Archive for the ‘Plenary’ Category

Pixar Pitch

Sunday, February 24th, 2013

I spent part of the half-term reading Dan Pink’s new book ‘To Sell is Human’.

Don’t be put off by the title. Pink’s message is that selling is no longer the preserve of the salesperson; everyone is now in sales, including educators. Each day we sell our message to students.

One of my favourite chapters is about pitching. There are a number of ideas that could be used with students, particularly when summarising knowledge.

One that I’m going to have a play with, and is mentioned in the video, is the Pixar Pitch. The idea is based on the format of stories told within a Pixar movie. This week I’m going to try adapting it as a plenary activity.

pixarpitch

I’ll let you know how I get on…

Geog one…

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

I’ve been enjoying having a play with the Draw Something app, since students introduced it to me. This week it has become one of the fastest selling of all time. It’s a little like taboo but on your favourite device.

geogone

Jumping on the bandwagon, until they produce a geography version, I’ve produced some cards (1 mb ppt) which I’ll be using during Easter revision. Feel free to adapt, or get students to produce their own version.

Weather or climate?

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Thanks to Noel Jenkins for highlighting this… great little starter video.

R.G updates and China Case Study

Sunday, November 21st, 2010

I’ve updated a couple of bits on RG. Added my Holderness case study podcast to the coasts page, updated the starters and plenaries page, and added a couple of resources to the CCEA resource page on the exploitation of Coal in China. There are a number of great clips on YouTube such as the only below, I’ve removed them from the PowerPoint due to copyright.


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