I decided that today's post for the SBPC (Summer Blog Post Challenge - read here) should be about that journey, and the pitfalls I've met along the way. For a much more in-depth chronicle of writing a scheme, I suggest checking out Craig Barton's 19 part series - it takes a while to read, but has some great tips and ideas if you're in the same position I was a few months ago.
I've spent a large chunk of my time over the last 18 months writing a scheme of work for Key Stage 3. I wrote a blog in June about our experiences of a year of mastery teaching and it's a theme I'll come back to in later posts over the summer, as the endless (M)astery debate is getting a lot of air time at the moment. As a side note, it's worth reading Charlie Stripp's blog posts and Andrew Blair's responses for views from both sides of the table.
I decided that today's post for the SBPC (Summer Blog Post Challenge - read here) should be about that journey, and the pitfalls I've met along the way. For a much more in-depth chronicle of writing a scheme, I suggest checking out Craig Barton's 19 part series - it takes a while to read, but has some great tips and ideas if you're in the same position I was a few months ago. Memory and the Internet29/1/2015 Still checking through my old post archive and I found this. Thought it was worth reposting because a) it's reminded me what a good programme "The Digital Human" is (I will have to check when it's on again) and b) it seems even more relevant in the light of imminent GCSE curriculum changes. With a bit of digging, I've found out that I wrote this post in October 2012 - not sure which Katy Perry song I was referring to, but they all sound the same anyway! Stuck in traffic on the way home today, and bored of listening to Katy Perry's latest offering on pretty much repeat on most of the local radio stations, I made a very exciting discovery on Radio 4. I caught the last fifteen minutes of the program Digital Human, which explores how the world around us has evolved in the Digital Age. The programme I caught the end of was on memory, and looked at the idea that our memory is getting worse because we now have information permanently at our fingertips through smartphones and the Internet. It's well worth a listen, but a couple of things on there gave me a lot of food for thought. Hmm... got a bit ranty at the end there, didn't I? The programme is still available via the BBC using the link above. Gotta love blasts from the past! |
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