A4A Magazine: Volume 1 Spring Issue

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Volume 1 Spring Issue 2012 Special points of interest: Using technology in the classroom The joys of Twitter

A4A magazine ….. for the learning community

5 to drive and Learning Journeys Phil Beadle and Paul McGinnis

Welcome to A4A Magazine!

Blogging Classroom ideas

Inside this issue: Letting students use technology

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Motivation is the key

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Book Reviews

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From our own correspondents

A Final Thought

technology that can enhance

Magazine’ will be designed

(Achievement 4 All’) will be

the learning experience and

to foster a sense of shared

about showcasing good

to share our reflections with

participation to further im-

practice, innovation and

others. It will also incorpo-

prove and strengthen our

technology that supports

rate articles from educa-

expertise. Our ‘A4A’ ethos

learning and teaching. I

tionalists working not only

and teaching & learning

want it to be about enhanc-

in the UK but across the

vision will further be im-

ing our professional learn-

world.

proved by sharing and

ing community with articles

9 Reasons to use 3 Twitter

More teachers need to blog

A4A Magazine

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developing our expertise.

that inspire and educate us.

As educators, we all strive

It’s also about collaborating

to adapt to and meet the

with each other in ways that

needs of all of our students,

allow us to take risks, to

but we know, on our own,

innovate, to investigate new

this is a difficult task. ‘A4A

Eric Wareham

An Invitation….. I am inviting all colleagues

intervention strategy, at-

pects of school life may

to write articles on anything

tended an inspiring training

benefit. Or you might have a

that may boost classroom

day/session or developed

particular view about any

practice, enhance our un-

new engagement tech-

aspect of education (a ‘blog’

derstanding of pedagogy or

niques. Perhaps you are a

type article) that you would

inject a ‘spark’ into our pro-

classroom teacher, LSA,

like to share. You may have

fessional performance e.g.

NQT, PGCE/SCITT or head

seen an article that is worth

something that worked well.

of department who has, or

sharing. Whatever your

Colleagues may have had

is, experiencing success in

role, I would like colleagues

particular success with an

areas from which other as-

to freely contribute.


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