In enterprise in education one of the main underpinning principles of learning and teaching that is gaining support is for the pupils to gather knowledge, where through teacher engagement of personal discovery, and demonstrate how they can apply that knowledge in other situations – a different context. The pupils are encouraged to make independent decisions, be creative, justify their choices, transfer abstract into concrete…..Bloom’s taxonomy shows this higher order of thinking. An updated Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy clarifies it even simpler.
Archive for August, 2009
Bloom’s Higher Order Thinking Skills
Posted in education, Pedagogy on August 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Teachers of Excellence – An Aspiration for Us All ?
Posted in career education, education, Pedagogy on August 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The more research that comes out today about good teaching and learning focuses back on the good teacher – why should it be anything else !. …..But what makes a good teacher ?
In Scotland there is a growing focus to create an environment where every teacher aspires to be a Teacher of Excellence in Scottish Schools. Margaret Alcron gives her views on this and she suggests that their are 5 interdependent essential elements which are present in excellent teaching.
Education 2020
Posted in 1 on August 23, 2009| 1 Comment »
A group of people met recently on the island of Islay in what was called an unconference. Being an older new comer to the areas of blogs this unconference really had me thinking in a new dimension and it was interesting to read first of all about its organisational structure and then the theme for the day – what would education be like in 2020 ?
Have a look at this new development Education 2020
A Great Enterprise Research Tool
Posted in education, Help Corner, Pedagogy, Resources and Suppliers, Web Sites on August 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Have you been looking for an easy way to streamline your searching of Google and finding it too complicated ? New tool been developed ” The Wonder Wheel” and this You Tube clip will explain visually how you can use it to search and also some tips on how to get your web site traffic increased
A Stitch In Time….or is too late?
Posted in career education, education, enterprise, Enterprise References, Resources and Suppliers, Web Sites on August 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
There seems to be a great focus around the world at present to address the pupils are disengaging with education in terms of economic and education impact. This interim report from DEMOS reports back on some work that is being done in England. More research is being carried out this year. Many of these people are named either as NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training – UK except Scotland) More Choices More Chances in Scotland.
Metrocarried an update on the numers of people that are now in this classification.
Inspiration Thoughts
Posted in education, enterprise, entreprenurial, Help Corner, Inspirational, Make and Take, Resources and Suppliers, Schools Enterprise, Web Sites on August 14, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Every now and again we all need something to pick us up and inspire us – I have found this site Walk the Talk a long while ago and everyday have a thought coming in to my desk top..and sometimes a video clip. Used this with the pupils to make an enterprise business with Inspirational Classroom Posters A4 and small Inspirational Thought Cards.
Five Countries Conference 2007
Posted in education, enterprise, Enterprise References, International, Resources and Suppliers, Schools Enterprise on August 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »
This is the report of a conference organised by Enterprising Careers and held on 30/31 January 2007 in Glasgow. Its intention was to compare policy and practice in enterprise education in England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales in order to share and learn from each others’ experiences. Produced by Enterprising Careers at the University of Strathclyde
Everybody, Somebody, Anybody & Nobody..a thought
Posted in education, enterprise, Inspirational, Make and Take, Resources and Suppliers, Schools Enterprise on August 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »
whose-job-is-it-1231209736796741-2Everday we hear for people saying….” well somebody should do that but nobody does it ! ” Here is an inspirational though that I picked up while teaching and enhanced into an A4 page. I used it as a teaching tool for my students and they got the idea very quickly……oh and they did not wait for somebody to do it – they did ! Instilling the spirit of enterprise is so important for all young people to understand.Whose Job Is It. To download press Print Screen button and paste into Word document.
The Bigger Halo – Understanding
Posted in education, enterprise, International, Pedagogy, Web Sites on August 11, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Knowledge and understanding are not the same. Too often we give students the knowledge but ask them to show an understanding of it and they find it very hard. David Perkins offers some thoughts on knowledge and understanding and makes reference to supply and demand. This short video clip gives food for thought and if we take it into an enterprise context of learning it begins to chime with the ethos of teaching and learning that we see when teachers engage with enterprise.
Enterprise Supporting Metacognition
Posted in education, enterprise, Pedagogy, Schools Enterprise, Web Sites on August 11, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Most teachers try to cause learning without the students’ help. If they actually started from the other side, where the students are actually motivated to learn, they’re autonomous learners, they’re acting metacognitively and then the teacher can ensure that the students are doing what it is the students need to do to maximise their own learning. – Dylan Williams.
Within enterprise in education teaching and learning the driever has always been to let the pupil be the driver and manager of their own learning with the teacher having the facilitaor role and at times supporting the drive for knowledge. this short video clip supports what is happening with enterprise.
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