Tag Archives: masters

final stages…..

Posted on July 3, 2012 by catrionao

This blog was born for the purposes of my M.Ed. assignment, as a reflective journal to document my learning and reflections along the way. I can’t say that I have been the most attentive curator, especially in recent times when … Continue reading →

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Understanding teacher agency: The importance of relationships

Posted on March 20, 2012 by catrionao

Priestley, M., Biesta, G.J.J. & Robinson, S. (2012). Understanding teacher agency: The importance of relationships. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, Canada, 13-17 April 2012 This paper is really interesting and reinforces … Continue reading →

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One today!

Posted on January 20, 2011 by catrionao

Happy birthday! it’s been exactly a year since this blog was born. As I said, it is a quiet wee blog, it doesn’t get huge traffic but it serves its purpose to be my sounding board and reflective journal for … Continue reading →

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Using RSS: CPD is all around!

Posted on December 22, 2010 by catrionao

I’ve been messing about trying to gather up some useful blog feeds that I have either  been reading for a while  or have come across recently and have learned loads of things about using RSS and how useful it can be. … Continue reading →

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Is Learning Changing?

Posted on December 9, 2010 by catrionao

We’ve been snowbound for coming-up two weeks now this weekend. The children’s schools are at various stages of open or closing, and all three at different times, which goes for busy mornings, checking twitter or websites, or making and taking … Continue reading →

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Stephen Downes on the Role of the Educator

Posted on December 9, 2010 by catrionao

First written for the National CPD Team Blog I came across this really thought-provoking blogpost written by Stephen Downes, the Canadian education technology research specialist, it’s  a probing insight into many issues which resonate with the thinking of the National CPD … Continue reading →

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The future of teacher education

Posted on November 30, 2010 by catrionao

This morning, being another stuck-in-the-snow day (groan), I listened to the MFL flashmeeting that happened last night. It was really nice to see all the folks who were taking part – some of them do feel like real friends now, even … Continue reading →

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M.Ed:- Research Time!

Posted on October 23, 2010 by catrionao

I now need to start thinking about my research: what to focus on? It’s much harder than it seems. Initially I thought I’d like to do something on the PRD process and how it is perceived. Actually nailing the questions … Continue reading →

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Sugata Mitra – children can learn surprisingly well without a teacher. TESS 17/09/2010

Posted on September 18, 2010 by catrionao

http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6058263 The research is reported here as starting off in a fairly experimental way – with Mitra pushing through a hole in his office wall, which bordered a New Delhi slum; inserting a PC into the hole and observing the … Continue reading →

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Latest assignment: Glow as a policy context

Posted on May 23, 2010 by catrionao

So I finally get the feedback on my policy assignment. I chose Glow as a policy context – it was actually a very challenging choice, as there is so far, little available in terms of research to reference. I really … Continue reading →

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