the ability to act when things arenrsquot going well and children are lost that makes a good or outstanding teacher cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about thorugh a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff mynictle use their imaginations give the children a germ of an idea and let them think about it daviderogers one aspect would be to allow choice eg you can write sing dance draw etc as long as you tackle the issue malcolmbellamy creativity is about options eg how many ways can we use this piece of string natty08 people have to realise that there is noise and there is active noise Both sound the same but are TOTALLY different

Tweet of the Week

cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about through a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff

Relevant links highlighted during the Discussion

httpwwwcreativityatworkcomarticlesContentwhatishtm httpggtigweborgPTPIGYM

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

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Bio Details of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a primary school teacher that has spent the past two years working with the local authority to help train and prepare schools for the use of the VLE Studywiz This has also included opening their eyes to other possibilities with web 20 and working to-gether In September 2010 I return to the classroom

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we make the use of interactive whiteboards TRULY interactive

Summary of Discussion

The discussion evolved around WHO the boards are interactive for ndash staffpupils ndash and HOW they are interactive ndash is it the resources or the board The use of IWBrsquos as glorifiedfunky projectors see-med to be the main issue raised Suggestions to im-prove the interactive experience of pupils included training of all staff properly ndash including TArsquos ndash and adding software to pupil pcslaptops so they could use in other contextsprepare their own resources Suggestions for how to use interactively included using response controllers having the board at age-appropriate heightsconsidering where the pupils are when the board is being used ensuring latest Smartboard 10 software loaded up (as the gallery has lots of editable interactive activities) as a re-cording tool for dyslexic pupilsas a group activity combining use with other tools such as visualisers microscopes gyroscopic wireless keyboards and mice using interactive games for shared writingan-notatingscreen captures and recording for math ac-tivities that benefit from manipulation using web 2 tools including collaborative tools with other classesschools combining with use of mini whiteboards to ensure interactivity for all A discussion about the relevance of powerpoint included suggestions about using Prezislideshare making ppts less linear and more interactive including using multimouse and pptplex Some are quite happy without the interac-tivity others treat as part of larger teacher toolkit Pupil use of iwb in earlier years may promote fine motor control In conclusion itrsquos the way iwbs are used that determines their interactivity dynamism and engagement levels ndash it needs to be teacher-led

not tech-led to have an impact on learning I thought the discussion challenged people whate-ver their views about iwbs ndash I for one will certainly be checking out some of the ideas further over the summer holidays

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

kvnmcl IWB cannot be a teacher only domain theyrsquove got to be used by the pupils and not just to point and click on katie_hague Train all staff including TAs in how to use software rather than just leaving them to find time (ha) to do it themselves eyebeams Network them globally ndash have open source code for them chrismayoh Always makes sense to load the IWB software onto other computers in school bevevans Our IWBs are at a pupil accessible height ndash low down in FP settings and higher up in KS2 Makes a difference I think DeputyMitchell I have taught this whole year wi-thout an IWB Not even a projector which I have missed but not the IWB tj007 I like having the IWB in the classroom ndash it makes me think more about the lesson and how to engage and focus pupils I like to record so-mething that has been demonstrated on screen so that it can be replayed (could be a pupilrsquos demo of learning) Natty08 Can I recommend all Smart users have notebook 10 installed AND check out the toolkit for educators lots of stuff there dughall IWB in Early Years amp KS1 = Continuous provision like sand amp water Tonnes of learning deerwood in the case of one school I went in you could start by removing all the posters stuck on the IWB

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dughall Still a fear in too many teachers that kids will show them uprsquo Therefore donrsquot switch on andor hand over control tombarrett 46 Interesting Ways to use you IWB httpbitlydmKa5b IWBtips KnikiDavies squiggle7 I like screenshade for revealing pictures and saying ldquoI wonderrdquo squiggle7 When doing activities on IWB make all chn take part on mini whiteboards and check answer ndash more interactive than just one child simonhaughton IWB ideaswebsites collaborative GDoc if anybody wants to add bits httpisgddCtPG SkoorBttaM Will AR (augmented reality) make IWBs fulfill their potential malcolmbellamy augmented reality will change the game eventually anyway and the IWBrsquos will di-sappear AntHeald Edu-chats have often felt stale amp even narcissistic tonightrsquos made me really feel like re-viewing practice amp targeting development

Tweets of the Week

kvnmcl The name is wrong as the board doesnrsquot provide the interaction but the activity on it

BUT just for amusement value deerwood I used to wear a white shirt when using an IWB until one day the kids started thumping my back saying sorry just being interactive Ideas_Factory Are the IWB skills ever used again when students enter the workplace Only if they become actors in TV series about serial killers

Useful links raised during the Session

httpcybrarymancomsmartboardhtml

httpwwwteacherslovesmartboardscom

httpbitlydmKa5b ndash 46 Interesting Ways to use your IWB

httpwwwmicrosoftcomukwavesoftware

httpexpresssmarttechcom

httpdownloads01smarttechcommediatrainingcenter95word_classroompdf

httpbitly9wwFbf

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Host moderator

Irsquom currently teaching year 4 in Cheshire with inte-rests in interactive whiteboards learning platforms wikis web 20 tools global collaboration and sup-porting others in using these tools Irsquom also an e-lear-ning lead teacher If you are sharing web 20 tools with colleagues you may find wwwapps4classeswikispacescom a useful place to direct them

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reflecting on your year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve next year

Summary of discussion

Once again a fast paced talk this time with the fo-cus on Reflecting on the school year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve on next year

The full entry is

httpwpmePYldx-1v

Although a lot of the talk revolved around the use of ICT and sites that had worked and not worked some non-tech issues came through

A big one was marking and how it was hard to keep on top of it was felt that despite good intentions people would be behind by Christmas at the latest A discussion revolved around ways to solve this

Ideas included

bull Better use of AfL ndash peer marking in particu-lar was discussed

bull Better use of VLE so that homework tasks could be given in different ways

bull Mix of written tasks vs spoken tasks

Others felt that they would like to make better use of their outdoor areas and some discussion revolved around Forest Schools (see below for link on infor-mation)

Through discussion of ICT the overall and under-lying principles that came out was that these tools are often used to help children take more control of their learning This matches with the AfL ideas and even better use of VLE

Although prompted by me I do think that some of us may be thinking a little more about our work life balance ndash however I could be wrong on this

I think ultimately the thing that everyone decided on was the use of Twitter and how next year they would continue to set aside time to attend the Ukedchats This is seen as a positive time to talk to others and expand the PLN that we are all developing

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed the night as I did ndash it has made me think about things I intend to do better next year and hopefully helped those that took part as well Remember although reflection is important at the end of the year it is also important day in day out to improve our teaching and ultima-tely the learning that occurs in the classroom

Eye catching tweets

Each child in my class has their own display space they decide what goes on it photos work etc Chan-ged regularly Good Afl GillDeCosemo

This year in my school Teachers had Reflection Jour-nals ndash this was much more useful than annotating planning Honesty needed ndash theotheralig

Use co-operative techniques and get kids to take more control J ndash Janeh271

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I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

httpwwwyoutubecombreakthruchris

httpwwwbyrdseedcomdifferentiator

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httpwwwlearningandteachinginfolearningbloomtaxhtm

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httpwwwltscotlandorgukglowscotlandindexasp

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Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

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httpbitly9RmaEz

httpbitly9leXrB

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httpwwwengageforeducationorg

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About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

httpbitlycT3SxU

httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 2 Summary ndash 01072010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

with small changes so everyone joins in ukedchat eyebeams Ofsted should mentor not blame uke-dchat chrismayoh If a leadership team is strong and enough and has a clear vision nobody else is needed to successfully develop the curriculum ukedchat Elmlea1981 Teachers need to be trusted to take risks Surely mistakes lead to development and im-provements ukedchat dailydenouement Student-led lessons need better planning to plan in behaviour mgmt etc I think ndash ac-tually more prep work but far more fun ukedchat DKMead ukedchat I think there is broad agree-ment here that learning needs to be contextual bevevans22 chrismayoh And offsite and after school learning has made huge diff to our childrensrsquo learning (amp how they view themselves) ukedchat eyebeams Senior management should be more bound into the needs of the local communities that would help with heavy lifting in curriculum uke-dchat carolrainbow tj007 Chn can only take charge of their learning if they know how to learn The is 1 of the key things for pri educators I think ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

didactylos ukedchat learning is like a long walk you know where you want to get to but the route can change and meander

Useful Weblinks Highlighted during ukedchat

islayian httpeducation2020wikispacescom for future reading What should ed looklike in 2020 ukedchat DKMead ukedchat Queensland New Basics has an enlightened and flexible approach too httpbitlynSSa0 Joga5 Can I chuck in the Guskey model to support introduction of new approaches (plan for outcomes and work back) httpbitlyclBbZt ukedchat colport Cool A quick way to follow those who actively use ukedchat httpwwwblastfollowcom

or any other hastag Joga5 Can I just make more people aware of new idea read4joy or teachread httplordlitwor-dpresscom20100630teachread ukedchat graingered Would like 2invite all ukedchat folks 2visit KARE Givers blog httpwwwseangraingercom Irsquom looking 4 global perspective on Ed issues

About the author of this summary

dughall ndash I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion How can we use collaborative tools to enhance learning

(full details more here)

This was broken down into subquestions What do we mean by collaboration What are the barriers to collaboration How do we encourage collaboration between scho-ols at teacher level Who needs to drive the collaboration

Summary of Discussion

The discussion was varied with several threads run-ning through it It is clear from the discussion that all of those posting were convinced that collaboration has to be at the heart of educational developments It was agreed that collaboration has to include and involve all stakeholders with a call to ensure that this included parents There is still a job to be done with developing it in our own establishments as well as across the piece Initially there were some suggestions from an ed tech point of view of what could be used to support collaboration ndash wikis blogs video confe-rence dabbleboard Wallwisher Mahara collabo-rative mindmapping VLE podcasting Voicethread Skype rafik The discussion then moved onto exploring the bar-riers to collaboration it became clear that edchatters believe they sit at various levels It was suggested that a fear factor remains with to many teachers but also there appears to be several other barriers including knowing the tools blocking of applica-tions by firewalls seeing how online tools can aid collaboration and a fear on the part of management teams and governing bodies of online participation There was a sense in the discussion that none of the barriers were insurmountable but did need to

be recognition that people move at different paces and not all children are motivated by technology The edchatters moved onto how we can encourage teacher level collaboration starting with Teachmeet and then Twitter Bev Evans told us about work taking place in her school where staff are mentoring each other they are moving towards a different approach to learning where collaboration is at the centre We closed the conversation with thoughts of who should drive the collaborations discussed during the night and closing statements There was gene-ral consensus was that teachers need to take res-ponsibility for driving collaboration involving their management teams at all stages

It was an excellent discussion demonstrated by the fact that the hour seemed to speed by with an em-phasis on more than just technology It was clear that all believed that collaboration is worth inves-ting in should be spread across schools and needs working at

Eye-Catching Tweets

primarypete_ tech comes 2nd Itrsquos all about the school and the individual wanting to be outwardampreflective rather than inward looking

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

primarypete_ therersquos a clear diff between tools that let children work in the same space amp genuine collaboration

john_at_muuua who is this collaboration with student 2 student student 2 teacher Thatrsquos where problems arise How do you CRB check an avatar

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

cliffmanning i guess moving from consuming to creating to sharing to collaborating is key

nellmog its not just about ways to encourage online collaboration these tools can also encourage class room participation ie cameras

knikidavies Interesting you see collaboration as a skill in itself where I have been more looking at it as a means to an end

katie_hague Surely collaboration is a core skill especially in the world we now live in ndash wersquore all a case in point

ideas_factory Does Colaboration improve learning or does it just improve social aspects of education

Antheald Was talking to 6th form today about collab now critical life skillrsquo ndash but sit at single desk with pen amp paper for assessment

dughall Real opportunity 4 community cohe-sion cross cultural international learning through tech Such opportunities must be taken

Tweet of the Week

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

Weblinks Highlighted During the Discussion

This is a great video to explain twitter to newbies httpbitlyaXeVKw

here is another video that explains twitter httpbitly94WFxb

Art project encouraging students worldwide 2 ce-lebrate global similarities amp differences great tool httpbitlyc8DzbF also collaboration of K-12 classes in 119 countries Wersquod love more teachers in the UK httpbitly16UQFL

The google teacher map is very useful for networ-king httpwwwbitlyteachermap

Around the World with 80 Schools is a cool project For those who donrsquot know about it httpbitlyaYsxcI

Aussie teacher shares impact SCP collaboration (httpbitly16UQFL) amp Twitter are having in her clasroom httpbitly62o4J

Herersquos what enthusiastic kids think of tech collab when first given the chance httpisgddkqts

The lead Moderator

Bill Lord ndash Literacy Adviser (Grantham)

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What are we doing to promote creativity in the classroom

Summary of Discussion

The discussion covered a lot of different thoughts on creativity This included trying to define it discus-sing if we could assess it and wondering whether it was possible to be creative when given constraints such as timetabling or impending Ofsted visits We also talked a lot about ways to get teachers to be more creative and to take risks as well as providing a culture for children to do the same Some people talked about taking a whole-school approach to crea-tivity and this seemed to work well The general consensus is that creativity needs to be embraced by the head teacher and by management before it can be fully embedded into the school There needs to be an element of risk from teachers and this needs to be modelled for the children Once they see how we deal with risks and failure they can become better at it themselves Providing children with the opportunity to try different tools and to have these to hand will help to develop their creativity We discussed whether it was possible to assess crea-tivity and with this it was decided that our assess-ment also needs to be creative

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

primarypete to allow creativity to flourish you need to allow children to risk and fail with grace dughall I think we can only have creativity with a high degree of pupil choice involvement and per-sonalisation of the curriculum sport_ed open ended tasks are important- howe-ver it is vital students have skills to be able to select creative ways of completing tasks

carolrainbow creativity involves two processes thinking then producing ecce1 we have to look at giving multilpe options for how students demonstrate their knowledge dughall teacher confidence is crucial in promoting and maintaining creativity in the classroom chrisfullerisms not just taking risks but encou-rage an environment in which errors are acceptedembraced by erring we often learn more josepicardo failure is just an opportunity to be better vikh46 with all lessons itrsquos the ability to act when things arenrsquot going well and children are lost that makes a good or outstanding teacher cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about thorugh a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff mynictle use their imaginations give the children a germ of an idea and let them think about it daviderogers one aspect would be to allow choice eg you can write sing dance draw etc as long as you tackle the issue malcolmbellamy creativity is about options eg how many ways can we use this piece of string natty08 people have to realise that there is noise and there is active noise Both sound the same but are TOTALLY different

Tweet of the Week

cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about through a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff

Relevant links highlighted during the Discussion

httpwwwcreativityatworkcomarticlesContentwhatishtm httpggtigweborgPTPIGYM

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Bio Details of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a primary school teacher that has spent the past two years working with the local authority to help train and prepare schools for the use of the VLE Studywiz This has also included opening their eyes to other possibilities with web 20 and working to-gether In September 2010 I return to the classroom

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we make the use of interactive whiteboards TRULY interactive

Summary of Discussion

The discussion evolved around WHO the boards are interactive for ndash staffpupils ndash and HOW they are interactive ndash is it the resources or the board The use of IWBrsquos as glorifiedfunky projectors see-med to be the main issue raised Suggestions to im-prove the interactive experience of pupils included training of all staff properly ndash including TArsquos ndash and adding software to pupil pcslaptops so they could use in other contextsprepare their own resources Suggestions for how to use interactively included using response controllers having the board at age-appropriate heightsconsidering where the pupils are when the board is being used ensuring latest Smartboard 10 software loaded up (as the gallery has lots of editable interactive activities) as a re-cording tool for dyslexic pupilsas a group activity combining use with other tools such as visualisers microscopes gyroscopic wireless keyboards and mice using interactive games for shared writingan-notatingscreen captures and recording for math ac-tivities that benefit from manipulation using web 2 tools including collaborative tools with other classesschools combining with use of mini whiteboards to ensure interactivity for all A discussion about the relevance of powerpoint included suggestions about using Prezislideshare making ppts less linear and more interactive including using multimouse and pptplex Some are quite happy without the interac-tivity others treat as part of larger teacher toolkit Pupil use of iwb in earlier years may promote fine motor control In conclusion itrsquos the way iwbs are used that determines their interactivity dynamism and engagement levels ndash it needs to be teacher-led

not tech-led to have an impact on learning I thought the discussion challenged people whate-ver their views about iwbs ndash I for one will certainly be checking out some of the ideas further over the summer holidays

