1. Using blogging to develop reflective learners Alex Jones and Gary Simmons Sheffield West CLC & Myers Grove School

2. Content Contexts Project Progress Insights

3. "A true knowledge of ourselves is knowledge of our power.“ Mark Rutherford

4. “Only the shallow know themselves.” Oscar Wilde

5. Contexts: National Curriculum change Learning to learn –Personalisation… choice… knowledge

6. Contexts: Local Myers Grove School –Cross-curricular skills –Learning journals (paper) City Learning Centre –blogging

7. Project Progress Technology choice Staff training Student training Staff response Student response

8. Some posts We did an assesment it was boring like all the assesments.I dont like tests. We used risk management by asking questions,teamwork beacuse we worked as a group,initiave we didn’t give up,effective comunication we talked a lot of talking I understood the lesson but rounding to 2sf was quite hard. Today I heard lots of different genres of stories about different people.I have enjoyed talking to others about my memories.I am developing on odering things and putting them in chronological and non-chronological. My enterprise skills today are: Communication by sharing memories with others,Organising words and where to put them, Being creative making chapter headings and finally,Teamwork when we had to work together to share good ideas.

9. How important is right and wrong for students at school? How does doing right help learning? was the question asked on the blog of the week VLE and is a very important one which opens the doors and show how learning should be done learning is a complicated thing and has many walls and i agree that knowing right from wrong is the corner stone of education. It is important for kids to know the difference of right from wrong because it can teach them what to believe and what not to believe. they can tell good drugs (medicine) from bad drugs (cocaine). they will not be bullies they will be hard workers they will have a bright road ahead of them instead of a bleak job an small house. They will have fast and will only ride buses to help the planet They will help not hurt.share not steal.run not walk.stand not sit. be proud not shy.be happy not sad. have a decent future not a box factory. make tv not watch it And will help the world not ignore it And that is why i think knowing right and wrong is important to education!!!

10. this week in English we did a speaking and listening task. my nerves really took over and i dint want to do it.the thought of standing in front of the whole class is really scary. i talked about playing for my football team (Sheffield Wednesday Academy). the time came and and i was the fifth one to go. i was really nerves before i started but once i started i was fine and then the errs and ems started to come out. it was the sighn of nerves but then i started talking about how my football team did in italy and how i did in america. then my two minutes was up. answered the question really well. my targets were to keep eye contact and bring in more props. i think a talked realy clearly.

11. MATHS this wasn’t a very good lesson today I didn’t have the confidence to put my hand up and answer the Questions I didn;t really get it today I am not Looking forward to doing ALGEBRA I need to focus more

12. Insights Conversation about learning –Adjust teaching –Evidence understanding –Involve parents Give students a voice – –“creating a structure where … learners are empowered to influence change can prompt new and creative ways of thinking. Interviewees noted that students are also empowered to talk about the process of learning and to raise their issues directly with staff.” Becta Research 2009

13. Insights Staff need a reason Need to create opportunities for blogging Students need help understanding what reflective writing looks like Students need feedback to keep posting Edublogs not fit for purpose

14. Questions Or perhaps some observations… email alex@nwsclc.net