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Learning – Motivating – Innovating

January16

I’ve just recorded the video part of my application for Google Teacher Academy.  Very excited and fingers crossed I can make it.  After the fun I had at BETT last week I’m determined to keep building myself professionally – even if I don’t have any classes to teach!  Would be a great experience to attend and hopefully it will be a useful addition to my CV.

I filmed this using only my iPhone (4) and edited it using iMovie – which I had only used once before.  I was assisted in the filming and editing by my son, James who is 9 and in year 5.  We both learned a lot during the filming and editing.  The music is by Kraftwerk – Home Computer.  Yes I do have purple hair!

Any feedback welcome, I’ve just got to fill out the application form and convince them I’m worthy!

Google Teacher Academy UK 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Learning – Motivating – Innovating”

  1. March 13th, 2012 at 11:52 am       Melissa Says:

    Hi,

    Well your video inspires me and it is very well said self learning is the best teacher. Wish you success.

    Thanks,
    Melissa
  2. March 27th, 2012 at 6:14 pm       deddric davidson Says:

    its great you are moving on and furthering your education

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I’ve been teaching for 7 years and have taught ICT across KS3, 4, & 5.  In this short time I have held a wide variety of responsibilities:

  • Designed and maintainted a school website
  • Introduced a VLE
  • Co-ordinated KS3
  • Co-ordnated KS4
  • Introduced 2 new GCSE courses
  • Designed curriculum and resources for a non-subject specialist team
  • Managed cross-curricular ICT projects
  • Run primary school liaison projects
  • Designed and delivered master-classes for KS1 & KS2
  • Designed and delivered master-classes for G&T students
  • Designed and delivered staff training for a variety of skills/initiatives
  • Organised whole-school events

I am currently taking a break from full time teaching and running a consultancy to deliver collaborative web 2.0 projects in primary schools.  I’m looking for forward thinking schools who want to:

  • Improve their communication and community cohesion through social networking
  • Embed ICT within their curriculum
  • Introduce web 2.0 tools to their daily routine
  • Develop blogs and wikis for use in the classroom
  • Run whole school projects and publish their work

Prior to training as a teacher I worked for a number of years in industry as an IT trainer for several blue chip companies.  I always had a love of e-learning and ran learning centres for a number of years.  I am currently studying for a masters degree in e-learning.

When I’m not busy running my business I relax by enjoying my own mini version of  ”The Good Life”.  I have a large garden where I try and build different areas like a woodland garden and a meadow.  I also have a vegetable garden in my front garden where I grow a variety of fruit and veg.  We are nowhere near self sufficiency but our chickens are!  I keep 12 chickens which free range in my back garden all day and they have become self-sufficient through the sales of their excess eggs.  The eggs led to a love of baking which in turn lead to the decision not to put in a new kitchen but to invest that money in an Aga.  I must be some sort of workaholic though because on the weekends I also run chicken keeping courses and even the odd baking course!

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