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

kvnmcl IWB cannot be a teacher only domain theyrsquove got to be used by the pupils and not just to point and click on katie_hague Train all staff including TAs in how to use software rather than just leaving them to find time (ha) to do it themselves eyebeams Network them globally ndash have open source code for them chrismayoh Always makes sense to load the IWB software onto other computers in school bevevans Our IWBs are at a pupil accessible height ndash low down in FP settings and higher up in KS2 Makes a difference I think DeputyMitchell I have taught this whole year wi-thout an IWB Not even a projector which I have missed but not the IWB tj007 I like having the IWB in the classroom ndash it makes me think more about the lesson and how to engage and focus pupils I like to record so-mething that has been demonstrated on screen so that it can be replayed (could be a pupilrsquos demo of learning) Natty08 Can I recommend all Smart users have notebook 10 installed AND check out the toolkit for educators lots of stuff there dughall IWB in Early Years amp KS1 = Continuous provision like sand amp water Tonnes of learning deerwood in the case of one school I went in you could start by removing all the posters stuck on the IWB

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dughall Still a fear in too many teachers that kids will show them uprsquo Therefore donrsquot switch on andor hand over control tombarrett 46 Interesting Ways to use you IWB httpbitlydmKa5b IWBtips KnikiDavies squiggle7 I like screenshade for revealing pictures and saying ldquoI wonderrdquo squiggle7 When doing activities on IWB make all chn take part on mini whiteboards and check answer ndash more interactive than just one child simonhaughton IWB ideaswebsites collaborative GDoc if anybody wants to add bits httpisgddCtPG SkoorBttaM Will AR (augmented reality) make IWBs fulfill their potential malcolmbellamy augmented reality will change the game eventually anyway and the IWBrsquos will di-sappear AntHeald Edu-chats have often felt stale amp even narcissistic tonightrsquos made me really feel like re-viewing practice amp targeting development

Tweets of the Week

kvnmcl The name is wrong as the board doesnrsquot provide the interaction but the activity on it

BUT just for amusement value deerwood I used to wear a white shirt when using an IWB until one day the kids started thumping my back saying sorry just being interactive Ideas_Factory Are the IWB skills ever used again when students enter the workplace Only if they become actors in TV series about serial killers

Useful links raised during the Session

httpcybrarymancomsmartboardhtml

httpwwwteacherslovesmartboardscom

httpbitlydmKa5b ndash 46 Interesting Ways to use your IWB

httpwwwmicrosoftcomukwavesoftware

httpexpresssmarttechcom

httpdownloads01smarttechcommediatrainingcenter95word_classroompdf

httpbitly9wwFbf

httpwwwl4lcoukp=472

httpwwwcooliriscom

h t t p s d o c s g o o g l e c o m d o c u m e n t e d i t i d = 1 G l J Y L i v d h v _ z K h u x d T 6 b t I Fe c D 3 A h N u H H p F W z A f a z n k amp h l = e n _GBampauthkey=CIWZoMgJamppli=1amppli=1

Host moderator

Irsquom currently teaching year 4 in Cheshire with inte-rests in interactive whiteboards learning platforms wikis web 20 tools global collaboration and sup-porting others in using these tools Irsquom also an e-lear-ning lead teacher If you are sharing web 20 tools with colleagues you may find wwwapps4classeswikispacescom a useful place to direct them

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reflecting on your year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve next year

Summary of discussion

Once again a fast paced talk this time with the fo-cus on Reflecting on the school year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve on next year

The full entry is

httpwpmePYldx-1v

Although a lot of the talk revolved around the use of ICT and sites that had worked and not worked some non-tech issues came through

A big one was marking and how it was hard to keep on top of it was felt that despite good intentions people would be behind by Christmas at the latest A discussion revolved around ways to solve this

Ideas included

bull Better use of AfL ndash peer marking in particu-lar was discussed

bull Better use of VLE so that homework tasks could be given in different ways

bull Mix of written tasks vs spoken tasks

Others felt that they would like to make better use of their outdoor areas and some discussion revolved around Forest Schools (see below for link on infor-mation)

Through discussion of ICT the overall and under-lying principles that came out was that these tools are often used to help children take more control of their learning This matches with the AfL ideas and even better use of VLE

Although prompted by me I do think that some of us may be thinking a little more about our work life balance ndash however I could be wrong on this

I think ultimately the thing that everyone decided on was the use of Twitter and how next year they would continue to set aside time to attend the Ukedchats This is seen as a positive time to talk to others and expand the PLN that we are all developing

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed the night as I did ndash it has made me think about things I intend to do better next year and hopefully helped those that took part as well Remember although reflection is important at the end of the year it is also important day in day out to improve our teaching and ultima-tely the learning that occurs in the classroom

Eye catching tweets

Each child in my class has their own display space they decide what goes on it photos work etc Chan-ged regularly Good Afl GillDeCosemo

This year in my school Teachers had Reflection Jour-nals ndash this was much more useful than annotating planning Honesty needed ndash theotheralig

Use co-operative techniques and get kids to take more control J ndash Janeh271

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

httpwwwyoutubecombreakthruchris

httpwwwbyrdseedcomdifferentiator

httpwwwwinsupersitecomofficeo2010_suiteasp

httpwwwlearningandteachinginfolearningbloomtaxhtm

httpwwwevernotecom

httpwwwltscotlandorgukglowscotlandindexasp

httpwwwforestschoolscom

Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

httpwpmepGKTV-Bx

httpbitly9RmaEz

httpbitly9leXrB

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httpbitly9leXrB

httpisgddOXNm

httpbitlycnJUxs

httpwwwictvideohelpcouk

httpwwwengageforeducationorg

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About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

httpbitlycT3SxU

httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion How can we use collaborative tools to enhance learning

(full details more here)

This was broken down into subquestions What do we mean by collaboration What are the barriers to collaboration How do we encourage collaboration between scho-ols at teacher level Who needs to drive the collaboration

Summary of Discussion

The discussion was varied with several threads run-ning through it It is clear from the discussion that all of those posting were convinced that collaboration has to be at the heart of educational developments It was agreed that collaboration has to include and involve all stakeholders with a call to ensure that this included parents There is still a job to be done with developing it in our own establishments as well as across the piece Initially there were some suggestions from an ed tech point of view of what could be used to support collaboration ndash wikis blogs video confe-rence dabbleboard Wallwisher Mahara collabo-rative mindmapping VLE podcasting Voicethread Skype rafik The discussion then moved onto exploring the bar-riers to collaboration it became clear that edchatters believe they sit at various levels It was suggested that a fear factor remains with to many teachers but also there appears to be several other barriers including knowing the tools blocking of applica-tions by firewalls seeing how online tools can aid collaboration and a fear on the part of management teams and governing bodies of online participation There was a sense in the discussion that none of the barriers were insurmountable but did need to

be recognition that people move at different paces and not all children are motivated by technology The edchatters moved onto how we can encourage teacher level collaboration starting with Teachmeet and then Twitter Bev Evans told us about work taking place in her school where staff are mentoring each other they are moving towards a different approach to learning where collaboration is at the centre We closed the conversation with thoughts of who should drive the collaborations discussed during the night and closing statements There was gene-ral consensus was that teachers need to take res-ponsibility for driving collaboration involving their management teams at all stages

It was an excellent discussion demonstrated by the fact that the hour seemed to speed by with an em-phasis on more than just technology It was clear that all believed that collaboration is worth inves-ting in should be spread across schools and needs working at

Eye-Catching Tweets

primarypete_ tech comes 2nd Itrsquos all about the school and the individual wanting to be outwardampreflective rather than inward looking

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

primarypete_ therersquos a clear diff between tools that let children work in the same space amp genuine collaboration

john_at_muuua who is this collaboration with student 2 student student 2 teacher Thatrsquos where problems arise How do you CRB check an avatar

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

cliffmanning i guess moving from consuming to creating to sharing to collaborating is key

nellmog its not just about ways to encourage online collaboration these tools can also encourage class room participation ie cameras

knikidavies Interesting you see collaboration as a skill in itself where I have been more looking at it as a means to an end

katie_hague Surely collaboration is a core skill especially in the world we now live in ndash wersquore all a case in point

ideas_factory Does Colaboration improve learning or does it just improve social aspects of education

Antheald Was talking to 6th form today about collab now critical life skillrsquo ndash but sit at single desk with pen amp paper for assessment

dughall Real opportunity 4 community cohe-sion cross cultural international learning through tech Such opportunities must be taken

Tweet of the Week

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

Weblinks Highlighted During the Discussion

This is a great video to explain twitter to newbies httpbitlyaXeVKw

here is another video that explains twitter httpbitly94WFxb

Art project encouraging students worldwide 2 ce-lebrate global similarities amp differences great tool httpbitlyc8DzbF also collaboration of K-12 classes in 119 countries Wersquod love more teachers in the UK httpbitly16UQFL

The google teacher map is very useful for networ-king httpwwwbitlyteachermap

Around the World with 80 Schools is a cool project For those who donrsquot know about it httpbitlyaYsxcI

Aussie teacher shares impact SCP collaboration (httpbitly16UQFL) amp Twitter are having in her clasroom httpbitly62o4J

Herersquos what enthusiastic kids think of tech collab when first given the chance httpisgddkqts

The lead Moderator

Bill Lord ndash Literacy Adviser (Grantham)

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What are we doing to promote creativity in the classroom

Summary of Discussion

The discussion covered a lot of different thoughts on creativity This included trying to define it discus-sing if we could assess it and wondering whether it was possible to be creative when given constraints such as timetabling or impending Ofsted visits We also talked a lot about ways to get teachers to be more creative and to take risks as well as providing a culture for children to do the same Some people talked about taking a whole-school approach to crea-tivity and this seemed to work well The general consensus is that creativity needs to be embraced by the head teacher and by management before it can be fully embedded into the school There needs to be an element of risk from teachers and this needs to be modelled for the children Once they see how we deal with risks and failure they can become better at it themselves Providing children with the opportunity to try different tools and to have these to hand will help to develop their creativity We discussed whether it was possible to assess crea-tivity and with this it was decided that our assess-ment also needs to be creative

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

primarypete to allow creativity to flourish you need to allow children to risk and fail with grace dughall I think we can only have creativity with a high degree of pupil choice involvement and per-sonalisation of the curriculum sport_ed open ended tasks are important- howe-ver it is vital students have skills to be able to select creative ways of completing tasks

carolrainbow creativity involves two processes thinking then producing ecce1 we have to look at giving multilpe options for how students demonstrate their knowledge dughall teacher confidence is crucial in promoting and maintaining creativity in the classroom chrisfullerisms not just taking risks but encou-rage an environment in which errors are acceptedembraced by erring we often learn more josepicardo failure is just an opportunity to be better vikh46 with all lessons itrsquos the ability to act when things arenrsquot going well and children are lost that makes a good or outstanding teacher cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about thorugh a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff mynictle use their imaginations give the children a germ of an idea and let them think about it daviderogers one aspect would be to allow choice eg you can write sing dance draw etc as long as you tackle the issue malcolmbellamy creativity is about options eg how many ways can we use this piece of string natty08 people have to realise that there is noise and there is active noise Both sound the same but are TOTALLY different

Tweet of the Week

cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about through a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff

Relevant links highlighted during the Discussion

httpwwwcreativityatworkcomarticlesContentwhatishtm httpggtigweborgPTPIGYM

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Bio Details of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a primary school teacher that has spent the past two years working with the local authority to help train and prepare schools for the use of the VLE Studywiz This has also included opening their eyes to other possibilities with web 20 and working to-gether In September 2010 I return to the classroom

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we make the use of interactive whiteboards TRULY interactive

Summary of Discussion

The discussion evolved around WHO the boards are interactive for ndash staffpupils ndash and HOW they are interactive ndash is it the resources or the board The use of IWBrsquos as glorifiedfunky projectors see-med to be the main issue raised Suggestions to im-prove the interactive experience of pupils included training of all staff properly ndash including TArsquos ndash and adding software to pupil pcslaptops so they could use in other contextsprepare their own resources Suggestions for how to use interactively included using response controllers having the board at age-appropriate heightsconsidering where the pupils are when the board is being used ensuring latest Smartboard 10 software loaded up (as the gallery has lots of editable interactive activities) as a re-cording tool for dyslexic pupilsas a group activity combining use with other tools such as visualisers microscopes gyroscopic wireless keyboards and mice using interactive games for shared writingan-notatingscreen captures and recording for math ac-tivities that benefit from manipulation using web 2 tools including collaborative tools with other classesschools combining with use of mini whiteboards to ensure interactivity for all A discussion about the relevance of powerpoint included suggestions about using Prezislideshare making ppts less linear and more interactive including using multimouse and pptplex Some are quite happy without the interac-tivity others treat as part of larger teacher toolkit Pupil use of iwb in earlier years may promote fine motor control In conclusion itrsquos the way iwbs are used that determines their interactivity dynamism and engagement levels ndash it needs to be teacher-led

not tech-led to have an impact on learning I thought the discussion challenged people whate-ver their views about iwbs ndash I for one will certainly be checking out some of the ideas further over the summer holidays

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

kvnmcl IWB cannot be a teacher only domain theyrsquove got to be used by the pupils and not just to point and click on katie_hague Train all staff including TAs in how to use software rather than just leaving them to find time (ha) to do it themselves eyebeams Network them globally ndash have open source code for them chrismayoh Always makes sense to load the IWB software onto other computers in school bevevans Our IWBs are at a pupil accessible height ndash low down in FP settings and higher up in KS2 Makes a difference I think DeputyMitchell I have taught this whole year wi-thout an IWB Not even a projector which I have missed but not the IWB tj007 I like having the IWB in the classroom ndash it makes me think more about the lesson and how to engage and focus pupils I like to record so-mething that has been demonstrated on screen so that it can be replayed (could be a pupilrsquos demo of learning) Natty08 Can I recommend all Smart users have notebook 10 installed AND check out the toolkit for educators lots of stuff there dughall IWB in Early Years amp KS1 = Continuous provision like sand amp water Tonnes of learning deerwood in the case of one school I went in you could start by removing all the posters stuck on the IWB

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dughall Still a fear in too many teachers that kids will show them uprsquo Therefore donrsquot switch on andor hand over control tombarrett 46 Interesting Ways to use you IWB httpbitlydmKa5b IWBtips KnikiDavies squiggle7 I like screenshade for revealing pictures and saying ldquoI wonderrdquo squiggle7 When doing activities on IWB make all chn take part on mini whiteboards and check answer ndash more interactive than just one child simonhaughton IWB ideaswebsites collaborative GDoc if anybody wants to add bits httpisgddCtPG SkoorBttaM Will AR (augmented reality) make IWBs fulfill their potential malcolmbellamy augmented reality will change the game eventually anyway and the IWBrsquos will di-sappear AntHeald Edu-chats have often felt stale amp even narcissistic tonightrsquos made me really feel like re-viewing practice amp targeting development

Tweets of the Week

kvnmcl The name is wrong as the board doesnrsquot provide the interaction but the activity on it

BUT just for amusement value deerwood I used to wear a white shirt when using an IWB until one day the kids started thumping my back saying sorry just being interactive Ideas_Factory Are the IWB skills ever used again when students enter the workplace Only if they become actors in TV series about serial killers

Useful links raised during the Session

httpcybrarymancomsmartboardhtml

httpwwwteacherslovesmartboardscom

httpbitlydmKa5b ndash 46 Interesting Ways to use your IWB

httpwwwmicrosoftcomukwavesoftware

httpexpresssmarttechcom

httpdownloads01smarttechcommediatrainingcenter95word_classroompdf

httpbitly9wwFbf

httpwwwl4lcoukp=472

httpwwwcooliriscom

h t t p s d o c s g o o g l e c o m d o c u m e n t e d i t i d = 1 G l J Y L i v d h v _ z K h u x d T 6 b t I Fe c D 3 A h N u H H p F W z A f a z n k amp h l = e n _GBampauthkey=CIWZoMgJamppli=1amppli=1

Host moderator

Irsquom currently teaching year 4 in Cheshire with inte-rests in interactive whiteboards learning platforms wikis web 20 tools global collaboration and sup-porting others in using these tools Irsquom also an e-lear-ning lead teacher If you are sharing web 20 tools with colleagues you may find wwwapps4classeswikispacescom a useful place to direct them

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reflecting on your year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve next year

Summary of discussion

Once again a fast paced talk this time with the fo-cus on Reflecting on the school year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve on next year

The full entry is

httpwpmePYldx-1v

Although a lot of the talk revolved around the use of ICT and sites that had worked and not worked some non-tech issues came through

A big one was marking and how it was hard to keep on top of it was felt that despite good intentions people would be behind by Christmas at the latest A discussion revolved around ways to solve this

