Lots & lots of teaching, but that’s okay (that’s what I’m paid for!) – I’ve got the chance to meet lots of new pupils over the last few weeks, and work more closely with lots of staff. Here are some of the learners who have mightily impressed me recently.
- Craig making use of his new fancy mobile and laptop’s built in bluetooth
- Phil & Chris being excited making cardboard clinometers (and measuring trees!)
- My year 9, set 2, maths group, cheering each other as we read out our KS3 test levels
- Dan, who made a fabulous movie about the number 3
- Sue who snuck in t the back of a lesson on Flash just cos she thought it’s be fun!
- Craig who came in, despite having left, just to edit some video he’d made
- Rose who comes looking for a peaceful (cool) computer room to work on her coursework every lunchtime
- Kelsey who has asked to come to some A2 ICT lessons, because it might help with her Media course
- Those students who have started reading my blog!
- Luke who persevered while we struggled to convert movies he’d taken on a rollercoaster for a physics project – Samsung mobile, mp4 to anything useful as too hard – we did manage flv to avi though
- Stuart who has been borrowing video cameras to make science films on the dangers of alcohol
- Girls from problem solving week who made a great website after just 20 mins instruction
- Graham who was excited, & very teachable, in learning how to make frame by frame animations in Fireworks
- Matthew who drew the best ever chicken using Flash
- Anne who patiently listens as I try to help her use Yahoo widgets
- Adam, Zoe & Danny who come looking for help at lunchtimes to improve their already great DiDA projects
- All my form who signed up for sports day without being pestered!
- The students who keep asking me about a photography club we planed to start, just cos they want to learn
- Too many pupils who are working really hard to make e-portfolios; Lauren, Toby, Esther, Matt, Abi, Zac, Tom, Joe…
- All the year 12s who have got excited about using tweens in Flash, especially Dom, Darren, Jack & Dave
- Sam who missed a level 7 in his KS maths test by ust one mark, after being moved up a set this year, great progress!
- Sue, Jan & Paula who have been making great use of the school website
- … too many more
I’m very lucky to work with all these people.
The next list, on a busy teaching day, will be of all the people who have inspired me to learn something recently. A much longer list.
