Thinking about moving online, homework providers? Here’s our how-to-pick guide

Picking the right bit of technology for your school is daunting, and it can be hard to make time to evaluate all the options. This article helps you identify what you really need from an edtech solution. Step 1: What are your needs and priorities? There are a lot of reasons a school may be looking to add a new edtech tool. For example: Consider gathering staff feedback to help inform your list of needs. Getting feedback earlier can help build staff investment in whatever resource you end up selecting. Step 2: What are your options? Now that you know … Continue reading Thinking about moving online, homework providers? Here’s our how-to-pick guide

Would You Pass a Memory Test?

It’s a disturbing irony that the idea for this blog post originally came to me on the way to work and I’d contrived to forget it by home time! I had to rack my brain to dredge it back up. The same thing sometimes happens with words, which is not a good look for an English teacher. The most embarrassing memory lapse to date was forgetting the word ‘syllable’ in front of Y8. Fast approaching my fifth decade, I accept it as a sad fact of life that the memory slowly deteriorates. Then again, were my youthful powers of recollection … Continue reading Would You Pass a Memory Test?