A weekly blog on lessons learned by PDNorth Events Lead, Lou Mycroft We’re here – the final event blog for 2020. I settled down with a cuppa to read back through them and read the story of lockdown – or at least one of the stories. I can remember writing the first blog in a […]
A weekly blog on lessons learned by PDNorth Events Lead, Lou Mycroft It turns out that our appetite for planning the Big Day is undiminished and as the 26th June approaches, Chloe and I meet on Zoom (or, on one occasion, accidentally in Google Hangouts), to work side-by-side on the detail of the day. Neither […]
A weekly blog on lessons learned by PDNorth Events Lead, Lou Mycroft In the #JoyFE broadcast this morning we were talking about digital pedagogy and the tensions between resources, risk and relationships. Here at PDNorth we’ve always been digitally-forward, which makes total sense as we are operating across a huge geographical area. We even have […]
By Annie Pendrey. Member of PDNorth’s online practitioner action research exchange. Courage – This has been a word I have examined over the past few weeks and continue to explore on both a personal and professional level in the face of adversity. I have reflected upon how the world of education will look once we […]
A weekly blog on lessons learned by PDNorth Events Lead, Lou Mycroft I’ve been thinking a lot recently about all the events we have in FE – more than we ever used to, or I lived under a rock at Northern College (possible). Since Twitter, they have become a lot more transparent. I love following […]
A collaborative blog for PD North from the online Practitioner Action Research Group Our PD North Practitioner Action Research Group is an online community of practice, where practitioners from across FE come together to share and discuss practitioner-led research in our sector. Over the course of the year, we’ve focused on various aspects of action […]
A weekly blog on lessons learned by PDNorth Events Lead, Lou Mycroft I missed Week 4 in a blur, so many apologies to you all. Since the last blog, I’ve been involved in the #APConnect Live event. So much learning from this experience of running a virtual event, not least that I have to give […]
Members of the @ccc_pathways team share what it’s like to #WFH. As the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps across the world, working from home has become the new normal – at least for now. As educators, we are often used to the busy buzz of our classrooms and workshops, to face-to-face contact with those who share our […]
By Annie Pendrey. Member of PDNorth’s online practitioner action research exchange. Just 2 weeks ago I was discussing GRIT with my tutor group before I left my current role for pastures new. My tutor group were feeling overwhelmed with assignment hand in dates, reflecting using Pebble Pad and planning and delivering lessons to capture Professional […]
A weekly blog on lessons learned by PDNorth Events Lead, Lou Mycroft Once the venues were sorted, we set up an Eventbrite for the day. This ticketing service is a real boon for free events like ours, because there’s no charge, it looks good and you can generate signing in sheets and pre-event emails too. […]