Ideas included

bull Better use of AfL ndash peer marking in particu-lar was discussed

bull Better use of VLE so that homework tasks could be given in different ways

bull Mix of written tasks vs spoken tasks

Others felt that they would like to make better use of their outdoor areas and some discussion revolved around Forest Schools (see below for link on infor-mation)

Through discussion of ICT the overall and under-lying principles that came out was that these tools are often used to help children take more control of their learning This matches with the AfL ideas and even better use of VLE

Although prompted by me I do think that some of us may be thinking a little more about our work life balance ndash however I could be wrong on this

I think ultimately the thing that everyone decided on was the use of Twitter and how next year they would continue to set aside time to attend the Ukedchats This is seen as a positive time to talk to others and expand the PLN that we are all developing

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed the night as I did ndash it has made me think about things I intend to do better next year and hopefully helped those that took part as well Remember although reflection is important at the end of the year it is also important day in day out to improve our teaching and ultima-tely the learning that occurs in the classroom

Eye catching tweets

Each child in my class has their own display space they decide what goes on it photos work etc Chan-ged regularly Good Afl GillDeCosemo

This year in my school Teachers had Reflection Jour-nals ndash this was much more useful than annotating planning Honesty needed ndash theotheralig

Use co-operative techniques and get kids to take more control J ndash Janeh271

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

httpwwwyoutubecombreakthruchris

httpwwwbyrdseedcomdifferentiator

httpwwwwinsupersitecomofficeo2010_suiteasp

httpwwwlearningandteachinginfolearningbloomtaxhtm

httpwwwevernotecom

httpwwwltscotlandorgukglowscotlandindexasp

httpwwwforestschoolscom

Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

httpwpmepGKTV-Bx

httpbitly9RmaEz

httpbitly9leXrB

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httpbitly9leXrB

httpisgddOXNm

httpbitlycnJUxs

httpwwwictvideohelpcouk

httpwwwengageforeducationorg

httpbitlyaWAoh7

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About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

httpbitlycT3SxU

httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 3 Summary 08072010 by Joga laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

cliffmanning i guess moving from consuming to creating to sharing to collaborating is key

nellmog its not just about ways to encourage online collaboration these tools can also encourage class room participation ie cameras

knikidavies Interesting you see collaboration as a skill in itself where I have been more looking at it as a means to an end

katie_hague Surely collaboration is a core skill especially in the world we now live in ndash wersquore all a case in point

ideas_factory Does Colaboration improve learning or does it just improve social aspects of education

Antheald Was talking to 6th form today about collab now critical life skillrsquo ndash but sit at single desk with pen amp paper for assessment

dughall Real opportunity 4 community cohe-sion cross cultural international learning through tech Such opportunities must be taken

Tweet of the Week

deerwood I think the first point we need to get across is that collaboration does not equal cheating

Weblinks Highlighted During the Discussion

This is a great video to explain twitter to newbies httpbitlyaXeVKw

here is another video that explains twitter httpbitly94WFxb

Art project encouraging students worldwide 2 ce-lebrate global similarities amp differences great tool httpbitlyc8DzbF also collaboration of K-12 classes in 119 countries Wersquod love more teachers in the UK httpbitly16UQFL

The google teacher map is very useful for networ-king httpwwwbitlyteachermap

Around the World with 80 Schools is a cool project For those who donrsquot know about it httpbitlyaYsxcI

Aussie teacher shares impact SCP collaboration (httpbitly16UQFL) amp Twitter are having in her clasroom httpbitly62o4J

Herersquos what enthusiastic kids think of tech collab when first given the chance httpisgddkqts

The lead Moderator

Bill Lord ndash Literacy Adviser (Grantham)

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What are we doing to promote creativity in the classroom

Summary of Discussion

The discussion covered a lot of different thoughts on creativity This included trying to define it discus-sing if we could assess it and wondering whether it was possible to be creative when given constraints such as timetabling or impending Ofsted visits We also talked a lot about ways to get teachers to be more creative and to take risks as well as providing a culture for children to do the same Some people talked about taking a whole-school approach to crea-tivity and this seemed to work well The general consensus is that creativity needs to be embraced by the head teacher and by management before it can be fully embedded into the school There needs to be an element of risk from teachers and this needs to be modelled for the children Once they see how we deal with risks and failure they can become better at it themselves Providing children with the opportunity to try different tools and to have these to hand will help to develop their creativity We discussed whether it was possible to assess crea-tivity and with this it was decided that our assess-ment also needs to be creative

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

primarypete to allow creativity to flourish you need to allow children to risk and fail with grace dughall I think we can only have creativity with a high degree of pupil choice involvement and per-sonalisation of the curriculum sport_ed open ended tasks are important- howe-ver it is vital students have skills to be able to select creative ways of completing tasks

carolrainbow creativity involves two processes thinking then producing ecce1 we have to look at giving multilpe options for how students demonstrate their knowledge dughall teacher confidence is crucial in promoting and maintaining creativity in the classroom chrisfullerisms not just taking risks but encou-rage an environment in which errors are acceptedembraced by erring we often learn more josepicardo failure is just an opportunity to be better vikh46 with all lessons itrsquos the ability to act when things arenrsquot going well and children are lost that makes a good or outstanding teacher cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about thorugh a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff mynictle use their imaginations give the children a germ of an idea and let them think about it daviderogers one aspect would be to allow choice eg you can write sing dance draw etc as long as you tackle the issue malcolmbellamy creativity is about options eg how many ways can we use this piece of string natty08 people have to realise that there is noise and there is active noise Both sound the same but are TOTALLY different

Tweet of the Week

cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about through a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff

Relevant links highlighted during the Discussion

httpwwwcreativityatworkcomarticlesContentwhatishtm httpggtigweborgPTPIGYM

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

h t t p k n o p e n a c u k p u b l i c d o c u m e nt cfmdocid=12916

Bio Details of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a primary school teacher that has spent the past two years working with the local authority to help train and prepare schools for the use of the VLE Studywiz This has also included opening their eyes to other possibilities with web 20 and working to-gether In September 2010 I return to the classroom

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we make the use of interactive whiteboards TRULY interactive

Summary of Discussion

The discussion evolved around WHO the boards are interactive for ndash staffpupils ndash and HOW they are interactive ndash is it the resources or the board The use of IWBrsquos as glorifiedfunky projectors see-med to be the main issue raised Suggestions to im-prove the interactive experience of pupils included training of all staff properly ndash including TArsquos ndash and adding software to pupil pcslaptops so they could use in other contextsprepare their own resources Suggestions for how to use interactively included using response controllers having the board at age-appropriate heightsconsidering where the pupils are when the board is being used ensuring latest Smartboard 10 software loaded up (as the gallery has lots of editable interactive activities) as a re-cording tool for dyslexic pupilsas a group activity combining use with other tools such as visualisers microscopes gyroscopic wireless keyboards and mice using interactive games for shared writingan-notatingscreen captures and recording for math ac-tivities that benefit from manipulation using web 2 tools including collaborative tools with other classesschools combining with use of mini whiteboards to ensure interactivity for all A discussion about the relevance of powerpoint included suggestions about using Prezislideshare making ppts less linear and more interactive including using multimouse and pptplex Some are quite happy without the interac-tivity others treat as part of larger teacher toolkit Pupil use of iwb in earlier years may promote fine motor control In conclusion itrsquos the way iwbs are used that determines their interactivity dynamism and engagement levels ndash it needs to be teacher-led

not tech-led to have an impact on learning I thought the discussion challenged people whate-ver their views about iwbs ndash I for one will certainly be checking out some of the ideas further over the summer holidays

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

kvnmcl IWB cannot be a teacher only domain theyrsquove got to be used by the pupils and not just to point and click on katie_hague Train all staff including TAs in how to use software rather than just leaving them to find time (ha) to do it themselves eyebeams Network them globally ndash have open source code for them chrismayoh Always makes sense to load the IWB software onto other computers in school bevevans Our IWBs are at a pupil accessible height ndash low down in FP settings and higher up in KS2 Makes a difference I think DeputyMitchell I have taught this whole year wi-thout an IWB Not even a projector which I have missed but not the IWB tj007 I like having the IWB in the classroom ndash it makes me think more about the lesson and how to engage and focus pupils I like to record so-mething that has been demonstrated on screen so that it can be replayed (could be a pupilrsquos demo of learning) Natty08 Can I recommend all Smart users have notebook 10 installed AND check out the toolkit for educators lots of stuff there dughall IWB in Early Years amp KS1 = Continuous provision like sand amp water Tonnes of learning deerwood in the case of one school I went in you could start by removing all the posters stuck on the IWB

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dughall Still a fear in too many teachers that kids will show them uprsquo Therefore donrsquot switch on andor hand over control tombarrett 46 Interesting Ways to use you IWB httpbitlydmKa5b IWBtips KnikiDavies squiggle7 I like screenshade for revealing pictures and saying ldquoI wonderrdquo squiggle7 When doing activities on IWB make all chn take part on mini whiteboards and check answer ndash more interactive than just one child simonhaughton IWB ideaswebsites collaborative GDoc if anybody wants to add bits httpisgddCtPG SkoorBttaM Will AR (augmented reality) make IWBs fulfill their potential malcolmbellamy augmented reality will change the game eventually anyway and the IWBrsquos will di-sappear AntHeald Edu-chats have often felt stale amp even narcissistic tonightrsquos made me really feel like re-viewing practice amp targeting development

Tweets of the Week

kvnmcl The name is wrong as the board doesnrsquot provide the interaction but the activity on it

BUT just for amusement value deerwood I used to wear a white shirt when using an IWB until one day the kids started thumping my back saying sorry just being interactive Ideas_Factory Are the IWB skills ever used again when students enter the workplace Only if they become actors in TV series about serial killers

Useful links raised during the Session

httpcybrarymancomsmartboardhtml

httpwwwteacherslovesmartboardscom

httpbitlydmKa5b ndash 46 Interesting Ways to use your IWB

httpwwwmicrosoftcomukwavesoftware

httpexpresssmarttechcom

httpdownloads01smarttechcommediatrainingcenter95word_classroompdf

httpbitly9wwFbf

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Host moderator

Irsquom currently teaching year 4 in Cheshire with inte-rests in interactive whiteboards learning platforms wikis web 20 tools global collaboration and sup-porting others in using these tools Irsquom also an e-lear-ning lead teacher If you are sharing web 20 tools with colleagues you may find wwwapps4classeswikispacescom a useful place to direct them

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reflecting on your year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve next year

Summary of discussion

Once again a fast paced talk this time with the fo-cus on Reflecting on the school year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve on next year

The full entry is

httpwpmePYldx-1v

Although a lot of the talk revolved around the use of ICT and sites that had worked and not worked some non-tech issues came through

A big one was marking and how it was hard to keep on top of it was felt that despite good intentions people would be behind by Christmas at the latest A discussion revolved around ways to solve this

Ideas included

bull Better use of AfL ndash peer marking in particu-lar was discussed

bull Better use of VLE so that homework tasks could be given in different ways

bull Mix of written tasks vs spoken tasks

Others felt that they would like to make better use of their outdoor areas and some discussion revolved around Forest Schools (see below for link on infor-mation)

Through discussion of ICT the overall and under-lying principles that came out was that these tools are often used to help children take more control of their learning This matches with the AfL ideas and even better use of VLE

Although prompted by me I do think that some of us may be thinking a little more about our work life balance ndash however I could be wrong on this

I think ultimately the thing that everyone decided on was the use of Twitter and how next year they would continue to set aside time to attend the Ukedchats This is seen as a positive time to talk to others and expand the PLN that we are all developing

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed the night as I did ndash it has made me think about things I intend to do better next year and hopefully helped those that took part as well Remember although reflection is important at the end of the year it is also important day in day out to improve our teaching and ultima-tely the learning that occurs in the classroom

Eye catching tweets

Each child in my class has their own display space they decide what goes on it photos work etc Chan-ged regularly Good Afl GillDeCosemo

This year in my school Teachers had Reflection Jour-nals ndash this was much more useful than annotating planning Honesty needed ndash theotheralig

Use co-operative techniques and get kids to take more control J ndash Janeh271

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

httpwwwyoutubecombreakthruchris

httpwwwbyrdseedcomdifferentiator

httpwwwwinsupersitecomofficeo2010_suiteasp

httpwwwlearningandteachinginfolearningbloomtaxhtm

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httpwwwltscotlandorgukglowscotlandindexasp

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Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

httpwpmepGKTV-Bx

httpbitly9RmaEz

httpbitly9leXrB

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httpbitly9leXrB

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httpwwwengageforeducationorg

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About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

httpbitlycT3SxU

httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What are we doing to promote creativity in the classroom

Summary of Discussion

The discussion covered a lot of different thoughts on creativity This included trying to define it discus-sing if we could assess it and wondering whether it was possible to be creative when given constraints such as timetabling or impending Ofsted visits We also talked a lot about ways to get teachers to be more creative and to take risks as well as providing a culture for children to do the same Some people talked about taking a whole-school approach to crea-tivity and this seemed to work well The general consensus is that creativity needs to be embraced by the head teacher and by management before it can be fully embedded into the school There needs to be an element of risk from teachers and this needs to be modelled for the children Once they see how we deal with risks and failure they can become better at it themselves Providing children with the opportunity to try different tools and to have these to hand will help to develop their creativity We discussed whether it was possible to assess crea-tivity and with this it was decided that our assess-ment also needs to be creative

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

primarypete to allow creativity to flourish you need to allow children to risk and fail with grace dughall I think we can only have creativity with a high degree of pupil choice involvement and per-sonalisation of the curriculum sport_ed open ended tasks are important- howe-ver it is vital students have skills to be able to select creative ways of completing tasks

carolrainbow creativity involves two processes thinking then producing ecce1 we have to look at giving multilpe options for how students demonstrate their knowledge dughall teacher confidence is crucial in promoting and maintaining creativity in the classroom chrisfullerisms not just taking risks but encou-rage an environment in which errors are acceptedembraced by erring we often learn more josepicardo failure is just an opportunity to be better vikh46 with all lessons itrsquos the ability to act when things arenrsquot going well and children are lost that makes a good or outstanding teacher cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about thorugh a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff mynictle use their imaginations give the children a germ of an idea and let them think about it daviderogers one aspect would be to allow choice eg you can write sing dance draw etc as long as you tackle the issue malcolmbellamy creativity is about options eg how many ways can we use this piece of string natty08 people have to realise that there is noise and there is active noise Both sound the same but are TOTALLY different

Tweet of the Week

cgeo28 to be creative pupils need to be inspired this can only come about through a relevant curri-culum delivered by motivated staff

Relevant links highlighted during the Discussion

httpwwwcreativityatworkcomarticlesContentwhatishtm httpggtigweborgPTPIGYM

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

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Bio Details of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a primary school teacher that has spent the past two years working with the local authority to help train and prepare schools for the use of the VLE Studywiz This has also included opening their eyes to other possibilities with web 20 and working to-gether In September 2010 I return to the classroom

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we make the use of interactive whiteboards TRULY interactive

Summary of Discussion

The discussion evolved around WHO the boards are interactive for ndash staffpupils ndash and HOW they are interactive ndash is it the resources or the board The use of IWBrsquos as glorifiedfunky projectors see-med to be the main issue raised Suggestions to im-prove the interactive experience of pupils included training of all staff properly ndash including TArsquos ndash and adding software to pupil pcslaptops so they could use in other contextsprepare their own resources Suggestions for how to use interactively included using response controllers having the board at age-appropriate heightsconsidering where the pupils are when the board is being used ensuring latest Smartboard 10 software loaded up (as the gallery has lots of editable interactive activities) as a re-cording tool for dyslexic pupilsas a group activity combining use with other tools such as visualisers microscopes gyroscopic wireless keyboards and mice using interactive games for shared writingan-notatingscreen captures and recording for math ac-tivities that benefit from manipulation using web 2 tools including collaborative tools with other classesschools combining with use of mini whiteboards to ensure interactivity for all A discussion about the relevance of powerpoint included suggestions about using Prezislideshare making ppts less linear and more interactive including using multimouse and pptplex Some are quite happy without the interac-tivity others treat as part of larger teacher toolkit Pupil use of iwb in earlier years may promote fine motor control In conclusion itrsquos the way iwbs are used that determines their interactivity dynamism and engagement levels ndash it needs to be teacher-led

not tech-led to have an impact on learning I thought the discussion challenged people whate-ver their views about iwbs ndash I for one will certainly be checking out some of the ideas further over the summer holidays

