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Snow White and the Seven Reading Strategies 2

Posted in digital literacy, education, language, literacy, literature, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Reflecting on a very enjoyable seminar in sunny – yes literally – Edinburgh on Saturday. There was an excellent turnout for a Saturday morning, proving yet again that if teachers feel that they have an opportunity to learn something new or hear a different slant on learning and teaching they will seek it out, even [...]

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Sticking to the Plot

Posted in culture, education, language, literacy, literature, tagged , , , , , on October 26, 2009 | 25 Comments »

I’ve been working on a seminar for teachers called “Snow White and the Seven Reading Strategies”, which is an exploration of the processes we automatically engage in as sophisticated readers, but which are not always made explicit to developing readers. It’s my contention that if they were, and if they were rehearsed often enough, they would provide [...]

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Edinburgh International Book Festival

Posted in Scotland, culture, digital literacy, education, language, literacy, literature, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 25, 2009 | 14 Comments »

Had a really enjoyable day yesterday at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, where I was taking part in a panel discussion, and making a presentation on Technology and Literacy. My co-presenters were Judy Robertson, a computer scientist at Heriot-Watt University, and Lili Wilkinson, an Australian cyber-journalist (no, I had never heard of it either) and the [...]

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The New Meaning of Text

Posted in Scotland, digital literacy, education, language, literacy, tagged , , , , , , on April 2, 2009 | 16 Comments »

Today will come to be seen as a landmark in the history of Scottish education, with  the publication of the new Curriculum for Excellence frameworks in the eight curriculum areas of expressive arts, health and wellbeing, languages, mathematics, religious and moral education, sciences, social studies and technologies. The revised curriculum has a clearly stated purpose – to ensure that all the [...]

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Book of the Year

Posted in culture, literacy, tagged , , on December 15, 2008 | 9 Comments »

It’s that time of year when people compile their favourites lists. As far as my reading is concerned it’s been a rich and varied year. It began with a wonderful trip down memory lane, and the delightfully funny and wistful The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952 by Shulz. This beautifully presented collection, the first of a series, reminded me [...]

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Hi, 21st Century

Posted in blogging, tagged , , on April 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Hi, so this is the 21st Century. After more years than I care to think about being involved in learning and teaching, I arrive blinking into this exciting but slightly scary new world. A few years late but never mind. Thanks to Ewan for just throwing me in at the deep end. I’d like to [...]

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