{EAV:ef116cb4c642f69f} Through the network of teachers in my PLN I have the privilege of meeting some amazing educators from all over South Africa. One such teacher is Robyn Clark of Sekolo sa Borokg...
My wife and I recently attended a rather special show at Sweet Valley Primary in Meadowridge, Cape Town. What made this school concert different was that no children were involved in the show. All pa...
Changing an outdated industrial-age paradigm of education to a relevant 21st century one will take more than simply adding technology. This piece by Will Richardson sums up my sentiments around this ...
Much has been made of the use of iPads in the South African school context. I fear though that schools are rushing to this piece of technology without spending time examining how it will improve the ...
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Mostly technology in school offers an “illusion of modernity” – automating routine tasks like word processing, or watching a teacher having fun at the smartboard. If students do get online in school ...
Over the past two months our family has visited two churches close to our home. Having recently moved into the area we have tried to find a church home where three things are present : 1) Strong Bibl...
This is the address I gave to our school on the occasion of our annual Awards Evening (8 December 2011) : Carpe Diem There is a well known poem which begins: Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time...
Today is World Teachers’ Day – have you hugged a teacher today? This poem by Taylor Mali is now a few years on and many have seen it. I still think it is outstanding and worth another lis...
Local school teacher to a pupil in her class: “Where did you go to school before you came to this school?” Pupil: “I went to {insert name of another local school here}.” Teach...
Earlier this year over 100 teachers attended the very first EdTechConf event in Cape Town. The event was a great success and as a result the EdTechConf organisation has developed a three-way approach...
I love this video which challenges our perceptions of what true learning in the 21st century really looks like. I am challenged to take this message not only to my team of teachers at school but to o...
I write this blog post 34 000 feet in the air en route to Cape Town having left a very cold Joburg where I attended the Intel ICT in the Classroom Conference. SchoolNet South Africa were the organise...
This powerful infographic shows the impact of the internet on education. The author/illustrator asserts that higher education is no longer only for the elite as anyone with an internet connection can...
Spending time listening to those whose ideas change lives is never going to be a waste of time so I was bristling with eager anticipation at the start of TEDxCapeTown last weekend. Having spent many ...
I believe education matters : I believe in education that is relevant to a rapidly evolving world. An education that prepares children for a world where they will change careers multiple times before...
It seems to me that teachers can very quickly become set in their ways. It becomes easy to haul out files of work done in previous years and simply present it again to the current class. Large files ...
I am unashamedly an eager proponent of the use of technology in education. I passionately enthuse about the role of social media and am constantly amazed at the arsenal of technical gadgetry teachers...
I love this poster! This photo and many like it can be found in the Great Quotes About Learning And Change group on Flickr. Share this post
I came across a news article published by the Western Cape Education Department which speaks of their success in rolling out computers to all state schools in the Western Cape through the ambitious K...
Creator of rhymes and of stories spectacular Used words both rare and in the venacular. His name was Suess and the books that he wrote Told tales of wonder and demand a requote. For the lessons there...
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