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

kvnmcl IWB cannot be a teacher only domain theyrsquove got to be used by the pupils and not just to point and click on katie_hague Train all staff including TAs in how to use software rather than just leaving them to find time (ha) to do it themselves eyebeams Network them globally ndash have open source code for them chrismayoh Always makes sense to load the IWB software onto other computers in school bevevans Our IWBs are at a pupil accessible height ndash low down in FP settings and higher up in KS2 Makes a difference I think DeputyMitchell I have taught this whole year wi-thout an IWB Not even a projector which I have missed but not the IWB tj007 I like having the IWB in the classroom ndash it makes me think more about the lesson and how to engage and focus pupils I like to record so-mething that has been demonstrated on screen so that it can be replayed (could be a pupilrsquos demo of learning) Natty08 Can I recommend all Smart users have notebook 10 installed AND check out the toolkit for educators lots of stuff there dughall IWB in Early Years amp KS1 = Continuous provision like sand amp water Tonnes of learning deerwood in the case of one school I went in you could start by removing all the posters stuck on the IWB

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

dughall Still a fear in too many teachers that kids will show them uprsquo Therefore donrsquot switch on andor hand over control tombarrett 46 Interesting Ways to use you IWB httpbitlydmKa5b IWBtips KnikiDavies squiggle7 I like screenshade for revealing pictures and saying ldquoI wonderrdquo squiggle7 When doing activities on IWB make all chn take part on mini whiteboards and check answer ndash more interactive than just one child simonhaughton IWB ideaswebsites collaborative GDoc if anybody wants to add bits httpisgddCtPG SkoorBttaM Will AR (augmented reality) make IWBs fulfill their potential malcolmbellamy augmented reality will change the game eventually anyway and the IWBrsquos will di-sappear AntHeald Edu-chats have often felt stale amp even narcissistic tonightrsquos made me really feel like re-viewing practice amp targeting development

Tweets of the Week

kvnmcl The name is wrong as the board doesnrsquot provide the interaction but the activity on it

BUT just for amusement value deerwood I used to wear a white shirt when using an IWB until one day the kids started thumping my back saying sorry just being interactive Ideas_Factory Are the IWB skills ever used again when students enter the workplace Only if they become actors in TV series about serial killers

Useful links raised during the Session

httpcybrarymancomsmartboardhtml

httpwwwteacherslovesmartboardscom

httpbitlydmKa5b ndash 46 Interesting Ways to use your IWB

httpwwwmicrosoftcomukwavesoftware

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httpdownloads01smarttechcommediatrainingcenter95word_classroompdf

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Host moderator

Irsquom currently teaching year 4 in Cheshire with inte-rests in interactive whiteboards learning platforms wikis web 20 tools global collaboration and sup-porting others in using these tools Irsquom also an e-lear-ning lead teacher If you are sharing web 20 tools with colleagues you may find wwwapps4classeswikispacescom a useful place to direct them

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reflecting on your year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve next year

Summary of discussion

Once again a fast paced talk this time with the fo-cus on Reflecting on the school year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve on next year

The full entry is

httpwpmePYldx-1v

Although a lot of the talk revolved around the use of ICT and sites that had worked and not worked some non-tech issues came through

A big one was marking and how it was hard to keep on top of it was felt that despite good intentions people would be behind by Christmas at the latest A discussion revolved around ways to solve this

Ideas included

bull Better use of AfL ndash peer marking in particu-lar was discussed

bull Better use of VLE so that homework tasks could be given in different ways

bull Mix of written tasks vs spoken tasks

Others felt that they would like to make better use of their outdoor areas and some discussion revolved around Forest Schools (see below for link on infor-mation)

Through discussion of ICT the overall and under-lying principles that came out was that these tools are often used to help children take more control of their learning This matches with the AfL ideas and even better use of VLE

Although prompted by me I do think that some of us may be thinking a little more about our work life balance ndash however I could be wrong on this

I think ultimately the thing that everyone decided on was the use of Twitter and how next year they would continue to set aside time to attend the Ukedchats This is seen as a positive time to talk to others and expand the PLN that we are all developing

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed the night as I did ndash it has made me think about things I intend to do better next year and hopefully helped those that took part as well Remember although reflection is important at the end of the year it is also important day in day out to improve our teaching and ultima-tely the learning that occurs in the classroom

Eye catching tweets

Each child in my class has their own display space they decide what goes on it photos work etc Chan-ged regularly Good Afl GillDeCosemo

This year in my school Teachers had Reflection Jour-nals ndash this was much more useful than annotating planning Honesty needed ndash theotheralig

Use co-operative techniques and get kids to take more control J ndash Janeh271

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

httpwwwyoutubecombreakthruchris

httpwwwbyrdseedcomdifferentiator

httpwwwwinsupersitecomofficeo2010_suiteasp

httpwwwlearningandteachinginfolearningbloomtaxhtm

httpwwwevernotecom

httpwwwltscotlandorgukglowscotlandindexasp

httpwwwforestschoolscom

Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

httpwpmepGKTV-Bx

httpbitly9RmaEz

httpbitly9leXrB

httpisgde7Bt1

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httpbitly9leXrB

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httpwwwictvideohelpcouk

httpwwwengageforeducationorg

httpbitlyaWAoh7

httpbitlya7anV7

About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

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httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 4 ndash Summary by ianaddison laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

h t t p k n o p e n a c u k p u b l i c d o c u m e nt cfmdocid=12916

Bio Details of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a primary school teacher that has spent the past two years working with the local authority to help train and prepare schools for the use of the VLE Studywiz This has also included opening their eyes to other possibilities with web 20 and working to-gether In September 2010 I return to the classroom

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we make the use of interactive whiteboards TRULY interactive

Summary of Discussion

The discussion evolved around WHO the boards are interactive for ndash staffpupils ndash and HOW they are interactive ndash is it the resources or the board The use of IWBrsquos as glorifiedfunky projectors see-med to be the main issue raised Suggestions to im-prove the interactive experience of pupils included training of all staff properly ndash including TArsquos ndash and adding software to pupil pcslaptops so they could use in other contextsprepare their own resources Suggestions for how to use interactively included using response controllers having the board at age-appropriate heightsconsidering where the pupils are when the board is being used ensuring latest Smartboard 10 software loaded up (as the gallery has lots of editable interactive activities) as a re-cording tool for dyslexic pupilsas a group activity combining use with other tools such as visualisers microscopes gyroscopic wireless keyboards and mice using interactive games for shared writingan-notatingscreen captures and recording for math ac-tivities that benefit from manipulation using web 2 tools including collaborative tools with other classesschools combining with use of mini whiteboards to ensure interactivity for all A discussion about the relevance of powerpoint included suggestions about using Prezislideshare making ppts less linear and more interactive including using multimouse and pptplex Some are quite happy without the interac-tivity others treat as part of larger teacher toolkit Pupil use of iwb in earlier years may promote fine motor control In conclusion itrsquos the way iwbs are used that determines their interactivity dynamism and engagement levels ndash it needs to be teacher-led

not tech-led to have an impact on learning I thought the discussion challenged people whate-ver their views about iwbs ndash I for one will certainly be checking out some of the ideas further over the summer holidays

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

kvnmcl IWB cannot be a teacher only domain theyrsquove got to be used by the pupils and not just to point and click on katie_hague Train all staff including TAs in how to use software rather than just leaving them to find time (ha) to do it themselves eyebeams Network them globally ndash have open source code for them chrismayoh Always makes sense to load the IWB software onto other computers in school bevevans Our IWBs are at a pupil accessible height ndash low down in FP settings and higher up in KS2 Makes a difference I think DeputyMitchell I have taught this whole year wi-thout an IWB Not even a projector which I have missed but not the IWB tj007 I like having the IWB in the classroom ndash it makes me think more about the lesson and how to engage and focus pupils I like to record so-mething that has been demonstrated on screen so that it can be replayed (could be a pupilrsquos demo of learning) Natty08 Can I recommend all Smart users have notebook 10 installed AND check out the toolkit for educators lots of stuff there dughall IWB in Early Years amp KS1 = Continuous provision like sand amp water Tonnes of learning deerwood in the case of one school I went in you could start by removing all the posters stuck on the IWB

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

dughall Still a fear in too many teachers that kids will show them uprsquo Therefore donrsquot switch on andor hand over control tombarrett 46 Interesting Ways to use you IWB httpbitlydmKa5b IWBtips KnikiDavies squiggle7 I like screenshade for revealing pictures and saying ldquoI wonderrdquo squiggle7 When doing activities on IWB make all chn take part on mini whiteboards and check answer ndash more interactive than just one child simonhaughton IWB ideaswebsites collaborative GDoc if anybody wants to add bits httpisgddCtPG SkoorBttaM Will AR (augmented reality) make IWBs fulfill their potential malcolmbellamy augmented reality will change the game eventually anyway and the IWBrsquos will di-sappear AntHeald Edu-chats have often felt stale amp even narcissistic tonightrsquos made me really feel like re-viewing practice amp targeting development

Tweets of the Week

kvnmcl The name is wrong as the board doesnrsquot provide the interaction but the activity on it

BUT just for amusement value deerwood I used to wear a white shirt when using an IWB until one day the kids started thumping my back saying sorry just being interactive Ideas_Factory Are the IWB skills ever used again when students enter the workplace Only if they become actors in TV series about serial killers

Useful links raised during the Session

httpcybrarymancomsmartboardhtml

httpwwwteacherslovesmartboardscom

httpbitlydmKa5b ndash 46 Interesting Ways to use your IWB

httpwwwmicrosoftcomukwavesoftware

httpexpresssmarttechcom

httpdownloads01smarttechcommediatrainingcenter95word_classroompdf

httpbitly9wwFbf

httpwwwl4lcoukp=472

httpwwwcooliriscom

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Host moderator

Irsquom currently teaching year 4 in Cheshire with inte-rests in interactive whiteboards learning platforms wikis web 20 tools global collaboration and sup-porting others in using these tools Irsquom also an e-lear-ning lead teacher If you are sharing web 20 tools with colleagues you may find wwwapps4classeswikispacescom a useful place to direct them

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reflecting on your year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve next year

Summary of discussion

Once again a fast paced talk this time with the fo-cus on Reflecting on the school year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve on next year

The full entry is

httpwpmePYldx-1v

Although a lot of the talk revolved around the use of ICT and sites that had worked and not worked some non-tech issues came through

A big one was marking and how it was hard to keep on top of it was felt that despite good intentions people would be behind by Christmas at the latest A discussion revolved around ways to solve this

Ideas included

bull Better use of AfL ndash peer marking in particu-lar was discussed

bull Better use of VLE so that homework tasks could be given in different ways

bull Mix of written tasks vs spoken tasks

Others felt that they would like to make better use of their outdoor areas and some discussion revolved around Forest Schools (see below for link on infor-mation)

Through discussion of ICT the overall and under-lying principles that came out was that these tools are often used to help children take more control of their learning This matches with the AfL ideas and even better use of VLE

Although prompted by me I do think that some of us may be thinking a little more about our work life balance ndash however I could be wrong on this

I think ultimately the thing that everyone decided on was the use of Twitter and how next year they would continue to set aside time to attend the Ukedchats This is seen as a positive time to talk to others and expand the PLN that we are all developing

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed the night as I did ndash it has made me think about things I intend to do better next year and hopefully helped those that took part as well Remember although reflection is important at the end of the year it is also important day in day out to improve our teaching and ultima-tely the learning that occurs in the classroom

Eye catching tweets

Each child in my class has their own display space they decide what goes on it photos work etc Chan-ged regularly Good Afl GillDeCosemo

This year in my school Teachers had Reflection Jour-nals ndash this was much more useful than annotating planning Honesty needed ndash theotheralig

Use co-operative techniques and get kids to take more control J ndash Janeh271

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

httpwwwyoutubecombreakthruchris

httpwwwbyrdseedcomdifferentiator

httpwwwwinsupersitecomofficeo2010_suiteasp

httpwwwlearningandteachinginfolearningbloomtaxhtm

httpwwwevernotecom

httpwwwltscotlandorgukglowscotlandindexasp

httpwwwforestschoolscom

Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

httpwpmepGKTV-Bx

httpbitly9RmaEz

httpbitly9leXrB

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httpbitly9leXrB

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httpwwwengageforeducationorg

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About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we make the use of interactive whiteboards TRULY interactive

Summary of Discussion

The discussion evolved around WHO the boards are interactive for ndash staffpupils ndash and HOW they are interactive ndash is it the resources or the board The use of IWBrsquos as glorifiedfunky projectors see-med to be the main issue raised Suggestions to im-prove the interactive experience of pupils included training of all staff properly ndash including TArsquos ndash and adding software to pupil pcslaptops so they could use in other contextsprepare their own resources Suggestions for how to use interactively included using response controllers having the board at age-appropriate heightsconsidering where the pupils are when the board is being used ensuring latest Smartboard 10 software loaded up (as the gallery has lots of editable interactive activities) as a re-cording tool for dyslexic pupilsas a group activity combining use with other tools such as visualisers microscopes gyroscopic wireless keyboards and mice using interactive games for shared writingan-notatingscreen captures and recording for math ac-tivities that benefit from manipulation using web 2 tools including collaborative tools with other classesschools combining with use of mini whiteboards to ensure interactivity for all A discussion about the relevance of powerpoint included suggestions about using Prezislideshare making ppts less linear and more interactive including using multimouse and pptplex Some are quite happy without the interac-tivity others treat as part of larger teacher toolkit Pupil use of iwb in earlier years may promote fine motor control In conclusion itrsquos the way iwbs are used that determines their interactivity dynamism and engagement levels ndash it needs to be teacher-led

not tech-led to have an impact on learning I thought the discussion challenged people whate-ver their views about iwbs ndash I for one will certainly be checking out some of the ideas further over the summer holidays

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

kvnmcl IWB cannot be a teacher only domain theyrsquove got to be used by the pupils and not just to point and click on katie_hague Train all staff including TAs in how to use software rather than just leaving them to find time (ha) to do it themselves eyebeams Network them globally ndash have open source code for them chrismayoh Always makes sense to load the IWB software onto other computers in school bevevans Our IWBs are at a pupil accessible height ndash low down in FP settings and higher up in KS2 Makes a difference I think DeputyMitchell I have taught this whole year wi-thout an IWB Not even a projector which I have missed but not the IWB tj007 I like having the IWB in the classroom ndash it makes me think more about the lesson and how to engage and focus pupils I like to record so-mething that has been demonstrated on screen so that it can be replayed (could be a pupilrsquos demo of learning) Natty08 Can I recommend all Smart users have notebook 10 installed AND check out the toolkit for educators lots of stuff there dughall IWB in Early Years amp KS1 = Continuous provision like sand amp water Tonnes of learning deerwood in the case of one school I went in you could start by removing all the posters stuck on the IWB

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

dughall Still a fear in too many teachers that kids will show them uprsquo Therefore donrsquot switch on andor hand over control tombarrett 46 Interesting Ways to use you IWB httpbitlydmKa5b IWBtips KnikiDavies squiggle7 I like screenshade for revealing pictures and saying ldquoI wonderrdquo squiggle7 When doing activities on IWB make all chn take part on mini whiteboards and check answer ndash more interactive than just one child simonhaughton IWB ideaswebsites collaborative GDoc if anybody wants to add bits httpisgddCtPG SkoorBttaM Will AR (augmented reality) make IWBs fulfill their potential malcolmbellamy augmented reality will change the game eventually anyway and the IWBrsquos will di-sappear AntHeald Edu-chats have often felt stale amp even narcissistic tonightrsquos made me really feel like re-viewing practice amp targeting development

Tweets of the Week

kvnmcl The name is wrong as the board doesnrsquot provide the interaction but the activity on it

BUT just for amusement value deerwood I used to wear a white shirt when using an IWB until one day the kids started thumping my back saying sorry just being interactive Ideas_Factory Are the IWB skills ever used again when students enter the workplace Only if they become actors in TV series about serial killers

Useful links raised during the Session

httpcybrarymancomsmartboardhtml

httpwwwteacherslovesmartboardscom

httpbitlydmKa5b ndash 46 Interesting Ways to use your IWB

httpwwwmicrosoftcomukwavesoftware

httpexpresssmarttechcom

httpdownloads01smarttechcommediatrainingcenter95word_classroompdf

httpbitly9wwFbf

httpwwwl4lcoukp=472

httpwwwcooliriscom

h t t p s d o c s g o o g l e c o m d o c u m e n t e d i t i d = 1 G l J Y L i v d h v _ z K h u x d T 6 b t I Fe c D 3 A h N u H H p F W z A f a z n k amp h l = e n _GBampauthkey=CIWZoMgJamppli=1amppli=1

Host moderator

Irsquom currently teaching year 4 in Cheshire with inte-rests in interactive whiteboards learning platforms wikis web 20 tools global collaboration and sup-porting others in using these tools Irsquom also an e-lear-ning lead teacher If you are sharing web 20 tools with colleagues you may find wwwapps4classeswikispacescom a useful place to direct them

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reflecting on your year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve next year

