Marginal learning gains is inspired by the same philosophy that underpinned the extraordinary success of Team GB Cycling at the Beijing and London Olympics. The philosophy is simple: focus on doing a few small things really well.
"experiencing the natural world; learning how nature sustains life; nurturing healthy communities; recognizing the implications of the ways we feed and provision ourselves; and knowing well the places where we live, work, and learn."
"Philosophy for Children / Communities aims to encourage children (or adults) to think critically, caringly, creatively and collaboratively. It helps teachers to build a 'community of enquiry' where participants create and enquire into their own questions, and 'learn how to learn' in the process."
"Juliet Robertson is an education consultant specializing in learning outdoors. She also provides outdoor learning and play training and can visit schools to advise directly."
An excellent blog.
"Where young people learn to create apps that change their world"
11-18 yr olds, but a novel idea, could provide some CPD for primary teachers perhaps? Learning by making approach, interesting pedagogy for our times.
Education is about enhancing learning,
and neuroscience is about understanding
the mental processes involved in learning.
This common ground suggests a future in which educational practice can be transformed by science, just as medical practice was transformed by science about a century ago
Go and download ICT framework
"Aims to develop digital wisdom lie at the heart of the learning experience, with features of Third Millennium learning sweeping through each of the five areas of knowledge skills and understanding."
"The aim of the 3rd Millennium Learning Award is to enable schools to demonstrate how they are providing an education fit for the 21st century."
Go to School Award videos.
"Grid Algebra is a visual and kinaesthetic way to learn number concepts and pre-algebra at KS2 and to learn about number and algebra for KS3 and KS4. What is more, it supports more developed algebra ideas as well."
"This website has arisen out of a learning network project that involved six Cambridgeshire Nursery Schools and Children's Centres in building on good practice in children's mathematical development. In particular we looked at the area of mark making for mathematical purposes and as a process towards informal forms of written calculations across the Early Years Foundation Stage."