Pedagoo is a growing community of teachers collaboratively supporting, encouraging and sharing innovative and effective approaches to teaching and learning. We aim to improve outcomes for our young people through […]
About Pedagoo⤴
from Susan Ward
Tag Archives: Pedagoo
ACEs in spades⤴
ACEs in spades T.S Eliot’s famous assertion that “April is the cruellest month” took on starker pertinence when I spent some of my time last month reading, watching and listening […]
Stop Motion⤴
from Susan Ward
And so we have reached the last week of term. I wonder if you, like me, have an advanced case of end-of-term-itis. This is a worryingly infectious condition that affects […]
Curiouser and Curiouser⤴
from Susan Ward
I was at child protection training today. It is never the most enjoyable of training experiences but clearly, it is essential we do it. The presenter urged us to be […]
Credit where credit is due on #PedagooFriday⤴
from Lynne
You’re probably aware of our end-of-the-week hashtag #PedagooFriday. The idea is to create a space on Twitter where teachers can share a positive experience from their classroom and, perhaps, develop a happier tone at the end of the week. It’s been quite a week. Nuff said. As this week’s Duty Moderator, I noticed that several […]
What do we mean by leadership?⤴
from Fearghal Kelly
This is a more difficult question than you might at first think. If someone says they word ‘leadership’ to you, what do you first think of? In my experience at least, for my many teachers in Scotland the answer is ‘promotion’. We say things like ‘I’m not interested in leadership‘ by which we mean ‘I’m […]
Getting started with IT⤴
from Gillian Mathewson
I was asked recently why I persevere with learning to use IT in my teaching, especially when I seem to be coming up against one problem after another. At the time, my simple answer was “It’s because I have a degree in IT”. However, I have been thinking about it, and I am no longer […]
Wee Pedagoo⤴
from Susan Ward
Good things come in small packages. Talking about teaching and learning is a magical thing. Get a bunch of teachers together and they spark off one another like pieces of flint. Inspiring, creative, curious conversations happen that lead to practice-changing ‘I-never-thought-of-it-like-that-before’ moments. This much we know. We also know teachers are busy. Crazy busy. So how […]
Farewell to 2016⤴
from aileenkelly
OK, so 2016 has thrown a few unwanted curveballs at the world but, in the cosy and kind world of pedagoo, 2016 has been rather lovely if I may say – here are my best bits: I became a pedagoo moderator, along with three other lovely ladies and started sharing the responsibility for moving this valuable movement […]
Closing the mindset gap!⤴
HOW DO WE INCREASE THE ATTAINMENT AND CONFIDENCE OF OUR LEARNERS ACROSS SCOTLAND? While there is no overall magic bullet, I believe that by creating a growth mindset culture within our schools; we can do much to improve children’s attainment and mental health. Let’s focus on the issue of closing the attainment gap. The link […]