Art, Design & Technology Curriculum Leader | Visual Arts Teacher | MIEE | Pearson National Teaching Silver Award winner
As I am approaching the final months of the UK academic year and indeed in a matter of weeks the final deadlines for the art courses we run; I have been thinking about the journey we have been on with the students. In particular how we have used technology informed and inspired by the amazing... Continue Reading →
I'm very excited and proud to announce the launch of http://www.swaylifestories.com/ Alsager School students have been working with Alsager Partnership and Microsoft to create a technologically innovative and collaborative community project that raises awareness of dementia and supports and positively impacts the lives of people living with dementia in the community. As a school it... Continue Reading →
I've been asked via Twitter how we have been using OneNoteEDU within the art department so I thought I would post a blog to share the approaches we have developed informed by what I have learnt from MicrosoftEDU #MIEExpert community. Before I go into what we have setup, please check out OneNoteC on Twitter. Fantastic resource and... Continue Reading →
Microsoft Sway is a story telling application/program created by Microsoft that presents ideas on screen in an interactive and intuitive way. The way in which we have used Sway allows individuals and families working with students to create a digital interactive history, moving forward and back in the dynamic presentation at their own pace selecting... Continue Reading →
We had a wonderful evening at the Sentinel Hero Awards. Just wanted to thank MartinTideswell & Sotlive for their support and for putting on such a fantastic evening showcasing the amazing people that make up the local Staffordshire community. I'm very proud that our sway Life Stories was given a honourable commendation at the Sentinel Hero Awards celebrating the hard... Continue Reading →
Thank you MicrosoftEDU for my selection as a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert for 2018-2019! I can't wait for another inspiring year sharing ideas and working with the amazing people microsofteduk and the global #MicrosoftEdu community! #MIEExpert
Thanks to Microsoft Education for featuring our Sway Life Stories Dementia community project in Microsoft News Centre Blog. I really appreciate and value your support right from the very beginning of this journey. I can't recommend the Microsoft Educator Community (MEC) enough to all educators. It's such a supportive and collaborative community and thanks to... Continue Reading →
Following on from our selection as finalists I am very proud to say the students won the category of CheshireSchools Healthy Living Award for their amazing work supporting people living with dementia in the community supported by AlsagerPartner DementiaFriends microsofteduk #MIEExpert
Wow!! Thank you alzheimerssoc for shortlisting our sway Life Stories community project as finalists for the youth organisation of the year at the Dementia Friendly Awards in London #DFAwards18 We are extremely honoured to have been selected, really looking forward to the event on Thursday 22nd November & very proud of everyone involved AlsagerPartner AlsagerSchool MicrosoftEDU... Continue Reading →
We had an amazing evening at the Pearson TeachingAwards . It was fantastic to see so many inspirational teachers celebrated and I can't wait to share their stories with colleagues. I just wanted to thank again MicrosoftEDU mandeepKatwal and the amazing #MIEExpert s!! I'm truly honoured to have been awarded a silver award and to be part of... Continue Reading →
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