tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:50:50 +0000PersonalPeebles High SchoolSpelling homeworkDr Kawashima brain age nintendo DSstress time managementholidays homework fun workbooksMusicactive learningauditphotoscommunication with parentsA Curriculum for Excellencereading prioritising thinkingmaths twitterACfEhealth and wellbeing andy mcKechnieevidenceglow frustration access deniedanniversary snail mailyoutube school filtering useful clips ollie brayhomeworkAutocollageslf08. conferencelaughter yogaOllie brayconductor music approaches orchestraspelling cityFaure Requiemiceland holidayscottish learning festival 2008bloggers collective nounsrm cc3 laptop Glow frustrationEducationUPR judgementMusic Advanced Higher listeninghttp://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)Blogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-8866561830725347418Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:31:00 +00002010-04-12T03:32:49.946+01:00maths twitterA bar somewhere in Scotland at the end of the second sunny day of the year. A group of teachers round the table.Stephanie pushed the Guardian newspaper across the table. “Have you seen this today?” she asked, excitement in her voice. Dot scanned the article and then sighed. “The ten greatest mathematicians? There's something wrong with me. I just can't get excited about the achievements of these http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/hoGh1MBL110/maths-is-beautiful.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/hoGh1MBL110" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2010/04/maths-is-beautiful.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-7125874704073627876Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:51:00 +00002009-10-15T12:27:07.742+01:00spelling citySpelling homeworkAnd back to the real world.This sort of sheet is what my Head Teacher wants me to provide for "spelling homework" in P3 on a weekly basis next term. She is responding to what she perceives to be parental demand.I am calling it homechores.I should say that below is the sort of online spelling activity task they could have done last term (and actually still can since I've set it up with all the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/7AtPzXsbbjY/and-back-to-real-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/7AtPzXsbbjY" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2009/10/and-back-to-real-world.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-7070361948078354657Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:38:00 +00002009-10-15T10:16:27.938+01:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/r6tB-aKM_Ng/gregmeet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/r6tB-aKM_Ng" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2009/10/gregmeet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-4313393272163924798Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:40:00 +00002009-08-02T20:47:09.182+01:00Thanks to Nick Hood aka Cullaloe for the link to this fascinating audience participation clip.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZukThe audience has no difficulty in knowing exactly which note to sing, even when he extends the range below and above what he has sung to them, and adds his own harmonic patterns. Amazing!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/C_umAKZ9P-o/pentatonic-playfulness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/C_umAKZ9P-o" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2009/08/pentatonic-playfulness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-2192861225637977305Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:25:00 +00002009-07-31T03:42:45.328+01:00anniversary snail mailWhat a lovely surprise!It was our 30th wedding anniversary and our 4 children collaborated to give us a card signed by all of them!After a week of concentrated focus here and having used digital technology extensively to collaborate, it's a timely reminder of how satisfying it is to receive a personal communication which took a lot more effort to make.The stamps on the envelope trace its journey http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/FSjrD6PdDAc/glistening-trail-of-snail-mail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/FSjrD6PdDAc" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2009/07/glistening-trail-of-snail-mail.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-3428695627741778347Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:13:00 +00002009-07-22T02:19:40.392+01:00Jenny, the daughter in iceland, sent me the link to this video which is very relaxing as well as totally amazing.http://www.vimeo.com/5606758What's also amazing is how the viewing stats rocket from 7K to 74K in 6 days!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/KL3FdyNKbjI/meme-power.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/KL3FdyNKbjI" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2009/07/meme-power.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-5543004459392381274Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:04:00 +00002009-07-20T15:06:36.116+01:00Thanks once again to Ollie for the link to this cool tool. I could have done with this at the end of term when I was putting together lots and lots of photos for the end of term slide show. I'll pass it on to the next year's teacher of this lot, and she can maybe use it as a wallpaper on the kids desktop. Once it's downloaded (I needed to register with the Microsoft Innovative Teachers Network http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/VJLSMnsWLdE/another-cool-tool.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/VJLSMnsWLdE" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2009/07/another-cool-tool.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-1118314214741254017Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:36:00 +00002009-06-27T20:05:06.588+01:00youtube school filtering useful clips ollie brayI read Ollie's post and thought how lucky we are that ours is an enlightened Authority which does not filter youtube in our schools. I thought I'd list some of the clips that I can remember using which have enhanced my teaching and the learning of my pupils, colleagues and parents. I think I probably used others as well but I can't now remember.Visually impaired person reading brailleBSL demosThehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/lwgRg3FUeJQ/using-youtube-in-school.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/lwgRg3FUeJQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2009/06/using-youtube-in-school.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-6834413401221702239Wed, 27 May 2009 16:09:00 +00002009-05-27T17:11:38.854+01:00glow frustration access deniedMy experience of glow today :-(http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/0OztKtIM9EQ/more-of-wisp-of-smoke.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/0OztKtIM9EQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-of-wisp-of-smoke.