A mishmash for TMEastA mishmash for TMEast

Andy KnillAndy Knill

andy.knill@gmail.comandy.knill@gmail.com

@aknill@aknill

http://Mishmashlearning.wordpress.comhttp://Mishmashlearning.wordpress.com

What is my mishmash?What is my mishmash?

Who is Andy Knill?Who is Andy Knill?• geographergeographer

• Taught 11-16 in Essex since 1988Taught 11-16 in Essex since 1988

• Keen to collaborateKeen to collaborate

• Lifelong learnerLifelong learner

• Quirky (pupil speak "odd soh“/geek)Quirky (pupil speak "odd soh“/geek)

• DadDad

• Indoor rowerIndoor rower

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Social Networking / PLNSocial Networking / PLN

I started with personally then some networkingI started with personally then some networking

Then I discovered which is my main networkThen I discovered which is my main network

Now. I also use Now. I also use

Why?Why? To network with fellow professionalsTo network with fellow professionals To share resourcesTo share resources To keep updated with news, developments, ideas and peopleTo keep updated with news, developments, ideas and people

Using media in lessonsUsing media in lessonsMapsMaps

ImagesImages

VideoVideo

Using media resourcesUsing media resources

Developing own channels:Developing own channels: - departmental- departmental - staff training- staff training

BowerPark Geography

bpictac

VLE - MLEVLE - MLE

•Developing departmental Developing departmental roomsrooms•Classrooms for setsClassrooms for sets•PDFs of class flipchartsPDFs of class flipcharts•Home worksHome works•Collaborative Collaborative documents to documents to support studentssupport students•Staff cross-Staff cross- curricular ict leadcurricular ict lead

Supporting EAL studentsSupporting EAL students

•Using Google translator for assessments / lesson Using Google translator for assessments / lesson materials / task support with iPhonematerials / task support with iPhone

•Recent assessmentsRecent assessments translated into:translated into: French, Norwegian, Romanian, Lithuanian and PolishFrench, Norwegian, Romanian, Lithuanian and Polish

Handheld devicesHandheld devices

• My latest investigation –My latest investigation –• using iPhone / iPad in the using iPhone / iPad in the • classroom as a resourceclassroom as a resource

and finally . . .and finally . . .

QuakeQuake

Summer 2012

Established own Digital Leader groupEstablished own Digital Leader group

Spoken to borough staff primary and secondary to lead DL Spoken to borough staff primary and secondary to lead DL development locallydevelopment locally

Joined local ICT international links groupJoined local ICT international links group

Joined local coding/ programming networkJoined local coding/ programming network

Proposing sessions on apps use for primary geography for local Apple Proposing sessions on apps use for primary geography for local Apple RTCRTC

Involved in #geogsolo global tweetInvolved in #geogsolo global tweet

Departmental twitter and blog startedDepartmental twitter and blog started

... .. . . Reports, parents evenings, taught lessons!... .. . . Reports, parents evenings, taught lessons!

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