Being married to a teacher means that a heated discussion about education is usually not far away. However our two jobs, on paper, seem a million miles away. My wife teaches Early Year Foundation and Year 1, whilst I only teach upper school Economics. My planning often involves a PowerPoint or creating resources, her's often …
Month: September 2017
Scaffolding & Modelling
Thank you to everyone who came along to today's TeachMeet on scaffolding. I have attached the notes from today's session to the TeachMeet section of this site, and I have also attached a copy of an example of scaffolding found by DJR, that we discussed. The next TeachMeet is after half term (3rd November) and …
The 21st Century Classroom – part II
Written by Gareth Owen 24 September 2017 Whilst there can be no argument that both outstanding and creative teaching have been practiced well before the technological era, it has never been enough for a school to merely prepare students for their exams. A narrow (whilst hugely important) perspective such as this fails to provide …
Stretch & Challenge
At the start of term, DAH asked all staff to reflect on how far we stretch and challenge the pupils at Oakham and this is something that I am particularly focusing on in my teaching this year. The purpose of last week's TeachMeet was to provide practical ideas about how we can challenge pupils and …
The 21st Century Classroom
Written by Gareth Owen 10 September 2017 Whilst there can be no argument that both outstanding and creative teaching have been practiced well before the technological era, it has never been enough for a school to merely prepare students for their exams. A narrow (whilst hugely important) perspective such as this fails to provide the …
New Year – New App!
As a new academic year begins, I find myself making the same new years resolution as I do at the start of every new school year. Firstly - to help both myself and pupils with their organisation and secondly, to improve how I give feedback to my students. After trialing different options, I am yet …
