This article details the steps that a few of us in ISTE, ITTE, TPEA and others have taken to investigate whether the ISTE Standards for Computer Science teachers, and their list of Computational Thinking Competencies, could be adapted for use in the UK. There’s also an opportunity for you to give us your opinions if you wish to.
Read MoreRaising aspirations for digital education
Join us for what is looking to be a great conference: discussion, debate, disagreement — what more could one want?! Read on for details.
Read MoreClassroom research for the Computing and ICT teacher
It's a great idea to do classroom-based research, but here are 7 caveats to bear in mind.
Read MoreConference: Global Teacher Education Knowledge Mobilisation Summit
Teacher retention is an issue -- and that's an understatement. This conference will look at issues such as teacher motivation, professional development and education as a self-improving profession, to name just three.
It takes place on 4th May 2017.
Read More4 go-to places for evidence-based education technology
How do you know what works in education technology? Here are details of 4 places you can go to on the web to find out.
Read MoreReview of the Association for Information Technology in Teacher Education (ITTE) Conference
ITTE held its annual conference recently, and I bought a ticket and went along. As far as the ITTE conference is concerned, I was a newbie, and so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I do recall dragging my carcass to the local station in sweltering heat, mumbling to myself something along the lines of “Please let the trains be cancelled; I’d rather be in the garden.” Well, that proved too much for Transport for London to arrange, and so I made it to the conference.
Read More2 conferences about educational ICT
Here are a couple of conferences coming up which look pretty good, and which are taking place in England in the near future.
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