I was asked by the Scottish Book Trust to be an Authors Live Teacher Champion and lead a project to promote the use of the BBC/SBT Authors Live broadcasts in classrooms.
I designed and led an interdisciplinary project involving all 3 of our P2 classes using puppets and puppet making to support engagement with the work of Scottish children’s author Chae Strathie.
My case study about the project is showcased on the Scottish Book Trust website.
A second growth mindset article published in the TESS, this time with a numeracy focus.
I wrote a book! And then a wrote a blog post on Pedagoo.org about it!
Read all about it at http://bit.ly/ColGoo
An article about teachers as learners and growth mindset. Published in the TESS.
In Autumn 2015 we ran an ‘Around the World’ IDL project in P2 with each class taking on a particular country. My class studied Sweden and I used the books of Astrid Lindgren as a focus for this period. To add another dimension to the learning I joined an e-twinning project celebrating the 70th anniversary of Pippi Longstocking.
My piece in the TESS about how I use music in my classroom.
I gave a short presentation at the 2015 GTCS National Probationer Event about a project I had designed for my P2 class based on a fantastic book called ‘Cakes in Space’ by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre. The book provided a basis for a whole term of work combining technologies, art and design, dance, drama, literacy and maths.
The TESS picked up on the fact that the project had coincided with the Scottish Independence Referendum and that we had held an interplanetary referendum to decide whether, if we were moving to another planet (like the characters in the book), we would take the rule book with us from Earth or make up our own rule book when we got there.
I am a recently qualified primary school class teacher working in Fife, Scotland, UK. This blog is designed to collect and chart the work I have been doing to develop my practice in creative learning and teaching. I have developed a particular interest in using children’s literature as a vehicle for learning across the curriculum and as a focus for interdisciplinary projects. I also keenly promote the use of new and emerging children’s books, authors and illustrators in the classroom.
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