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James McEnaney commented on the post, Interglobalmindednessnalism and the Power of Fizzy Drinks 7 years, 8 months ago
The phrase that I come across most often in this area is ‘Global Citizenship’ and it is something that I believe in unequivocally – in fact, as far as I’m concerned, it’s the single most important thing that an education system does for its young people.
I agree that there is a huge (and unhelpful) range of explanations and titles for what it…[Read more]
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James McEnaney commented on the post, My problem with ability 7 years, 10 months ago
I have read some of the academic material she’s written and have never really thought it to be anything particularly ground-breaking, but that’s just my opinion – my issue is more with the gimmickry that surrounds so much of the education debate (but that’s a different discussion to follow a different post on a different day).
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James McEnaney commented on the post, My problem with ability 7 years, 10 months ago
The thing is though, a lot of these issues are just semantics. Panicking about the word ‘ability’, for example, is both ridiculous and entirely counter-productive, as this sort of thing – alongside the obsession with catchy, please-buy-my-book phrases like ‘Growth Mindset’ – ends up distracting from the very real issues that exist (such as an…[Read more]
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James McEnaney commented on the post, My problem with ability 7 years, 10 months ago
There is so much of this with which I profoundly disagree.
“When you talk about a “mixed ability” group what are you really saying? That some of them are more “able” than others? This language implies that those “low ability” students you have are actually less able to improve.” – This is quite simply untrue; the fact that one pupil is less abl…[Read more]
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James McEnaney wrote a new post, Why sharing should be at the heart of how we teach 7 years, 11 months ago
Following on from my workshop at Pedagoo Glasgow, this is a brief outline from my session.
Click here to view the Prezi.
The presentation element of my workshop had three sections, each of which is explored […] -
Marianne Costello and
James McEnaney are now friends 7 years, 11 months ago
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James McEnaney commented on the post, What advice would you give your younger self? 8 years ago
You’re going to upset people if you’re doing this job properly, and that’s absolutely fine – just focus on getting better every day.
Also, DO NOT WORK UNTIL MIDNIGHT EVERY NIGHT! You, like the rest of us, will […]
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James McEnaney wrote a new post, NationalModeration.co.uk – a new(ish) approach to assessment moderation 8 years, 6 months ago
As requested by @fkelly , I’ve decided to throw a quick post together about http://www.nationalmoderation.co.uk – a service I created to allow Scottish teachers to share their own unit assessments for the new National […]
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James McEnaney commented on the post, PedagooBook? – A Consultation 9 years, 2 months ago
I remember this idea been mooted a while back and I’m still very much in favour of it – too much of the material that is made available to teachers seems remote, and it would be great to have at least one resource […]
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James McEnaney commented on the post, Web 2.0 in the Primary Classroom 9 years, 3 months ago
Here’s an example of what one of my S3 created with Thinglink: http://www.thinglink.com/scene/322029190415122434#tlsite
Spicynodes is essentially a bridge between mind-mapping and presentation software (here’s […]
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James McEnaney commented on the post, Web 2.0 in the Primary Classroom 9 years, 3 months ago
Hi Sam,
Have a look at Simplebooklet, Thinglink and Spicynodes.
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James McEnaney wrote a new post, Taking the reins off. 9 years, 4 months ago
OK, cards on the table: I had every intention of writing this post at the start of December, but a series of unfortunate events conspired to get in my way. Now I’ve found a little time to write up one of my most […]
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James McEnaney wrote a new post, Thoughts on the NQT Year 9 years, 6 months ago
My NQT year was absolutely superb, and not just because I secured a permanent job at the end of it. Having ‘ticked the box’ I was sent to Arran (a place I had only visited once for a less-than-sober camping trip) […]
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James McEnaney changed their profile picture 9 years, 8 months ago
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Neil and
James McEnaney are now friends 10 years ago
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Fearghal and
James McEnaney are now friends 10 years, 4 months ago