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I'm looking into this so any advice from anyone with experience would be appreciated

This great site was shared by Ceri at an #addcym Elluminate session - my literacy team love it!

Neuroscience - will watch this site with interest but need to be sure it's more than 'pop' psychology

Upgrade your KWL Chart to the 21st Century

120+ pages of ideas to help children and young people when they say 'I don't know what to write!'

infographic on location/history of wars

GCSE "neither setting nor mixed-ability confers significant advantages in terms of raising attainment for all students" http://t.co/HRZiENXk

I like this, quite fun to play with. Not sure how I'd use it yet...

Revise link following the demise of Teachers TV

Implications of accepting full ideas behind 'learning styles' theory

Fascinating and practical post from Oliver. Interesting it ties in with the findings from talking to my year 7 form for purpos/ed - above everything else they wanted more choice in their curriculum.

Discussion on Lesson Objectives, including great example from Sally Thorne

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 ......

Using Groups Effectively: 10 Principles - Interesting article, including suggested practice which goes directly against some of what I already do. Will be pondering!

has got to be the way forward

Great post by Neil on who has the power to level the playing field when it comes to internet access in schools. Parallels with discussions that need to take place here in Wales

SMS poll allows you to set up an SMS poll that updates direct into your presentations. A free plan available for educators.

Interesting article from Bill Lucas that sums up the debate over 'intelligence' and provides some practical ideas about how that might impact the classroom

Just ordered the book!