Monthly Archives: August 2009

Can you guess the men in this film?

Posted on August 31, 2009 by mwalker

Men In Film Once again Philip Scott Johnson does a great job in creating visual art this time about men in film. I know I recognised at least half the men in the film. The list appears below – look … Continue reading →

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Milos World – Virtual learning possibilities

Posted on August 28, 2009 by mwalker

Thanks to John Connell and Ron Burnett for this amazing clip from X-box and Lionhead Studios. I have played a little Wii before and was thinking about guitar hero for the school and lunchtime music classes but this takes gaming to another … Continue reading →

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Cyberbullying – what can we do!

Posted on August 10, 2009 by mwalker

Recently a few parents asked for the school’s support in dealing with the issue of cyberbullying. Whether the problem arose at school or at home in the end is probably not the issue – its how to stop it in … Continue reading →

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Educating for the unknown- what’s worth learning?

Posted on August 6, 2009 by mwalker

David Perkins from Harvard University was another keynote speaker at the Singapore conference. He put the proposition that a lot of what goes on in schools is educating for the known – we teach lots of information – spelling rules … Continue reading →

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