Summary of discussion

Once again a fast paced talk this time with the fo-cus on Reflecting on the school year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve on next year

The full entry is

httpwpmePYldx-1v

Although a lot of the talk revolved around the use of ICT and sites that had worked and not worked some non-tech issues came through

A big one was marking and how it was hard to keep on top of it was felt that despite good intentions people would be behind by Christmas at the latest A discussion revolved around ways to solve this

Ideas included

bull Better use of AfL ndash peer marking in particu-lar was discussed

bull Better use of VLE so that homework tasks could be given in different ways

bull Mix of written tasks vs spoken tasks

Others felt that they would like to make better use of their outdoor areas and some discussion revolved around Forest Schools (see below for link on infor-mation)

Through discussion of ICT the overall and under-lying principles that came out was that these tools are often used to help children take more control of their learning This matches with the AfL ideas and even better use of VLE

Although prompted by me I do think that some of us may be thinking a little more about our work life balance ndash however I could be wrong on this

I think ultimately the thing that everyone decided on was the use of Twitter and how next year they would continue to set aside time to attend the Ukedchats This is seen as a positive time to talk to others and expand the PLN that we are all developing

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed the night as I did ndash it has made me think about things I intend to do better next year and hopefully helped those that took part as well Remember although reflection is important at the end of the year it is also important day in day out to improve our teaching and ultima-tely the learning that occurs in the classroom

Eye catching tweets

Each child in my class has their own display space they decide what goes on it photos work etc Chan-ged regularly Good Afl GillDeCosemo

This year in my school Teachers had Reflection Jour-nals ndash this was much more useful than annotating planning Honesty needed ndash theotheralig

Use co-operative techniques and get kids to take more control J ndash Janeh271

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

httpwwwyoutubecombreakthruchris

httpwwwbyrdseedcomdifferentiator

httpwwwwinsupersitecomofficeo2010_suiteasp

httpwwwlearningandteachinginfolearningbloomtaxhtm

httpwwwevernotecom

httpwwwltscotlandorgukglowscotlandindexasp

httpwwwforestschoolscom

Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

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httpbitly9RmaEz

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About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 5 ndash Summary by janwebb21 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

dughall Still a fear in too many teachers that kids will show them uprsquo Therefore donrsquot switch on andor hand over control tombarrett 46 Interesting Ways to use you IWB httpbitlydmKa5b IWBtips KnikiDavies squiggle7 I like screenshade for revealing pictures and saying ldquoI wonderrdquo squiggle7 When doing activities on IWB make all chn take part on mini whiteboards and check answer ndash more interactive than just one child simonhaughton IWB ideaswebsites collaborative GDoc if anybody wants to add bits httpisgddCtPG SkoorBttaM Will AR (augmented reality) make IWBs fulfill their potential malcolmbellamy augmented reality will change the game eventually anyway and the IWBrsquos will di-sappear AntHeald Edu-chats have often felt stale amp even narcissistic tonightrsquos made me really feel like re-viewing practice amp targeting development

Tweets of the Week

kvnmcl The name is wrong as the board doesnrsquot provide the interaction but the activity on it

BUT just for amusement value deerwood I used to wear a white shirt when using an IWB until one day the kids started thumping my back saying sorry just being interactive Ideas_Factory Are the IWB skills ever used again when students enter the workplace Only if they become actors in TV series about serial killers

Useful links raised during the Session

httpcybrarymancomsmartboardhtml

httpwwwteacherslovesmartboardscom

httpbitlydmKa5b ndash 46 Interesting Ways to use your IWB

httpwwwmicrosoftcomukwavesoftware

httpexpresssmarttechcom

httpdownloads01smarttechcommediatrainingcenter95word_classroompdf

httpbitly9wwFbf

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Host moderator

Irsquom currently teaching year 4 in Cheshire with inte-rests in interactive whiteboards learning platforms wikis web 20 tools global collaboration and sup-porting others in using these tools Irsquom also an e-lear-ning lead teacher If you are sharing web 20 tools with colleagues you may find wwwapps4classeswikispacescom a useful place to direct them

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reflecting on your year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve next year

Summary of discussion

Once again a fast paced talk this time with the fo-cus on Reflecting on the school year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve on next year

The full entry is

httpwpmePYldx-1v

Although a lot of the talk revolved around the use of ICT and sites that had worked and not worked some non-tech issues came through

A big one was marking and how it was hard to keep on top of it was felt that despite good intentions people would be behind by Christmas at the latest A discussion revolved around ways to solve this

Ideas included

bull Better use of AfL ndash peer marking in particu-lar was discussed

bull Better use of VLE so that homework tasks could be given in different ways

bull Mix of written tasks vs spoken tasks

Others felt that they would like to make better use of their outdoor areas and some discussion revolved around Forest Schools (see below for link on infor-mation)

Through discussion of ICT the overall and under-lying principles that came out was that these tools are often used to help children take more control of their learning This matches with the AfL ideas and even better use of VLE

Although prompted by me I do think that some of us may be thinking a little more about our work life balance ndash however I could be wrong on this

I think ultimately the thing that everyone decided on was the use of Twitter and how next year they would continue to set aside time to attend the Ukedchats This is seen as a positive time to talk to others and expand the PLN that we are all developing

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed the night as I did ndash it has made me think about things I intend to do better next year and hopefully helped those that took part as well Remember although reflection is important at the end of the year it is also important day in day out to improve our teaching and ultima-tely the learning that occurs in the classroom

Eye catching tweets

Each child in my class has their own display space they decide what goes on it photos work etc Chan-ged regularly Good Afl GillDeCosemo

This year in my school Teachers had Reflection Jour-nals ndash this was much more useful than annotating planning Honesty needed ndash theotheralig

Use co-operative techniques and get kids to take more control J ndash Janeh271

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

httpwwwyoutubecombreakthruchris

httpwwwbyrdseedcomdifferentiator

httpwwwwinsupersitecomofficeo2010_suiteasp

httpwwwlearningandteachinginfolearningbloomtaxhtm

httpwwwevernotecom

httpwwwltscotlandorgukglowscotlandindexasp

httpwwwforestschoolscom

Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

httpwpmepGKTV-Bx

httpbitly9RmaEz

httpbitly9leXrB

httpisgde7Bt1

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httpbitly9leXrB

httpisgddOXNm

httpbitlycnJUxs

httpwwwictvideohelpcouk

httpwwwengageforeducationorg

httpbitlyaWAoh7

httpbitlya7anV7

About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

httpbitlycT3SxU

httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reflecting on your year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve next year

Summary of discussion

Once again a fast paced talk this time with the fo-cus on Reflecting on the school year what worked didnrsquot work What will you improve on next year

The full entry is

httpwpmePYldx-1v

Although a lot of the talk revolved around the use of ICT and sites that had worked and not worked some non-tech issues came through

A big one was marking and how it was hard to keep on top of it was felt that despite good intentions people would be behind by Christmas at the latest A discussion revolved around ways to solve this

Ideas included

bull Better use of AfL ndash peer marking in particu-lar was discussed

bull Better use of VLE so that homework tasks could be given in different ways

bull Mix of written tasks vs spoken tasks

Others felt that they would like to make better use of their outdoor areas and some discussion revolved around Forest Schools (see below for link on infor-mation)

Through discussion of ICT the overall and under-lying principles that came out was that these tools are often used to help children take more control of their learning This matches with the AfL ideas and even better use of VLE

Although prompted by me I do think that some of us may be thinking a little more about our work life balance ndash however I could be wrong on this

I think ultimately the thing that everyone decided on was the use of Twitter and how next year they would continue to set aside time to attend the Ukedchats This is seen as a positive time to talk to others and expand the PLN that we are all developing

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed the night as I did ndash it has made me think about things I intend to do better next year and hopefully helped those that took part as well Remember although reflection is important at the end of the year it is also important day in day out to improve our teaching and ultima-tely the learning that occurs in the classroom

Eye catching tweets

Each child in my class has their own display space they decide what goes on it photos work etc Chan-ged regularly Good Afl GillDeCosemo

This year in my school Teachers had Reflection Jour-nals ndash this was much more useful than annotating planning Honesty needed ndash theotheralig

Use co-operative techniques and get kids to take more control J ndash Janeh271

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

httpwwwyoutubecombreakthruchris

httpwwwbyrdseedcomdifferentiator

httpwwwwinsupersitecomofficeo2010_suiteasp

httpwwwlearningandteachinginfolearningbloomtaxhtm

httpwwwevernotecom

httpwwwltscotlandorgukglowscotlandindexasp

httpwwwforestschoolscom

Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

httpwpmepGKTV-Bx

httpbitly9RmaEz

httpbitly9leXrB

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httpbitly9leXrB

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httpwwwengageforeducationorg

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About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 6 29th July laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

I love visiting schools where displays are used to tell a story of the work done rather than seeing 15 images of same thing ndash Joga5

However good your planactivitiesaccess to ICT relationship remains the fundamental key to suc-cess ndash tonycassidy

Tweet of the week

Final thoughts Use Twitter Go to TeacMeets Share best practice Donrsquot let things swamp you bevevans22

Relevant links given during discussion

httpcarol-carolrbblogspotcom201006talking-to-children-about-using-ipodhtml

http2simplecom2publishplus

httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

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Host Moderator

I am a primary school teacher in England currently Year 3 I have just started KS2 teaching after 5 years in KS1 I have various interests in the classroom most involve around learning through play disco-very and using ICT to enhance learning Always looking for new ideas to improve my teaching

The full entry is

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

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About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

httpbitlycT3SxU

httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How can we make our classrooms a more inclusive learning environment (Are tech toolsrsquo the answer)

Summary of Discussion

The topic was one which was wide open with diverse issues of inclusion being discussed from making things easier for left handed children to making your learning environment wheelchair accessible Again as has happened in previous weeks relationships in class staff training and parental involvement was highlighted as a key factor The teacher must be properly informed of the childrsquos needs and the LSA supporting must have the necessary skills otherwise inclusion is falling down at the first stage A number of points were additionally raised about working with pupils in ability based sets was this a good thing or a bad thing Votes fell on both sides but all agreed that even within an ability setting there can be a number of differing needs and work would still need adapting and differentiating Although the discussion was passionate and fast paced there were a number of things that just made sense immediately When talking about topics that engage the pupils it was suggested that certain to-pics often inspired and encouraged the less able children especially those with ASD to join in more without disrupting the balance of the class This led to a quick listing of such topics and a general chat about other strategies for including pupils with ASD with visual timetables and fidget toys high on the list Of course the second part of our topic was Are tech tools the answerrsquo and there were some solid ideas for using technology to assist Some suggestions were pure and simple like changing the mouse settings on a PC Many ideas were built upon the need for alternative ways to record using easily available

software like Audacity or PhotoStory but there were additional comments about how VLEs Ipads and hand held learning devices could be utilised too - all very useful ideas Finally everyone agreed that expectations should be high for every child in the class we all want them to develop independent skills and reach their full potential After all itrsquos our job to help them become the best that they can be

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

simonhaughton Itrsquos important to balance promo-ting inclusion within a group whilst ensuring each childrsquos individual needs are met nellmog A huge amount of inclusion issues often stem from behaviour and emotional issues and buil-ding learning relationships are key daviderogers We should also keep expectations high for all and not allow anyone to hide behind disadvantagesrsquo 2simpleant (on using tech) It neednrsquot be cutting edge You can do loads with a digital camera and a presentation tool tonycassidy Never underestimate the power of a huge inflatable penguin ndash hug it punch it malcolmbellamy desk moving does not cause a riot if it is part of the culture of the class and pro-motes the learning dailydenouement Being in secondary I find I have to sometimes do unobtrusiversquo inclusion Doodlepads etc mentioned earlier easy to slip to pupil dughall Relationships are essential in the inclusive classroom (student-student adult-student) ebd35 Have been truly amazed at how engage-ment went thru ceiling using Itouches (in a carefully planned way) colport I am hoping to use Ipad to support ICT inclusion in the classroom next year Various good apps available to support learning

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

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httpbitly9RmaEz

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About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 7 Summary ndash 5th August by bevevans22 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

tonycassidy Donrsquot lose your humour ndash a key to a challenging class and developing an inclusive en-vironment

Useful Web Links highlighted

Not a lot of discussion on webistes but dughall reminded everyone about Dasher httpwwwar-chiveorgdetailsLeonCychDasherdasherqtmov_0 knikidavies shared a link to a phonics site sui-table for KS2 httpwwwks2phonicsorguk and a couple of links were posted about engaging lear-ners through gaming httpwwwreadingagencyorgukadultsgaming-for-reading and httpwwwl4lcoukp=1088

Host Bio

I am an ICT LeaderCo-ordinator at a large Welsh community school with over 700 pupils I currently teach ICT to pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 and also work with and support a number of SEN settings within the school I am interested in all aspects of technology and e-learning but have a particular passion for inclusion multimedia work and stop motion animation

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

httpwpmepGKTV-Bx

httpbitly9RmaEz

httpbitly9leXrB

httpisgde7Bt1

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httpbitly9leXrB

httpisgddOXNm

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httpwwwictvideohelpcouk

httpwwwengageforeducationorg

httpbitlyaWAoh7

httpbitlya7anV7

About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

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httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Strategies to Engage Parents in Schools

Session Summary The discussion looked at various ways of engaging with parents within school This included using tech-nology to communicate with parents through emailSMS etc and using tools such as blogs websites and VLEs We also talked about non-tech and face-to-face resources and ideas such as coffee mornings open days workshops (or BOATS ndash bring our adults to school) BBQs and lots of other inventive ways of engaging with parents There were some differences between primary and secondary Primary have more face-to-face time than secondary do and there were HE and FE who have none at all

Tweets of Note shellbelle21Within the maths department we invite year 7 parents in for a workshop ndash show them basic numeracy skills and methods ukedchat dawnhallyboneat begend of day member of SLT always outside the gates ndash saying byehi and being seenrsquo simcloughlinMy school has a dedicated parentsrsquo room which the parents are free to use every mor-ning for coffee chat etc dailydenouementThink in Secondary is actually getting hold of parents amp getting them in is issue ndash not a school gatehome time culture dawnhallybonewhen running courses for parents we run them 3x a day am afternoon and evening enables as many parents as poss iteachyear4 Our school is starting a drop in room for parents to come in and have coffee etc Not sure what staff will be there though TheHeadsOffice Parents confidence in thier own ability to engage can really be a barrier dailydenouementThen what about having a cultu-

ral exchange day ndash invite parents in to share foodmusiclanguagecrafts from home culture shellbelle21 We are just about to create our ldquoParent Portalrdquo ndash parents can access childrsquos hw report data etc katie_hague VLE was a huge help in interesting parents with childrsquos work ndash they got much more involved TheHeadsOffice Parents can be dubious about being asked for their views unless they see them in action primarypete_ we have end of topic open afternoons where parents are invited to share what the children have been learning doing dawnhallybone learning intentions sheet sent home every week to parents detailing what main LOs in each yr gp ndash also put on vle daviderogers Parental engagement is difficult for us 1300 students Dept uses SMS twitter feed and emails to GCSE parents daviderogers At 2ry I find picking up the phone for positive conversations with parents is a good starting point cybraryman1 Right from the start of school you have to develop a relationship with parent amp find best way they want to communicate with you bevevans22 Something wersquove done quite success-fully each term is have a join your child for lunchrsquo day with parent workshops afterwards Cgeo28 postcards home from the teacher to cele-brate good work is simple but effective dawnhallybone blogging and vle has enabled pa-rents to be more engaged and see photos and info from trips abroad JustTeaching Recently had health morning amp invited parents for breakfast followed by activities simple idea but it worked amp feedback was good simcloughlin All classes in our school have a file listing parentsrsquo skills amp expertiseso new teachers are aware in Sept who they can call upon dawnhallyboneimpt to engage with parents with