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-2602483545829250641Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:59:00 +00002009-04-26T01:11:35.107+01:00I've just finished talking to my daughter Sarah who's got only 3 more days in Hawke's Bay before they move down to Queenstown. They've had a great time so far touring and applepicking for Mr Apple and his friends, and discovering that some farmers can try to take advantage of casual workers. But it's a tougher proposition when it's a Scottish casual worker with a charming smile and a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/a0Z-hEd5S0E/my-new-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/a0Z-hEd5S0E" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-new-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-3389389871558493675Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:01:00 +00002009-04-05T02:14:18.894+01:00homeworkcommunication with parentsCommunicating with some parents seems to be much harder than you’d expect. You’d think we’d all know that we are on the same side and that we all have the child’s best interests at heart. You’d think that last would be a given. But no.Our homework approach has been changed recently to reflect the principles of A Curriculum for Excellence, and to acknowledge the changing expectations of the futurehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/EUEeZmwLh9g/communications.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/EUEeZmwLh9g" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2009/04/communications.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-7285455936386834891Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:51:00 +00002009-02-28T12:53:57.786Zstress time management<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/WBZ1gGkBMIs/sink-or-swim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/WBZ1gGkBMIs" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2009/02/sink-or-swim.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-1839331940638773735Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:17:00 +00002009-02-23T23:19:25.780ZDr Kawashima brain age nintendo DSHa! My brain is getting younger, even if my body isn't.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/NDJEP3t3_yg/dr-kawashima.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/NDJEP3t3_yg" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2009/02/dr-kawashima.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-3876381948699698031Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:10:00 +00002009-01-19T00:10:56.272ZI'm quite pleased about this for three reasons. Obviously this score is pleasing for someone with a 52 year old brain. But also I'm ploeased because I've never used a Nintendo before. When the children had Game boys I could never get enough motivation to learn how to do any of their games.So not only have I improved from my initial age of 72 (!!) on the first day, I have also learned some new http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/qiz94OWQ17Y/new-year-brain-age.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/qiz94OWQ17Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-year-brain-age.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-1167583520139708671Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:03:00 +00002008-12-23T11:45:19.238ZSometimes I just hate this Mum business.So the last time I heard from Sarah - she's gone to New Zealand, remember - was Tuesday. Since then I've texted her, phoned her, got her voicemail and left a message, and found out by phoning the very helpful NZ flower shop lady that her Christmas parcel was delivered, but left at the door without getting a signature. But I haven't heard from her since http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/u5uJjFkiaiQ/sometimes-i-just-hate-this-mum-business.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/u5uJjFkiaiQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2008/12/sometimes-i-just-hate-this-mum-business.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-3979425274040652571Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:10:00 +00002008-12-18T00:33:33.451ZI think she's enjoying herself. She and Tomas arrived in Auckland, bought a car, travelled to Napier and are renting a flat. They've done a lot of sightseeing already and sound very happy.Christmas Greetings!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/OWVZWPGgaWQ/preparing-for-christmas-on-beach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/OWVZWPGgaWQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2008/12/preparing-for-christmas-on-beach.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-7037019607198984300Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:17:00 +00002008-11-14T11:27:53.275Zhealth and wellbeing andy mcKechnie<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/W3pxRa5T_wg/roll-call_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/W3pxRa5T_wg" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2008/10/roll-call_19.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-6501073724136987495Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:14:00 +00002008-10-27T00:51:07.769ZEducationOn holiday, I realised that the Curriculum for Excellence isn't going to be like this: (That's Moses getting the ten commandments) But more like this: Perhaps ending up like this? Who knows where I was on holiday?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/_FDwoMs5r-8/thinking-on-holiday_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/_FDwoMs5r-8" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2008/10/thinking-on-holiday_19.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-3824818387829730379Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:12:00 +00002008-10-27T00:51:07.769ZEducationSome people whose blogs I read have embedded the absolutely excellent Glow Games in a post.Is it just me being a grumpy old woman or is the muzak very very annoying? I could mute my speakers but if I want to view a video clip they've inserted in another post, I can't hear anything above the Glowing chanting.I notice Andrew, being the first that I saw to put it up, now just has a link. Ahhh...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/HSxORcloPl0/too-much-glow_05.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/HSxORcloPl0" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2008/10/too-much-glow_05.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-6359167938470814727Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:55:00 +00002008-10-27T01:09:04.638Zslf08. conferencescottish learning festival 2008EducationNow that the dust has settled a little from my exciting two days at the SLF08, (thank you to my bosses and colleagues for facilitating this) I am reflecting on the messages I have taken from the experience. Before I went, someone said to me that he wasn’t motivated to go to SLF this year, as it seemed to hold less attraction for him, year on year. I think he would have been inspired by the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/J37kgVCg-N4/slf08_28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/J37kgVCg-N4" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2008/09/slf08_28.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-236700126358605373Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:22:00 +00002008-10-27T01:08:52.963ZEducationA photo I took while Ewan was preparing for the liveliest presentation I've been to so far.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/00nThryrWz4/slf08_1316.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/00nThryrWz4" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2008/09/slf08_1316.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187750515041052016.post-2996457851193954459Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:14:00 +00002008-10-27T01:02:29.269ZEducationThe Cabinet Secretary and I walked through the door together. Well...at the same time. :-)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~3/fnP_9CtwgL4/slf.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dorothy Coe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/NMZe/~4/fnP_9CtwgL4" height="1" width="1"/>http://dorothycoe.blogspot.com/2008/09/slf.html