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Imagine Learning. As educators and leaders, we need to re-think every aspect of our professional practice to consider ‘could we be doing this better?’ Here is a brain-dump of the 6 most powerful strategies that I have used or in which have participated. 1. Use a ‘hands-on’ approach that teaches team work I want the teachers for whom I am accountable to comprehensively embrace student centred, inquiry based learning. If as a school leader I expect staff to sit in a room listening to me talk for longer than 5 minutes (or saying anything at all), then I am assuming that the collective cost of the time of the number of attendees is best spent that way.

I doubt that I could say anything so powerful or clear that it would justify the cost. Think about it. 100 people for 60 mins = 100 hours x the cost per hour of each person. Instead, use the mode of PD as a means to shift staff practice by getting everyone to experience the methodology you are advocating. 2. 3. Educational Origami - ICT, Pedagogy and Education. Art club education. Tony Ryan. Narrative elements. The 21st Century Teacher. Mr. Mitchell's Blog. Tim Rylands' Blog - to baldly go....... Using ICT to inspire. A fun day in Birmingham for the ICT For Education Magazine Conference. This is the latest in a string of sessions, including Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Brighton, London, Newcastle, Manchester, and the next will take place in Swansea on the 7th of December. There was a raft of great speakers here today, in a really interesting two stream day. Our sessions covered a lot of material. We hope that people left with some practical ideas to apply back in the classroom.

Thanks to our dear friend Kevin McLaughlin, ( @kvnmcl on Twitter ) for doing a Posterous write up, live, about some of the sessions today., and all on his phone! We often show some of the great, innovative ideas that Kevin explores with his classroom. Read more about Kevin’s original techniques, and thoughts, on his blog: ICT Steps.

James Jordan, CLC operations manager, Birmingham CLC Service A regional view of education – will iPads save the day? (Read @kvnmcl ‘s write up HERE) Kevin’s write up captures Dave’s session, again. How-to... - Jo Blannin.