professional learning for teachers integrating the use of interactive whiteboards
By ianmclean on May 22, 2008 in literacy, picture books | 0 Comments
Sometimes you just can’t be in several places at the same time! (Even when uploading posts; it should have still been 21st May when I posted this!)
For our very successful Simultaneous Reading of the picture book Arthur, the teachers had voted to do the readings in three sections and three locations, but I wasn’t able [...]
By ianmclean on May 13, 2008 in blogging, meetings, wikis | 0 Comments
Thanks to everyone who attended today’s “walk through” of this blog site and the “Arthur” wiki page.
Hope to see you all at the next meeting: 11th June at 4.00pm.
By ianmclean on May 12, 2008 in IWB strategies, literacy, numeracy | 0 Comments
Issue #1 (April) 2008 of the AGQTP NSW newsletter has its focus on Interactive whiteboards: connected for learning, and contains several great articles on NSW schools:
* “Working mathematically with interactive whiteboards” at Illawarra Grammar School, Figtree (p 2)
* ”Not just all play” with Belmore South Public School and innovative ways to teach writing, especially narratives (p 3)
* [...]
By ianmclean on May 8, 2008 in literacy, picture books | 0 Comments
Era Publications have set up ”Arthur online”.
You need to register at http://www.in2era.com.au/ by filling in the form at the bottom of the web page. You will be able to login and preview the book from 14th May in preparation for the National Simultaneous Reading event on 21st May. Great for large groups.
By ianmclean on May 1, 2008 in IWB strategies, blogging, literacy, meetings, picture books, wikis | 1 Comment
Welcome to our brand new blog at Edublogs. I’m your host, Ian McLean, teacher-librarian at Penrith Public School (NSW, Australia), representing the schools in our recently-formed professional learning group, known simply as “IWB2″ - until we think of a better name.
The purpose of this blog is to have a space where teachers, teacher-librarians and PSP [...]
