Adventures in Teaching and Learning

Last Updated: 7 August 2008

I began this blog as a set task while I was on the Transformation Teachers’ Programme. My first post was on 22 March 2007. The purpose of the blog was to reflect on what I was learning on the course. It was also to be a place where I could share any resources I produced with others on the course. I also asked questions of my tutors and fellow participants, particularly when I had technical problems. I soon began using my blog to share links, and to describe how other teachers were using ICT in their classrooms.

Eventually I began a post about other subject blogs, which I now try and update fairly regularly, and then I added a post about students who blog, with links to their blogs.

In the meantime, I had begun using Flickr a lot, so occasionally I’d post some of my favourite pictures on my blog, and before I knew it I was using Twitter a lot too!

I now use the blog in a variety of ways:

1) to share good ICT resources that I have discovered on the internet;

2) to reflect on my own use of ICT in the classroom (in my role as an RE teacher);

3) to upload some of the videos/podcasts/images/other documents that I have produced;

4) to let people know about my husband’s recently published book;

5) to comment on other ICT/educational developments / discussions that I come across on the web;

6) to network professionally / socially with other educational bloggers;

7) to share with the world things that are going on in my life generally.

I’m sure there are more uses, these are just the main ones that come to mind!

I do love a good conversation, so please feel free to comment either here or on any of the posts, by clicking on the small phrase “no responses so far”, “2 responses so far” or whatever at the bottom of the post. Let me know what you think, what you have been trying out in your classroom or what you use your blog for. I look forward to hearing from you!

*** More about Me***

Education
Middlesex University, MA Education: Teaching and Learning, Passed with Merit.
University of Edinburgh, PGCE (Sec) RME.
University of St Andrews, MA (Biblical Studies and English), 2:1

Experience
St Thomas More Catholic School, London, Second in Religious Education (2005 – present)
Swanwick Hall School, Derbyshire, Teacher of RE (2000 – 2005)

Research
* “What can we learn about religious beliefs from looking at paintings? How have artists attempted to represent the Holy Spirit in art?” – a Learning Outside the Classroom project with Year 9s.

* “How can the use of blogging improve the quality and frequency of homework set in Religious Education?” – Haringey Transformation Teachers Programme.

* “A critical investigation into the effectiveness of Assessment for Learning strategies, in particular self and peer assessment, in raising attainment in Religious Studies at Key Stage 4.” – MA Dissertation.

* “Can using modelling and oracy strategies improve standards of writing with EAL students in a Year 9 RE class?” – MA/Haringey Lead Professional Programme.

* “An investigation into the effectiveness of using Learning Logs to raise attainment and enjoyment of RE among Year 8 RE pupils.” – Best Practice Research Scholarship.

(The views expressed on my blog are my own and in no way represent the views of my employer.)

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