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Interesting post - about games in education, but actually about all learning experiences. My next big problem (wrong word?) is how to do this kind of stuff inside a school that's moving very slowly or not at all in this direction. I'm all for being disruptive, but what happens to those students who get taught by me in a student-centered, project based if they then move on to someone who has a more teacher centered approach the following year?

What happens to those students who get taught by me in a student-centered, project based if they then move on to someone who has a more teacher centered approach the following year? They either revert to being passive learners or they demand more from the next teacher who then has a choice.... Also, expectations from whole school need to be cranked up if slow in this regard. (However, I do understand why some schools are finding it hard to move on, it requires energy and drive to do this, things which are being drained from our schools and leaders because of so many pressures and anxieties) . As they say though, our students only get one shot at this ......

Another example of remaining homework at primary - moving to a grid system for pupils to choose.

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Use funds for kit and sessions like TeachMeets such as OAPMeets or something PeopleMeets - not in libraries and schools but pubs and cafes - also put books etc into pubs and cafes as well - not just digital wales but learning wales! & don't use funds for glossy booklets and stuff.

Nice ideas, but I'd question the effectiveness of putting books in pubs. No-one I know would put down a beer on a Saturday night so that they can read about photosynthesis or mitosis. Books in pubs are more likely to serve as coasters or something for people to throw when the fights break out! Or maybe I just have a poor choice of pub. ;)

SOLO, which stands for Structure of Observed Learning Outcome, provides a systematic way of describing how a learner's performance grows in complexity when mastering many tasks. Suggested by @dougbelshaw as more relevant to 21st C schools than Bloom.

I think this could fit in with the Welsh curriculum quite nicely

Project to collect together geographical images of every square kilometre of the UK - some great photos that are free to use

This is a fantastic idea, though there's a missed opportunity in that they haven't tied the photographs to the map with much accuracy so finding a photo of a specific area can be tough! If they linked the photos to the maps Google Maps-style it would be perfect!

This is fascinating.

This is a thought provoking post on John Connell's blog. I think that Teaching in a Learning World would be a better title though.

A daily puzzle that isn't so easy to find the answer to with Google

A link to a blog where you can download this free eBook.

Using a WebQuest in your Classroom via @internet4classr: http://t.co/XUltD4Bi #edchat #edtech #eLearning

RT @russeltarr: Using Facebook Safely - A Guide for Professionals Working With Young People (pdf download): http://t.co/Er8MComV

Looking to create a social media or BYOD policy? Look no further. http://t.co/dlQ4pSvw

"@BenRogersOVA: @wjputt That's not a mad idea! See this guardian article too: http://t.co/RagCe5n" @diveress @sh_hanes @iandavidevans

Website for the recently relaunched Opening Minds curriculum model from the RSA

This looks interesting but haven't quite got to grips with how it might look in the classroom. I'd be interested in any examples.

Have a look at the videos in this series from Teachers TV, some of them used Opening Minds. http://www.teachers.tv/series/ks3-new-curriculum

This was on TES forums - product of a tweet - This mnemonic helps students to improve their writing by varying the way they begin sentences, varying punctuation, and using relative pronouns. It also helps to reduce overuse of compound sentences. More commonly known as A CRAPPIE among the students, it can be effective in any subject, not just English.

Grade descriptors and inspectors' supplementary guidance for each subject http://t.co/ujH0YWTh

Just heard of elegant solution to capturing hashtags - using http://t.co/ywHPtLD9 to import them to a posterous blog http://t.co/9J4bc1oa

John shared this on twitter last week - I read it and am looking forward to watching the clips

Will be using this as a starter on online tools with our PGCE students on Weds to point out the importance of security settings (via @dannynic)