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

httpwpmepGKTV-Bx

httpbitly9RmaEz

httpbitly9leXrB

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httpbitly9leXrB

httpisgddOXNm

httpbitlycnJUxs

httpwwwictvideohelpcouk

httpwwwengageforeducationorg

httpbitlyaWAoh7

httpbitlya7anV7

About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

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httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

positive news as equally as negative ndash if not more kvnmclparental engagement is more than a let-ter home a phone call here and there It has to be meaningful with the parents on board Mr_Thorne My website shows parents current phonics methods amp how to support their childs reading at home mmm not muhrsquo httpisgddOXNm cybraryman1 Occasionally have a parent-child joint project When you invite parent in have light refreshment available childcare too LibWithAttitudeSaw great presentation from schl that did Dads amp Ladsrsquo writing ndash no girls allowedamp had chips simonhaughtonukedchat I blogged from a resi-dential to keep parents informed Had lots of thanks for doing it ndash httpisgde7Bra amp httpisgde8VVJ primarypete_ Planning on creating video support for parents explaining maths strats used by the school Bit like httpwwwictvideohelpcouk simfin If u want 2 have a parents esafety sesh -invite them 2 a celebrate ICT across th schoolrsquo session have coffee in hall amp esafety amyxxx21 Home-school agreements are another hot topic They are called that to make it look like it is mutual but really colport My approach with parents is that I am a professional but not too different to them in wan-ting the best for their child carolinebreyley Our parentchild workshops always get better attendance than parents only Feedback is that want hands onpractical workshops ianaddison one thing that helped us improve works-hop attendance was to make it as informal and fun as poss It canrsquot be scary alee11 We invite parents to join classes for lessons every couple of months just an hour normally Maths or English works well SkoorBttaM wersquore looking to run parent workshops at the same time as childrenrsquos discos etc so that theyrsquore at school killing 2 birds DavidPott being tolerant of pre-school siblings when inviting parents in is v important simonhaughton I run a weekly parentchild Internet after school internet club (no focus ndash just explore)

amp been v successful amyxxx21 Often parents who hated school when they were younger and found it challening bring these same negative thoughts as an adult stevebunce combining school playperformance with informal questionnaires- gets parents thro doorthen gets more feedback than a posted out 1 JustTeaching i know a school that calls workshops BOATS ndash bring our adults to school TheHeadsOffice Policies etc need to be simple amp short (A4) if parents are to engage ukedchat some of our policies pages long dawnhallybone year 6 children had out prospectus and show new year 3 parents round school also sit in on meeting for q and a colportTechnology has its use for Parental Enga-gement but we need to remember those digitally excluded for one reason or another ianaddison i had a book each page had a childrsquos name wrote down notes when parents came in JamiePortman Get your school a facebook account Promote events and encourage parents to attend Unbelievable amount use it

Tweet of the Week Impossible to pick one There were far too many good ideas

Links Highlighted During the Session

httpbitlyFpgFV

httpisgde7C8J

httpwpmepGKTV-Bx

httpbitly9RmaEz

httpbitly9leXrB

httpisgde7Bt1

httpisgde7BW5

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

httpbitly9leXrB

httpisgddOXNm

httpbitlycnJUxs

httpwwwictvideohelpcouk

httpwwwengageforeducationorg

httpbitlyaWAoh7

httpbitlya7anV7

About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

httpbitlycT3SxU

httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 8 Summary ndash Thursday 12th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

httpbitly9leXrB

httpisgddOXNm

httpbitlycnJUxs

httpwwwictvideohelpcouk

httpwwwengageforeducationorg

httpbitlyaWAoh7

httpbitlya7anV7

About the Host Moderator

So who am I My name is Ian Addison and I am a primary school teacher and ICT co-ordinator From September 2010 I will be responsible for the ICT at St John the Baptist Primary School Waltham Chase Hampshire

Why have I got this blog I started one in December 2009 on Blogger but I felt I needed more so here I am ndash ianaddisonnet

From 2008-2010 I was seconded to work with Hamp-shire LA training teachers on using our VLE Stu-dywiz We have 400+ primary schools in Hampshire using it and sharing content and ideas

I have been an ICT Mark Assessor since October 2008 and this involves me supporting and assessing schools that have decided to use the Becta Self-Re-view Framework for ICT

In July 2010 I attended the Google Teacher Academy in London and I am now a Google Certified Teacher

If you want to find out more or listen to what I say feel free to follow me on Twitter wwwtwittercomianaddison

Taken from my blog

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

httpbitlycT3SxU

httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Classroom Management Share Your Top Tips

Summary of Discussion

Teachers and educators across all sectors joined in a discussion of how they best manage their class-rooms and learning environments Coming as it did in mid August the discussion was a timely refresher for teachers about to start the new academic year ndash or just in the first weekrsquos of term for our Scottish colleagues

The discussion ranged from practical tips about room layout and managing equipment to ideas of how to model behaviour and teachpromote listening skills and community There were debates about the merits of seating plans and some notable what not to dorsquo suggestions which kept people amused (and somewhat aghast in the case of darynsimonrsquos now legendary contribution ndash see below)

There seemed to be broad consensus for the funda-mental idea that consistency is key pupils need to know that sanctions and rewards will be applied if that is what has been agreed There were howe-ver some differences of opinion about the relative merits of stickers and other rewards The beauty of ukedchat is the fluidity of discussion we even ma-naged to have a go at exposing and debunking that urban myth passed worryingly passed on to many NQTs effective teachers donrsquot smile till Christmas

It was the first ukedchat session Irsquod moderated and I think I was initially concerned the discussion would dry up Not a chance The hour flew by and people were still sharing their tips and ideas well past the 9pm end time I hope people found it as productive and thought-provoking as I did

Eye-Catching Tweets from Discussion

TeacherTalks Use non-verbalrsquo signals ndash eyebrows can speak a thousand words

tj007 classroom management isnrsquot contained to just the classroom but also to how you interactrsquo in the corridorsplayground

geraldhaigh Be neat tidy dress professionally Shows respect children notice Donrsquot be sloppy

Cgeo28 share your markbook with pupils they donrsquot like notesdata hidden from them Use to aid discussion

Mrrainford Look for the causes of behaviour and address those that way each lesson wonrsquot feel like groundhog day with the same culprits

sdisbury give pupils choices and consequences ndash always follow through

realllara Always model the behaviours you expect from your children ndash learning treatment of others interest patience

darynsimon I always play a song (relevant to content) at the start of the lesson giving them the length of the track to get settled amp focused

cjs76 If it goes wrong reflect on why ndash there will be a good reason tiredness poor planning disrup-tion from other influences

TheHeadsOffice Classroom management has to be embedded in an interesting lively curriculum

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

httpbitlycT3SxU

httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 9 Summary ndash Thursday 19th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

kvnmcl I always smile from day one When they see your alternative disappointed face itrsquos much more effective

dawnhallybone when things go wrong ndash deep breath smile music get them outsidechange sce-nery ndash admit itrsquos not working ask for solutions

tonycassidy Listen to your internal voice the one that is telling you to stop stop ranting

saraloisstanley use the words and voice that you want to hear your children use

zoeross19 if you really canrsquot get a grip on them and WW3 is breaking out (Y9) do send for rein-forcements

aangeli Overplan Nightmare I know () but if u r prepared for every eventuality you will be soooo grateful you have

Natty08 make sure you praise all children even the quiet well behaved ones and not just the loud ones

chrismayoh donrsquot be afraid of deviating from your lesson plan If your pupils express a genuine interest in something then pursue it

And the worst piece of advice on classroom mana-gement ever given award goes to darynsimon Worst advice ever ldquoPick one kid at random in the corridor and give them a good bollockingrsquo Thank-fully never used ukedchat

Tweet of the Week

I was struck by this deceptively simple piece of ad-vice from realllara Try to avoid rhetorical ques-tions as polite commands ndash Would you like to sit therersquo might not get you the response you expect

Apart from the what-not-to-do tweets of course (no random bollocking in my corridors) then I think

the most succinct and worth remembering was tonycassidy remember the next lesson is a fresh start

As a relatively new teacher it gives me hope and itrsquos something I feel we all need to remember on those days when it just goes a bit spectacularly wrong despite our great intentions

Useful Weblinks highlighted during the Discussion

httpbitly9nbcHd ndash from colport

httpbitly9HiQmt ndash from tonycassidy

Brief Bio of the Host Moderator

Irsquom a teacher of English at a girlsrsquo comprehensive in Liverpool and have departmental responsibility as Lead Practioner (a sort of Second in Dept type post) I teach English Language and Literature from KS3 up to A Level Irsquom a relatively recent Twitter convert but enthusiastic supporter of ukedchat as I have found it the most invaluable (and free) CPD since I started participating

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

httpbitlycT3SxU

httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Discussion Topic

What are the main differences between primary and secondary teaching What can we learn from each other

Summary of Discussion

This was the tenth session of ukedchat once again proving to be a though-provoking stimulating dis-cussion One major theme was primary and secon-dary teachers working a lot closer together to help pupils through the transition from one educational setting to another Although many involved in the conversation have not had experience in their oppo-site setting participants were able to challenge each other about a variety of areas such as transition cross-curriculum and classroom set ups

Eye-Catching Tweets

Smichael920 ndash reciprocal visits between Y6amp7 staff would help understand learners aptitudes amp needs Particularly ICT skills katie_hague ndash Think people whorsquove done both are key as otherwise itrsquos all perception By definition donrsquot know what other is like dawnhallybone ndash next year will have role in bo-rough as consultant working with both prim and 2ndary ndash hoping to learn lots KnikiDavies ndash It only seems to be Y6 teachers in-volved in transition Maybe more of us should be able to go and observe amp share ideas aangeli ndash Irsquove taught in both and have to say biggest difference for me was the relationships you build with yr classes herrn96 ndash Secondary tchrs would really benefit from seeing what goes on in Y6 class Obvious CPD particularly for new tchrs Ideas_Factory ndash essential that Y6 amp Y7 teachers

meet plan amp teach in each others schools cliffmanning ndash primary environment always seems better for supporting project based learning than secondary boxes and corridors to me tonycassidy ndash But donrsquot students also benefit from being in the presence of subject specialists TheHeadsOffice ndash Brining sec specialists into prim to work with yr 56 is excellent for both groups amp I have run a work shop about planning with Sec staff using prim egs They thought it great amp have adopted it lduffy85 ndash 2ry teachers protectiveness of their subject can b hinderance ie hist teacher focus on the history may not support eng skills katie_hague ndash Ouch Some my workload more than yoursrsquo comments ndash surely this is part of prob ALL teaching v demanding amp time consuming Joga5 ndash Is there greater bravery in 2ry in terms of approach to the curriculum So many Prim heads claim HAVING to teach Nat Strats QCA familysimpson ndash primary secondary joint cpd You teach me I teach you Advertise in staff room ndash show feedback ndash make connections KnikiDavies ndash I get an afternoon a week PPA this year Inspired by this am going to ask to visit our high school and see classes in action

Tweets of the Week

These were ones which really got me thinking and reflecting

lisibo ndash Irsquove taught in both and theyrsquore so diffe-rent Both have their challenges For a start clash of personalities is easier in 2ndary ianinsheffield ndash Just a thought for ukedchat but what if schools taught pupils from 4 to 18 ie no 1ry2ry boundary Just sayinrsquo herrn96 ndash my 2ry school used 1ry students for lesson obs as part of interviews ndash truly eye-opening

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

httpbitlycT3SxU

httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 10 Summary ndash Thursday 26th August laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Many cands underestimated the students janekilpatrick ndash Disagree re pedagogysubject they must go hand in hand in secondary Need to get past ldquoI teach Mathsrdquo to ldquoI teach studentsrdquo

Useful Weblink highlighted during discussion

Opening Minds ndash httpwwwthersaorgprojectsopening-minds

httpbitly5PNBlw

httpbitlycT3SxU

httpbitlyaoVOlQ

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title What are the primary essential skills of the ideal 21st century educator and how can we

achieve that

Session Summary We decided that a 21C educator needs a set of skills and we are going to try to flesh them out with for the ukedchat community at httpsdocsgooglecompresenteditid=0ARw7gQ32GRrsZGY4N2hxMzhfMTA2Yzh3bmh6OTIamphl=enampauthkey=CO-8tP8L so please visit and add to it

We thought that the 21C educator reaches far beyond technology they do need and use technology to com-municate and collaborate more widely but it is a way of learning and teaching too (See the skills set) they need to model the things we want the children to be reflective open questioning empathetic honest creative resilient etc whilst they are teaching The picture of the networked teacher in the middle with the tools learners people heshe networks with and resources for doing that round her demonstrates a move from the ldquoguide on the siderdquo image that has already taken over from the ldquosage on the stagerdquo old fashioned idea of teaching

21C L amp T is about learning by doing or at least trying maybe failing valuing the failure and lear-ning from it thus building in all of the learners a resilience that enables them to bounce back and move forward again False praise is not beneficial it does not prepare children for failure (Also in the long term it will not aid their self esteem as they will know that they have not done well enough at times)

Reluctant teachers need coaching mentoring and their learning facilitated as well as more usual CPD and we felt that pupils should take on all of those

roles too Things like ukedchat and teachmeets are very good CPD but not enough teachers are involved

Over the course of the conversation people agreed that many things ndash reflection teaching all pupils not just academics good communicating skills the abi-lity to instill curiosity and get pupils questioning self evaluation ndash and more are simply good teaching re-gardless of century and tools and led to asking what is special about the 21C Educator The discussion sort of ended where we started by agreeing that good educator skills are the same regardless of century but we are going to try to elaborate and work up a set of skills to use as a measure of 21C excellence Thanks so much for the discussion everyone

Noticable Tweets eyebeams Ideal skills- making the tacit explicit in teaching and learning by a using a host of techno-logies combined with social engagement

FionaAS RT dughall Absolutely agree with you amp clcteacher ndash We should be a community of learners Teacher amp learner boundaries blurred ukedchat

colport I wonder if there is a more emphasis to teach the whole child rather than a curriculum ukedchat

aangeli 21st century learners need to be1) Critical Thinkers amp Problem Solvers 2) ace Collaborators amp Influencers ukedchat

dailydenouement Good point RT tonycassidy Does anyone not learn anything new in their classroom each day Bad or good itrsquos what brings me back ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

RT glynnlee ukedchat A 21C teacher has to work towards meeting the needs of all children not just the academic Maslowrsquos hierarchy of needs anybody

RT dughall carolrainbow Coaching amp mentoring and team teaching can all help develop educators (alongside traditional CPD too) ukedchat

RT Mrrainford What is missing from the 21c lear-ner though I personally think theyrsquove lost the ability to fail failure is an important lesson ukedchat

daviderogers See Conversation tonycassidy You know what I think he did Teacher need to help young people figure out what to DO WITH knowledgenot just find it ukedchat

theokk Educators need to understand that the world and by default rules of engagement of how students can learn have changed ukedchat

RT eyebeams ForesterJo ndash Start with making people curious about things they donrsquot understand and are afraid of ukedchat ABSOLUTELY

missbrownsword ukedchat we need to be able to inspire chn to want to find things out amp teach them skills to do that effectively

chrismayoh You need a combination of skills pa-tience organisation emotional intelligence a natu-ral work ethic + tremendous resilience ukedchat

shamblesguru Essential skills sense of humor empathy respect lifelong learner body amp mind questioner info literate ukedchat shambles

carolrainbow Creative information-hunters ex-plorers collaborators communicators resilient flexible passionate ukedchat shambles

cliffmanning being constantly curious amp inspiring others to be is essential 21st century skill ndash lots of info but curiosity makes it make sense ukedchat

Tweet of the Week dughall carolrainbow I think we are (hopefully) making a shift from Learning 10 to Learning 20 ukedchat

I love this very witty tweet ndash web 1 ndash access to knowle-dge and web 20 the ability to share collaborate create and more and Learning 1 ndash access to knowle-dge via books and the teacher and Learning 20 the ability to share collaborate create investigate is why we have technology (IMHO of course ndash but a very witty tweet all the same)

Useful weblinks noted during the session httpslideshareaUOh05 ndash by heyjudeonline Content Used to be King The Semantic Web in Edu-cation slide show It considers how the semantic web gives us a huge amount of information ndash amounting to information overload with rich content for all It talks about mobile networking taking over in the future The internet is broken ndash unrelated websites It needs to be put right ndash semantic technologies Bank ndash river bank or money bank The digital in-ternet revolution

httpcybrarymancomdifferentiatedhtml Cy-brarymanrsquos collection of differentiated learning resources

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=4QGQBJ9ZZ_wampfeature=youtube A BBC video asking if we are starting our children in the right direction at school

httpyfrogcom505tsaj a picture putting the networked teacher in the middle of the technlogy pedagogy colleagues tools opportunities wikis blogs social networking facilities and groups as well as local networking groups gives an illustration of what soneone feels a 21C teacher should be

Digital Literacies as outlined by hrheingold here httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=xMSzgiiSGPQ ukedchat

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

httplordlitwordpresscom

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 11 Summary ndash Thursday 2nd September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

About the host I am currently an ICT consultant for Oxfordshire County Council My role is to support teachers (mainly primary and special) in using ICT to en-hance teaching and learning There are lots of other strands to my job though ndash I am the ECDL centre manager an NVQ A1 Assessor and ICT Mark Asses-sor an EPICT Facilitator and more recently a VITAL Facilitator These roles are to help teachers in the county to improve their use of ICT in the classroom and for personal professional use I am particularly interested in using Second Life for teaching at the moment and run e-safety training sessions on Learn4Life island as well as working with Skoolaborate for running teen projects

