Brain science

Brain science and teaching behaviour - the podcasts! Listen and learn. From Well Tree Learning.

http://bit.ly/ITw3YV

Strategies for dealing with the range of SEN

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/04/24/tln_wasserman_strategies.html?tkn=XOQFKvIU9iDn54H8YEO1IUYPxZq7Oo6A0iul&cmp=ENL-TU-NEWS2

Strategies for dealing with the range of SEN children we all meet.

Using SOLO taxonomy

Interesting blog on early thoughts of using SOLO taxonomy.  Also, useful links at the bottom of the post.  Enjoy.

http://reflectionsofmyteaching.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/SOLO%20Taxonomy

Make yourself smarter

Can you make yourself smarter?  Really interesting article in the NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/magazine/can-you-make-yourself-smarter.html?_r=1

Olympics and 8Way Thinking - Independent Thinking from Independent Thinking

Olympics and 8Way Thinking - Independent Thinking from Independent Thinking (again!)

http://independentthinking.posterous.com/olympics-and-8way-thinking

Wordle

52 interesting ways to use Wordle!

http://bit.ly/Iejfxb

When an inspector calls

Article on the new OFSTED framework in the LDR magazine published by NCSL

http://www.nationalcollege.org.uk/index/leadershiplibrary/ldr-magazine/ldr-latest-articles/when-an-inspector-calls.htm