Alessio Bernardelli
It is quite amazing what you can learn by a simple visit to your old school (well I am on a Secondment, so it is still my school…). And it is quite scary, because I got this really cool demonstration by the guy who is covering me for this year and I am starting to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘school’
Refraction Index Magic!
Posted: January 6, 2011 in Institute of Physics, Thoughts and ideasTags: beaker, Croesy, Croesyceiliog, Demonstration, Disappear, Education, Glycerine, jelly, Jonathan Wallace, learning, light, magic, marbles, NQT, optics, Physics, polymer, refraction, school, Science, Steve Spangler, superabsorbent, test tube
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Guardian Classroom Innovation Competition
Posted: December 17, 2010 in Institute of Physics, new technologies, Thoughts and ideasTags: BETT 2011, Classroom Innovation, Creative, Croesyceiliog, Education, EM Spectrum, Guardian, Impact, Innovative, learning, Physics, school, Science, Show, teaching
Dear All, I would like to introduce you to a very interesting competition organised by the Guardian. In this competition schools have made 3 min videos to outline how they have used technology in effective and innovative ways to make an impact on learning and teaching. Croesyceiliog School has entered with our “EM Spectrum Show“. [...]
The Ultimate Online Circuit Builder!
Posted: October 30, 2010 in new technologies, NGfL CymruTags: affordable, Builder, Circuit, echalk, fantastic, free, grid, Iestyn Jones, learning, national, NGfL, NGfL Cymru, Online, powerful, Resource, school, simplicity, subscribe, teaching, tool, Ultimate, Wales
As I have posted in this previous article I am on a secondment with NGfL Cymru (National Grid for Learning, Wales) this year and we work in close partnership with eChalk. Dr Iestyn Jones (Managing Director of eChalk Ltd) was proudly announcing his latest tool, the eChalk Circuit Builder. When he told NGfL Cymru this tool [...]
Not in the classroom! Where am I?
Posted: September 2, 2010 in new technologiesTags: assembly, Creative, cymru, development, e-chalk, echalk, field, for, fund, government, grid, ibw, Innovative, interactive, learning, national, new, NGfL, officer, resources, school, teaching, technology, Wales, welsh, whiteboard
Yesterday it was quite strange not to walk in a classroom for my first day of work. After teaching for six years I am seconded for a year to work with National Grid for Learning in Wales (NGfL Cymru) as a Field Officer. I feel excited and refreshed to be part of this valuable and [...]
Office Web Apps are here!
Posted: June 12, 2010 in new technologies, Thoughts and ideasTags: 2007, 2010, Apps, Classroom, cloud, collaboration, Collaborative, contribution, Creative, Drive, Education, Educators, Excel, great, Learners, Microsoft, new, Note, Notebook, Office, One, OneNote, Point, power, PowerPoint, Pupils, school, share, sharing, Sky, Skydrive, Teachers, technologies, tool, Web, Word, worldwide
A couple of days ago Microsoft has launched Office Web Apps and this is great news for Educators. In fact, this is a great tool to enhance collaboration in the classroom, at home for collaborative projects that go beyond teaching time and even to collaborate with other classes worldwide! Not only you can create and [...]
Building a giant Air-zooka!
Posted: November 18, 2009 in Institute of Physics, Thoughts and ideas, WorkshopsTags: Accuracy, air, Airzooka, cannon, Coordinator, Education, Enthuse, Fun, Institute, IoP, McFlurry, Network, Physics, Pupils, Reliability, rings, school, Science, smoke, South Wales, Teachers, teaching, Workshop
On the 18th November 2009 a group of Physics teachers from South Wales met in Caerleon School to build giant air cannons out of a 200 litres water butt. I organised the event with Cerian Angharad’s help (South Wales Network Coordinator) and the lovely cakes that Ann Dunster (Head of Physics at the school) provided! All [...]
Innovative Teachers in Torfaen, Wales
Posted: August 31, 2009 in Torfaen Innovative Teachers CommunityTags: Croesyceiliog, Education, Educator, Innovation, Innovative Teachers, Innovative Teachers Forum, ITF, ITN, Learner, new technologies, One Note, OneNote, Photo Story, Photosynth, Pupil Voice, school, teaching, technology, Torfaen, West Mon
Hi, It’s nearly been a year of Innovative Teachers in Torfaen and I though it’s just the right time to blog about our past experiences and successes. How and Why we started! It all began when Torfaen LEA in collaboration with Microsoft ITN asked me to put together a community of Innovative Teachers from the [...]