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Title of Session Making Learning Fun

Summary of Session Overall it was an excellent hourrsquos discussion with educators from all sectors engaging fully with the subject Initial tweets identified the importance of making the learning relevant to studentsrsquo and teachersrsquo in-terests If you (as teachereducator) are enthused and passionate learners will catch the enthusiasm ndash it is contagious It was also pointed out that it is often the role of the adult to set the tone and model asense of playfulness and fun

It was fkelly who pointed out a flaw in this weekrsquos topic with this tweet Is there something wrong with the question perhaps I donrsquot need to makersquo learning fun for my 1 year old it just isrsquo What followed was a discussion about whether we should be makingrsquo things fun and the naturedefinition of the word funrsquo itself Can one plan for fun to occur Isnrsquot fun something that occurs spontaneously One personrsquos fun may not be anotherrsquos and so on

There was considerable discussion around what we actually mean by funrsquo with the word playfulnessrsquo being introduced by joga5 and delightrsquo by ri-chardmillwood The following words then followed in subsequent tweets experimentation exploration creativity engagement enthusiasm engrossed en-hancing enjoyment energetic moodlemckean pointed out that OFSTED describe a buzzrsquo in the lessons they judge to be outstanding Does buzz=fun The consensus seemed to be that engagement was an essential to effective learning There was also agree-ment that things didnrsquot have to be fun and learning about seriousweighty matters didnrsquot necessarily involve fun as didactylos put it learning about

concentration camps is NOT fun but emotionally engagingrsquo

joga5 raised a concern about fun sometimes being an excusecover for unplanned and therefore little learning This was recognized as a concern and it was pointed out by kvnmcl that funrsquo should not just be about having a laughrsquo

Another strand of discussion was around the role of the educator in bringing about fun in the lear-ning space and many contributors pointed out the dangers of edutainmentrsquo (the notion of an all-sing amp dancing show for learners to be entertained by) It was felt that there is a case for entertaining full-on front of the class showmanship but in moderation and part of a balanced dietrsquo

A few advocates of projectproblem based learning emerged as did a recognition of the importance of outdoor learning educational visits and residenti-als There was also many advocates for the place of drama singing role-plays and multi-sensory approaches

Another familiar ukedchat theme emerged ndash the fact that fun in learning may involve a degree of risk taking and the relinquishing of control fores-terjo pointed out this can only really happen when relationships have been established

It was another stimulating discussion leaving me (and many others) with plenty of food for thought

Notable tweets some great links and further reading to follow up can be found below

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Notable Tweets

mrrainford Making learning fun is about it being relevant to student interests which arenrsquot always what you think You need their input

lordlangley73 Always try and pick themes or topics that you may be intersted in If yoursquore enthused in the first place it can be contagious

foresterjo dailydenouement ukedchat I think a teacher who has a sense of humour and can laugh at themselves always helps

duckinwales ukedchat dailydenouement en-courage play ndash even (especially) in adults

tonycassidy Does all learning have to be relevant to be fun Does all learning have to be fun ukedchat

foresterjo ukedchat I also think that learning with and alongside the children can make it fun ndash letting them be the experts

knikidavies ukedchat Not all learning is fun we often tackle weighty topics that need a serious ap-proach but a good dose of fun is always good

smichael920 ukedchat never underestimate the importance of role play At any age

didactylos ukedchat fun=challenge+relevance+pressure+sense of achievement+play+emotion+imagination

knikidavies ukedchat Drama is really good too Very engaging and motivating Also letting chn choose their own topics to write about they love that

knikidavies ukedchat Think you need clear be-haviour expectations before you can have too much fun or some will take it too far

joga5 Could I be honest amp admit that I struggle at times with the use of the word funrsquo when it can mean unplanned amp little learning ukedchat

SusanElkinJourn Fun has a habit of arriving in lessons unexpectedly

dawnhallybone children at school describe lear-ning with games as secret learningrsquo ukedchat

davestacey Not everyone will enjoy one activity or style the same ndash variety is vital to keep learners engaged ukedchat

joga5 The word which is perhaps missing in this is (having a sense of) playfulness ukedchat

john_at_muuua fkelly learning can also be fun when wersquove left the syllabus behind and are heading in an unexpected direction no script ukedchat

cjs76 ukedchat a danger that funrsquo becomes a demand ldquoIf it isnrsquot fun then Irsquom not doing itrdquo Lear-ning should be engaging and relevant

joga5 didactylos So playfulness experimenta-tion engagement are coming out as important parts of the fun lexicon ukedchat

malcolmbellamy its not teachers as entertainers but the setting of a fun atsmosphere and approach to learning that counts ukedchat

didactylos not sage on stage but a good host or a good party planner ukedchat

didactylos ukedchat can we agree that we learn when our minds actively engaged ndash which requires emotion and imagination and participation and empathy

curricadvocate Laura_987 ukedchat residen-tials are one of the most engaging experiences re-membered 4ever canrsquot be much deeper learning than that

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altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 12 ndash Thursday 9th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

altrudrama Fun is fantastic but challenge is more rewarding and when the two go together it can be brilliant ukedchat

lordlangley73 I think children should lead staff meetings at school every so often and tell the staff what they have enjoyed ukedchat

Tweet of the Week colport My philosophy is that if you make yourself and your classroom fun then the learning comes along a lot easier

Notable Weblinks Identified During Session

httpukiahcoachbrownblogspotcom201008frankly-sir-you-are-boring-hell-out-ofhtml

httpwwwpoissonrougecom

httpfrogphilpscalextricposterouscom

httpmarkhowell101wordpresscom20100222the-os-premier-league

httpprimarygamesarenacomwidephp

httpmalbellwordpresscom20100908real-lear-ning-not-using-the-textbook

httpblogrichardmillwoodnet20080515an-ana-lysis-of-delight

httpwwwl4lcouk

httpfkellycouk200904having-a-bash-at-a-cur-riculum-for-excellence

httpwwwnewtoolsorgshowtxtphpdocid=737

h t t p c o m mu n i t yte s c ou k fo r u m s t 9 aspxPageIndex=1

httpbitlyteachmap

httpwwwjamieportmancomblogp=162

Host Details I am currently an e-learning consultant supporting 200 schools in a Local Authority in West Yorkshire I was a Primary school teacher for 14 years and part time lecturer in Primary ICT at The University of Leeds for 4 years

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Topic of Discussion

What is different between the ways in which boys and girls learn Does it matter

Summary of Discussion

The discussion started off with a period of clarifying the behaviour differences of the two genders This included discussion of maturity (boys are silly im-mature disorganised and girls are a distraction) This then moved onto trying to define to what ex-tent the comments were nothing but generalisations and to what extent they were based upon on truth There was a fascinating question about whether teachers go into class with these preconceptions (perhaps more at Primary) Should teachers seek to treat the genders as a blank canvas at the start of each academic year UKedchat then moved onto the role of teacher gen-der in tackling the issue We saw the inevitable airing of questions of whether the low numbers of male teachers in Primary schools is a formative factor in the gender problems which manifest themselves in both Primary and Secondary schoolsThis was countered by many examples of schools where this has not been an issue and how it is down to rela-tionships use of technology and good teaching There were up to the half way mark attempts to define what is girl or boy friendly and whether they are exclusive of the other gender The conclusion appeared to be that the approaches were often as ef-fective for both The issue of split genders in set and classes rose at this point with mainly very positive experiences of this in both primary and secondary settings In the second half the chat moved away from some of the generalisations to more specific suggestions and strategies It was pointed out that after half an hour a discussion

of gender had mainly been about boysrsquo behaviour and achievement At this point the issue of girlsrsquo achievement in mathematics was raised The recognition of different learning styles and the stimuli used was cited as important and too often unrecognised In the last fifteen minutes suggestions were made to investigate Kagan and also Trouble with Boys by Tyre Forest schools got a good mention from several posters as well as other practical activities To sum up the hour covered - teacher expectations - selecting appropriate pedagogies - splitting groups by gender - societal and cultural pressures on pupils to conform to gender norms - governors seeking male teachers in primary scho-ols - gender discussions should include discussion of girls not just boys - Move the FS 6 areas of learning into Primary could make a more vibrant and relevant curriculum

Eye-Catching Tweets

didactylos guess we are going to be talking about maturity culture gender and socialogical diffe-rences

theheadsoffice The importance is to have a variety of learning styles whatever the gender

squiggle7 If there are differences in learning there are most likely differences in male female teaching methods

tonycassidy i think its difficult to talk about groups itrsquos too complex what works weel for one will not work for another

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 13 ndash Thursday 16th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

theheadsoffice Expectations play a part when it concerns the gender of the teacher Male is consi-dered to be more active

sport_ed From teaching all boys groups ndash enga-gement at the start of the lesson vital ndash competitive starter activities

freedman69 too many stereotypes persist regar-ding gender divide in education Good teaching benefits boys and girld Donrsquot concentrate onlear-ning styles

deputymitchell Wersquove a group of underperforming girls Call them our Gel Pen Girlsrsquo Tidy neat smiley amp if not careful stay under the radar

Irsquom going to be controversial My stepson told me he tried not to act too cleverrsquo at school as it wasnrsquot clever

missbrownsword I was once turned down for a primary job because they decided to give to (headrsquos words) ldquothe only male candidaterdquo

theheadsoffice I hasd staff use the fact that they had a larger number of boys in their class the rea-son for poor results Where does that come from

helenmew I think the transition from EYFS to Primary a shock and Primary to Secondary Outdoor and indoor play very important

joga5 It is equally successful for bot gender groups if the pedagogy is sound

Mrsthorne I didnrsquot really clock our Scheme of work as not gender neutral until i couldnrsquot get the girl heavy group to do the activities

curricadvocate Irsquom detecting a few strands that look at the power of effective teaching to remove gender barriers

ForesterJo We used Talk for Writing through Forest School type approach ndash extended writing better for boys and girls

Tweet of Week

clairelowe2 My research shows that developing a creative curriculum with motivation challenge and reflection at the heart means ALL learners succeed

Weblinks Highlighting During the Session

catriona_O had a go at unpicking personalised learning httptinyurlcomqqca2x

Are boys really the weaker sex httpbitlyauPGdH (via telegraph)

Top 100 tools for Learning 2010 httpbitlycZDsH2

About the host

Bill Lord Regional Literacy Adviser working in the Yorkshire and Humber region wwwtwittercomjoga

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How do we manage resources effectively in these times of diminishing funding

Summary of Session

I greatly enjoyed being part of ukdchat tonight ndash there were so many creative ideas from people who are working within the constraints of diminishing budgets There were some useful links and sugges-tions for resources which can be found at the end of this post There were some useful suggestions for saving and making money ndash freecycling e-bay for unused printer cartridges growing and selling vegetables Printing was an obvious concern for costs ndash with photocopiers often proving a cheaper alternative when used as part of network for prin-ting Shopping around and ensuring best value ndash ta-king into consideration the TOTAL cost ndash was hugely important though there were mixed experiences about outsourcing for eg printing ndash a reminder about the debacle about outsourcing maths tuto-ring to India at a very high cost as recently repor-ted suggested we need to think carefully about this approach There were two opposing schools of thought about ways of saving money ndash tech-free days or photocopied worksheet-free days which seem to me to contradict each other Therersquos some people who are experiencing paper allowances of a ream per term Some schools have stopped buying teachers laptops other teachers prefer to use their own higher-spec equipment (though some are advi-sed that certain dataevidence is best kept on school equipment eg photosfilm) There are pros and cons about using pupilsrsquo own tech equipment though this seems an increasingly attractive prospect in these times of reduced budgets CPD is expensive but just improving communications between collea-gues about what doesdoesnrsquot work can improve our

own understanding (and of course twitter uked-chat teachmeets continue to be valuable free cpd resources) Using online tools and freeware may not have the same technical support as paid-for re-sources though a personal learning network (PLN) through twitter may help answer our questions But sometimes paying for a servicesoftware can be very worthwhile for learning experiences and managing resources effectively However we need to make the most of the resources we have and use them to their full potential ndash even if that means re-visiting a tool as part of staff training I picked two tweets for the tweet of the week because I think they are fundamental to the future of managing our resources effectively ndash we need to be able to use tools and resources that will save time for teachers supporting a work-life balance (and that may be the tools that enable networking idea sharing crowd sourcing creative commons resources and mutual support ndash those that prevent us re-inventing wheels that have already been invented) We also need to be able to harness the tools that our students will be bringing to school ndash whether it is their mobile phone smartphone or itouch pspds their own lap-topnetbook (And that will bring a lot of questions about network security e-safety wireless access parity of opportunity and lots more Irsquom sure)

Memorable Tweets

missbrownswordmy kids went to a school that grew veggies and sold them to local pub for sunday lunches made money for school amp kept pub open ukedchat

duckinwalesukedchat links for further reading httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645 amp httpblogsmsdncombukschools)

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

bevevans22duckinwales Final thoughts Share money saving ideas whatever they may be Try to cut printing costs amp shop around for resources ukedchat

colportbevevans22 Ooh the librarythere is another resource we could all use that is free and usually local ukedchat

mberryraff31 we (last school) had a tech free green day even tried to do without electricity uke-dchat

colportHere is an idea for a free trip for pupils httpwwwnsfworgukedchat ndash Just need to pay for transport

MrMalcontentI do think that examples such as moviemaker are an untapped resource in too many schools So easy to use with a bit of patience uke-dchat

raff31DrAshCasey daviderogers janwebb21 We used all kids devices and tech stuff on Techno-logy Takeover day httpbitlyafGJWKukedchat

colportI donrsquot think it is always about free re-sources but getting value for money for product Top example 2Simple suite of programs ukedchat

bevevans22daviderogers We are serial grant appliers too ndash helps with all sorts of things ukedchat

DuncanTigerHero duckinwales we got stu-dents to make recycled pads from single sided extra print outs We sold them at parents evening fairs etc ukedchat

mbht1Networking all printers to photocopier has saved a small fortune in printing costs ukedchat

Jamesashton20RT janwebb21 RT beve-vans22 paintnet too although if school gonna get win 7 i love the new ms paint tools similar to re-velation natural

bartoneducationukedchat speak to local prin-ting firm about doing a print deal Get parents to buy laptops Only ones who can afford Hijack PTA for ict

bartoneducationukedchat offer to trial stuff for publishers Few hours for cheaper resources

alee11 RTsimonhaughton ukedchat Share your resources with others ndash gives you pleasure seeing others use amp people often share things back

bevevans22There is a lot of freeware that comes in handy Pivot Stick Figure Ript TuxPaint Audacity PhotoStoryall good stuff ukedchat

familysimpson Freecycleorg for old games consoles ukedchat ndash tv s are popular give away at moment I have 4 PS1 an a PS2 through this

GillDeCosemojanwebb21 TES last week a school was outsourcing maths tuition to India pound12hr pupil Not cheap

daviderogersRT tonycassidy I think the CPD suggestion on the link is a good one- save money by talking to each other ukedchat

tonycassidydailydenouement Janeh271 janwebb21 daveterron there was a survey done which suggested the average was pound300 a year uke-dchat (about teachers spending their own money on resources)

chrisratPRT andreacarr1 Quick 1 from me uke-dchatTalk to suppliersMost of us really want to help u stretch budgetsWersquoll work with u lt- so agree

MrMalcontentjanwebb21 holidays at different times of the year would cut down on the cost of foreign ones ukedchat

Amusing tweets

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

httpapps4classwikispacescom

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 14 ndash Thursday 23 September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

chrisratMy laptop is crying under the strain of video photosemails ukedchat flipcammay put it out of its misery by dropping it in the clyde

deerwoodperhaps we should give the kids more holidays that would surely cut down on the costs ukedchat

Tweets of the week

JamesTheo ukedchat Most pupils have nifty re-sources in their pockets most mobile phones now come with apps from voice recorders to video ca-meras

DuncanTigerHeroThe resource which is most scarce at the moment is time ukedchat

Links posted tonight

httpukedchatwikispacescom

httpdougwoodscoukblogcutting-ict-costs-and-the-need-for-tco

httpagent4changenetgrapevineplatform645

httpwwwtwinklcouk

httpwwwwixcom

httpwwwtoondoocomHometoon

httpwwwnsfworg

httpblogsmsdncombukschools

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

What skillsstatements should be in a new ICT cur-riculum-fit for 21st Century pupils

Summary of Discussion

There were officially 780 ukedchat tweets-thatrsquos 13 a minute Hats-off to all the moderators that had come before me-it was bloody hard work

I had 3 applications open and still found it incredible difficult to keep up with the myriad of conversa-tions-such is the task of taming the ukedchat beast

Can I apologise to those who were expected more of a ukedchat With permission it was supposed to be a special Crowdsourcing the Curriculumrsquo edition but turned into the kind of brilliant discussion that we have every week

