5 Questions To Answer When Planning A STEM Trip
If you’re seeking to engage and develop the interest of children into Computing and/or STEM subjects you may have considered organising a trip. Here are 5 questions you should consider as part of your...
View ArticleInnovating Conference Planning?
Listen to an audio version of this blogpost here: https://audioboom.com/boos/4464589-innovating-conference-planning You may have seen that recently I’ve been planning a technology in education...
View Article3 Revision Strategies
This time of the year, as teachers complete marking their coursework, attention in lessons focuses on revision, exam technique and exam preparation. In the online communities and forums I belong to,...
View Article#31WaysInMay
I know from my own experiences that it’s challenging to build a compelling case to be released from school to attend any event taking place on a school day, whether that’s an important meeting, vital...
View ArticleEvents June/July
A list of the events I’m hosting (or appearing at) in June/July 2016. Receive a £30 discount on my [Dragonfly Computing] courses with the code DFT.AOD16 July 2016 18th-20th July – 3 Day Python Camp,...
View ArticleProposal for a GCSE Computing MOOC
About one third of my work since joining Exa Education has been supporting the teaching of Computing in UK schools. I’m constantly looking for new solutions to help me scale-up my support to other...
View ArticleChallenges of Teaching GCSE Computer Science
Since I joined Exa in October 2015, I believe I’ve supported as many teachers as in the previous 5 years with the development of GCSE Computer Science. Through my work with exa.foundation I’ve been...
View ArticleThe MOOC has landed!
A few months ago, I published a post titled Proposal for a GCSE Computing MOOC in which I described an idea I was considering to support other teachers with the teaching of GCSE Computer Science. Well,...
View ArticleReflecting on #GirlsinSTEM
My mother was born during Christmas of 1947; her parents thought it would be cute to name her ‘Noelle’. When her baby sister was born some 15 years later on the very same day, they continued with the...
View ArticleGCSE Computer Science(9-1): NEA Preparations
If you are currently teaching the ‘new’ GCSE Computer Science (9-1), it’s possible that you are in the middle of preparing your classes and ‘Resource Bank’ for your students to use in the Autumn Term...
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