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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
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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.