It was my intention that the session would be about curriculum suggestions in my head the hour was broken up into 3 sections-curriculum principals skills and capability In reality the session went off on so many amazing tangents it took me 45 mins to unravel the string

The conversation was thoroughly engrossing-it began with a long conversation about the philoso-phy of teaching ICT mberry caught my eye with a tweet about skillsknowledge needing the right key attitudes with janwebb21 adding that these needed to be transferable and that choices about applying skills needed to be taught

The session then moved to whether ICT should be taught as a stand-alonersquo subject or if it should be embedded in the curriculum Most agreed that there

it was important that elements of an ICT curriculum should impact on the teaching of other subjects

The quandary of the future curriculum was also debated-how could educators agree a technology curriculum when technology itself moves so fast that by the time of publication the curriculum would be obsolete

Most thought that this was solved with a focus on skills not tools Although this proved equally as contentious especially after ianaddison pertinent tweet about pupils knowing a range of tools

laura_987 very perceptive comment about teachi-ng about where information comes from stimulated talk about the validity of what appears on screen and how pupils seem to believe that if itrsquos on a screen it must be the truth

Finally I tried to finish the session with some concrete curriculum suggestions about what people thought should be taught in an ICT curriculum-see tweets of the session for those

A massive thank you to all the contributors-I had a great time moderating and Irsquove enough amazing ideas to stimulate even the most anti-technologists

Eye-Catching Tweets during Discussion

daviderogers Irsquod help them to know when tech-nology wasnrsquot needed and how to adapt their skills to new situations ianaddison Irsquod teach them how to search properly and give credit when taking info from the net ictprimarysch ict resources need to be selected within the classroom chn could share understan-ding thru paper mike podcast tweet etc ColinTGraham Be able to use two or three search

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 15 ndash Thursday 30th September 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

engines and critically assess the URLs listed on the first pages of the results Ariellah Does ICT has to start and end with compu-ters what about mobile phones i-pods e-readers gt must include all janwebb21 itrsquos good for kids to see us learning ndash models skills of learning and problem solving kvnmcl ICT was an add on subject 11 years ago Now it should be integrated a redesigned curricu-lum would help mynictle blogs should be written in to a policy somehow guidelines etc carolrainbow Digital literacies continued ndash e-sa-fety filtering networking literacies ndash all need to be taught ColinTGraham Be able to locate and download a variety of open-source applications to PCs mobile phones and hand-held devices kvnmcl Teachers with less skills MUST develop their skills Otherwise they will find their class will leave them behind kvnmcl Basic skill set-keyboard Mouse trackpad OS word processing application tools all from an early age kvnmcl ICT shouldnrsquot be just a skill set apart it need to be seen as a collaborative tool for every part of the curriculum colport A key principle for me is how to use inter-net safely From KS1 and onwards and throughout ParsleyBill Children should be taught language-based principles that underpin use of new ICT media eg podcasts digital movies amp animation bevevans22 colport key skills taught discretely but then taken on and embedded across the curri-culum by class teachers mberry the context does matter and better IMH()O to link with other learning that something artifi-cially relevantrsquorsquotrendyrsquo islayian critical analysis skills thinking and pro-cessing skills Base skills in place and tech skills developed as required Ariellah principles for ICT Curriculum Ensure progression in basic Skills (such as typing PP Word Searchetc) starting early

Tweet of the Week

This tweet from Roger Neilson summed up perfectly the challenge we have in teaching ICT and was a response to my If you had to teach one thing in ICT-what would it bersquo question

didactylos if I were to teach one thing it would be the tools are there for you to be stupendousrsquo use them wisely

Your host

Sheffield Deputy Headteacher interested in colabo-ration creativity and new technology My philoso-phy is about educating the whole-childrsquo and trying to find ways to achieve this

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 16 ndash Thursday 7th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Does APP work What other formative assessment tools do you use Do they work

Summary of Session

Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was the main focus of this ukedchat discussion This tool within Assess-ment for Learning is mainly a formative assessment documenting strategy that is not compulsory within schools with many primaries adopting the system and a variety of secondary schools exploring within a variety of subjects The first part of the discussion explored definitions of APP and questioning the whole reasoning behind it which proved to be a clarification process for some participants There was clearly different definitions to APP and how to use it with calls on consistency across different schools Where it is used effectively staff have embraced the philosophy but the use of evidence proved difficult for some colleagues to embrace Plenty of tools were shared in helping this (see weblinks below) There was a consensus that if done carefully and consistently APP could be one way of giving teachers their professional status Is it really unreasonable that I should be expected to know where my pupils progress currently stands I should not need a sum-mative test to back that up Instead I should be able to confidently say where any pupil in my (primary) classroom stands academically and show evidence to back that up ndash that is my job

Eye-catching Tweets

DrAshCasey ndash Is it too obvious to say that any as-sessment should be used as an aidenhancement of learning and not for number counting dailydenouement ndash I find APP quite liberating in

terms of marking ndash enjoy transparency of sharing AFs amp then using level descriptors to give fdback wjputt ndash AforL is about learners knowing where they are and what they need to do to move on Tea-chers amp peers can help with this AforL improves learning amp learner capacity to develop as indepen-dent learners amp indeed lifelong ones OhLottie ndash Formative assessment at its simplest If chn didnrsquot getrsquo something today then I donrsquot move on I change my approach + try again MrKp ndash APP for a whole class seems a huge job ndash and doing it for only 6 seems silly how do you square the circle largerama ndash But is APP way forwrd for assessment It is not a requirement for ICT in 2ndary now change of govt but is it best way to assess sellyeve ndash every assessment approach has pros and cons ndash you need to have more than one method in the toolkit Ideas_Factory ndash Reception teachers have been doing this for years-assessment based on careful observation amp recording of pupil work gideonwilliams ndash Have consistent school designed APP for all subjects use this to assess amp monitor at-tainmentprogress then link APP to eportfolio ndash APP with target setting could be real buy in for students ndash must be transparent and valued kvnmcl ndash Catching up on ukedchat 1 point is a constant APP means many things to many people No consistency mberry ndash Is anyone else here a little worried that AfL has come to mean APP in the eyes of so many

Tweet of the Week

Julian3576 Assessment is great when pupils reflect and reinforce own understanding and great when used to inform others

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Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Useful Links shared

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=U-bL1jBLeHU via Julian3576 (system I developed to use with my class) httpbitly8qORcp via colport (Google to support collection APP evidence ndash replacing post-itsrsquo) httpwwwassessment-reform-grouporgpubli-cationshtml via Ideas-factory (Very very good websiteassoc and brill publications) httpfcrmeukdfEVgq via cleverfiend (asking the right questions) httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=rzGvTELAz_k via Julian3576 (Assessment should not just data points but show learning taking place as it happens) wwwmyebooklearningcom via colport (E-port-folio as a means of storing evidence) httpisgdfQ6en via primarypete_ (APP target stickers) wwwPupilAssetcom via KnikiDavies httpbitlya2pwBT via ChrisPadden (One of my colleagues found flaws in the summative use of APP Writing) httpswwwsimplyefficientsoftwarecouk via Julian3576 (have you tried) httpbitlyWelshAPP via ChrisPadden (We made an assessment framework for the Welsh APP for Wales) httpbitlyc9hS3M via tj007 (APP amp Evernote)

Your host colport

Primary School teacher based in Lancashire cur-rently teaching a Year 2 class

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Reported school budget cuts 20 Average percen-tage primary school budgets are salaries 83 with some over 90 What if anything will change

Summary of Session

Liam Byrne the former Chief Secretary to the Trea-sury last week wrote a letter for his successor ndash the Liberal Democrat David Laws ndash stating ldquoIrsquom afraid to tell you therersquos no money leftrdquo The Times May 17 2010

Times are tough every day it seems like there is another announcement that another budget has been cut Add to this the threat of up to 40 budget cuts in government departmental spending and the next couple of years we are going to have to watch the pennies

I donrsquot believe the education budget will get cuts in this order of magnitude but even if it is 10 5 even it will make schools think about what they spend Especially considering that the average spend on salary out of a schools budget is between 85 and 90

What if anything will your school cut to make ends meet Will PPA stay Do you think it will make your school think about becoming an academy Do you think it will be as bad as I have gloomily predicted

Eye-Catching Tweets from the Session

scottjacques01 Traditional CPD such as going on courses is usually one of the first casualties of tight budgets ukedchat

DianneSpencer ukedchat I suspect for the next 2 yrs much of the budget cuts will be aimed at LA costs resulting in loss of services to schools

chrismayoh Would largely agree to be fair gt RT colport Learning Platforms seem to be an easy bud-get cut within schools Local Authorities ukedchat

mister_jim controvertial for a ICT leader but I think I would rather have an extra teacher in any subject than extra projectors ukedchat

primarypete_ Really interesting ukedchat so far Diff schools will prioritise diff Ppa gone and assoc staff then TArsquos is my guessNot my opinion though

Jamesashton20 Irsquove been in a school recently where they dont have PPA because the start half hour later and finish half hour earlier everyday ukedchat

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat so how do you square 50+ hours of management time required each week with an additional 23 hrs teaching in class

DianneSpencer chrisrat ukedchat what pape-rwork needs cutting risk assessments fmsis health safety audit annual auditworkforce census peeps lots

SusanElkinJourn chrisrat DianneSpencer Pe-rhaps the paperwork has expanded to occupy the postholders Variation on Parkinsonrsquos law uke-dchat

Joga5 bevevans22 It is something like pound20 mil-lion a year spent by teachers for their own classes ukedchat

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 17 ndash Thursday 14th October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Tweet of the Week

SusanElkinJourn ukedchat No school is an island Not healthy to pretend otherwise Interschool col-laboration vital for pupil learning efficiency amp CPD

Useful Links highlighted during the session

wwwteacherstvvideosroll-over-leases

httpwwwnationmastercomgraphedu_edu_spe-education-spending-of-gdp

httpwwwaudit-commissiongovuklocalgovna-tionalstudiesPagesvaluablelessons_copyaspx

httpwwwtelegraphcouknewsnewstopicsspen-ding-review8035164Spending-Review-what-it-means-for-the-Department-of-Educationhtml

httpwwwtheheadsofficecoukto-cut-or-not-to-cut-that-is-the-question

httpwwwguardiancoukmedia2010oct15tea-chers-tv-ten-alps-itn

About the Guest Moderator

I am the Sales Director for Scholastic Education based in Witney Oxfordshire I ensure that our Education Sales Consultants speak with as many teachers and advise on the best resources to fit the needs of the school as they can I aim to ensure that we provide the best possible resources at the best possible price to the school ndash hopefully saving the school money

In addition to that I do a few other things too long to mention here I blog at wwwchrisratcom ge-nerally about anything that comes to mind but the odd bit of education (learning logs school councils etc) creep in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

How to get behind the timesrsquo schools aheadand FAST

Session Summary

There was a lot of discussion about what behind the times means Does it mean that the school is generally not innovating Or is it that they donrsquot use technology The point was made that often it is teachers rather than whole schools that are reluc-tant to change There was discussion about how to bring these teachers forward and support them in the process of becoming innovative We looked at things that might involve quick wins to draw the attention of staff

Notable Tweets

zoeross19 a chat over tea amp biccies works remar-kably well with the most reluctant ndash about nothing to do with tech trees2066 Quick win ndash Use technologies staff already are comfortable with like Skype within the curriculum stevebob79 quick wins for me (for London tea-chers) often start with sharing LGfL resources chrismayoh Ultimately if you have the support of SMT amp are prepared to work hard amp take the odd risk you can always stay ahead of the game trees2066 Wersquove tried to start a collection of simple case studies at httpbitly9DI2vv didactaylos got to say proper team teachingrsquo can be a pretty good way of moving people one ndash right teaming is vital preadacomdom Experimentation leads to success but also failure But having the confidence to fail always leads to success didactaylos we also live in a culture where expe-

rimentation is not in vogue ndash where keeping in the shoal is safe re targets and Ofsted kishtiaq pedagogy pedagogy pedagogy not tech tech tech drashcasey we need teachers to look ahead and not have to look at their feet to make sure they donrsquot trip dughall Teachers generally buy into learning If you can show them impact on learners that often works unconsciously incompetent to consciously incom-petent to consciously competent to unconsciously competent ndash this is about CPD lisacov19 keeping up to date is about being reflec-tive of where we are amp what we are doing looking at where dughall Leadership is essential without SMT buy-in change amp movement is nigh on impossible chrismayoh It is often untrue true that people donrsquot have time to do things Itrsquos that they have chosen not to prioritise them drashcasey I donrsquot believe that ICT means inno-vation but innovation can use ICT didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date lisacov19 the way to move forward is to utilise all ideas that are available amp what better way to share ideas than through multimedia didactaylos do most teahcers come into the job full of idealism and interest and have the system bash it out of them colport I see that teaching is a continuous perso-nal learning journey for me ndash I owe it to the pupils I teach didactaylos you can be very techy and still behind the times depends how you measure things didactaylos I have to constantly change how i do things in my job and stand up and show how I do it Some teachers have not moved in a decade

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 18 ndash Thursday 21st October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

innerquest perhaps we worship too much at the feet of the god called technology maybe WE should take a step back icanteach_uk Letrsquos face it anyone using ukedchat is clearly ahead of the times ndash however those notrsquo on twitter are not necessarily behind the times

Tweet of the Week

didactaylos have blogged about this ndash drew ana-logy with doctors and would we tolerate them not keeping up to date

About the Host

I am a primary school teacher at a school in Hamp-shire Ex-VLE consultant current Google teacher and ICT Mark Assessor

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Session Title

Top tips on dealing with challenging children

Summary of Session

A fast paced discussion on how to deal with chal-lenging behaviour within the classroom The key point that came out of this was that there is no point in just looking at the child but also yourself and the role you play within it all

It was felt by all that the first thing we need to do with all children and those who are challenging is to have a good relationship with them It is easier to win a child over and get them to get on with their learning etc by them knowing you care about them ndash the only way to achieve this is through a meanin-gful relationship

Pre-empt any issues that may be coming ndash if you are watching your class properly you should be able to intervene before any major issue happens Re-member a child doesnrsquot just do something there is something that has caused the behaviour Linked to this is adult position in the classroom so that the child knows you are there and feels your presence If they still are not taking the hint at this point it was suggested just to say their name could reinforce the adult presence near them

There was also a discussion of voice use and tone It was decided that yes the occasional shouting is ok but anything beyond that is out of control We should be learning to use our voices and go from normal to quiet loud excited disappointed etc If you feel your voice is an issue pratise it at home and donrsquot just hope it comes within the classroom

Less discussed but equally important thoughts to consider How is your classroom set up ndash are the pencils in a corner that when everyone goes to get them it will cause congestion and arguments If you are using rewards what are the rewards What can the children get them for Are you giving them for meaningful reasons or are they overused Is it possible to send the child away so that his au-dience is removed Even if it is just for a message Is there a clear level of command within the school where consequences become more serious

The biggest thing that came out of it all and my parting thought ndash remember to give a clean slate and not to take their behaviour to heart (as difficult as it may be)

Notable Tweets from the session

Challenging Kids (CK) mdash those who donrsquot simply comply but who force us to raise our gameukedchat DrAshCasey

how challenging a child is can be subjective to the teacher ukedchat ndash MrThorne

ukedchat challenging childrenchallenging beha-viour itrsquos the same as any human interaction ndash take a personal and REAL interest ndash please ndash Janshs

calm calm calm but never make empty threats if you say yoursquore going to do something then do it increase your credibility ukedchat Jonnatmuuua

I think itrsquos important not to take it personally tooQuickest way to escalate the situation Creativee-du

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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Session 19 ndash 28 October 2010 laquo Ukedchatrsquos Blog

Catch challenging child being good and give lots of praise Refer back ldquodo you remember whenrdquo to get repeat of behaviour GilldeCoesmo

Differentiation gtHow manykids misbehave due to boredomwork too hard NikkiA10

Important to build self esteem not crush it when dealing with any but esp with challenging pupil Blowtheblues

LouiW ukedchat ndash I also use moving around the classroom to stand next to people works well

One thing about behvaiour management strategies is that they are all personal to the teacher and need developing colport

Tweet of the Week

frogphilp ukedchat Last thoughts ndash no child sets out in life to be challenging Compassion is key to success in behaviour management

Useful links highlighted during the session

httpfrogphilpposterouscommy-top-tips-for-chal-lenging-children

Book recommendation ndash Assertive Discipline Lee Canter

About the host

Teacher in Peterborough currently working with Year 3 Previously worked in Scotland in KS1 Va-ried interests within the classroom but overall the most important thing is getting children to achieve their potential through things that they enjoy and engage in

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