A blog for students on the FDLT and BALT courses at the University of Northampton

at Leicester and UON

June 11, 2015
by Jean
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#ForestFlight

On Monday June 22nd from 5pm until 7.30pm the Northampton Inspire network is holding its final event of the academic year. The theme is ‘Forest Flight’ – and we will be exploring the physical and digital world across the curriculum … Continue reading

April 30, 2015
by Jean
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Using pictures and images to support learning

Over the last few weeks I have been teaching a session about using images to support learning and teaching to FDLT Y1. we have explored searching for images online and issues of safety, copyrightt and citation / referencing. One useful … Continue reading

March 26, 2015
by Jean
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Minecraft – can it support learning?

Next Monday (30th March) there is a programme on Radio 4 called ‘Minecraft: more than a game’. Its on at 11am and than available on iplayer and on Box of Broadcasts if you a university student. In this programme the … Continue reading

November 7, 2014
by Jean
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What makes great teaching?

You might have noticed some headlines in the media last week about the use of ‘lavish praise’ in learning and teaching. This has come from the report published by The Sutton Trust called ‘What makes great teaching?’ You can read … Continue reading

July 11, 2013
by Jean
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The National Curriculum 5 – 14

This week the latest draft of the National Curriculum has been published. you can view it or download it here: The National Curriculum Framework July 2013 You can respond to this document by completing the online response from by 8th … Continue reading