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About Me

I've been teaching in the primary school sector for the last 10 years. in 2010 I qualified as an advanced skills teacher for ICT in Cornwall. I'm interested in creativity in education - however it can be achieved. Creativity is hard to teach, measure and assess! It's not surprising that schools are scared of being creative. I don't like the power that OFSTED has to shape our schools and our learners and stifle creativity in favour of measurable outcomes such as attainment levels. I ant to be inspirational in my job, but boy, it's hard work!

Location:
United Kingdom, Falmouth, Cornwall
Current organization:
Pimary Education
Past organizations:
Primary Education
Current role:
advanced skills teacher in ICT
Gender:
Male

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I'm passionate about

Creativity, art and design, ICT in education and emerging technologies such as iPads and iPods, film making...

An idea worth spreading

Teachers are in the Magic Weaving Industry (Sir John Jone's idea). I just love that! It's our job to weave magic into children's lives and inspire them to be all they can be. I also love a quote I first heard at teaching college in relation to assessment for learning: 'You don't fatten a pig by weighing it'. Can't remember who that one was by, but it sticks in my mind when people start talking about level descriptors and Assessing Pupil Progress

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Removing the barriers to creativity in education

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    A reply on Conversation: iPads if used correctly in the classroom can develop children's creativity.

    Mar 11 2012: We can do both. That's what I do in my classroom. iPads and technology will never replace traditional creative tools such as clay and paint and musical instruments, but when it comes to animation, film making, digital music production, photography etc, then the iPad is an amazing tool for learning. I embrace both and so do the children in my care.

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