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	Podcast:		The Edtech Podcast
	Episode:		#40 Michelle Thomas, Exec Head, New Wave Federation
	Category:		Education
	Duration:		00:57:26
	Publish Date:		2016-11-27 11:20:55
	Description:		Michelle Thomas is speaking at the TES Leaders Summit at Bett 2017 and organising TeachMeet Resolution both in January 2017, London. What's in this episode? Intro 0-2.30: Nordic Edtech Conference: http://nordicedtech.squarespace.com/ Forward schedule - give your vote on which topics should be included or sign up to sponsor: theedtechpodcast@gmail.com Content: Interview with: Michelle Thomas, executive head teacher of the New Wave Federation Neill Melville, CAS master teacher, federated assistant head teacher, New Wave Federation The concept of Federation The role of the Executive Head Teacher How to get mentorship or support when there's no Executive Head teacher structure in place Being a connected educator Suggested apps for use in the classroom Ensuring tech for good and not extending the attainment gap Sample Quotations: Michelle Thomas Federation is about schools working together, achieving more, sharing leadership and talents. I don't want my staff to see themselves in a bubble of perfection. I found bright children completely disengaged with learning I like systems in place. It's a tough life being a teacher. Being a head teacher is quite a lonely job. The hardest thing is the loneliness. Search networks is useful. Having mentors is very important as a head teacher I am a big believer of learning from other people. That's the beauty of Federations and Academies. Leadership makes the difference. I started to see iPads as the hook. We put them in the classroom. It did create a spark of interest in children. We wanted the iPad to make learning independent and get them to collaborate, work together. Take learning to another place, that we teachers couldn't. Don’t use an iPad if it's much quicker on pen and paper! Think about the use of the technology, don’t have it replacing something. Because that's not going to take it anywhere. An appraisal system around the use of technology was key for us, not an extra add-on. Show-casing was a quick-win that allowed us to create a competent digital team. They showed what they were able to do with technology in the classroom. Neill Melville Teach computer science in schools. Not only how to use technology but also how to create technology. Coding? It's important. It is the thinking aspect of it that it is important, computational thinking can be used in other subjects. Computer science should be taught in a cross curricular way. Technology gives you the chance to show your work to a wide audience and children want to excel. References: Michelle Thomas, Executive Headteacher of the New Wave Federation NLE https://twitter.com/mthomas2010 https://uk.linkedin.com/in/michelle-thomas-2162b7a6 New Wave Teaching School http://www.newwaveteachingschoolalliance.co.uk/about-us/ John Hattie http://visible-learning.org https://twitter.com/VisibleLearning Alison Peacock http://alisonpeacock.net https://twitter.com/AlisonMPeacock?lang=de Andy Buck https://twitter.com/andy__buck?lang=de https://twitter.com/LshipMatters http://www.leadershipmatters.org.uk/ambassadors/andy-buck/ Apps: Explain Everything https://explaineverything.com Green Screen http://www.doink.com/tutorials/ Pop Pop Pow https://apkpure.com/pop-pop-pow/com.roysyh.poppoppow iMovie http://www.apple.com/imovie/ Mark Anderson, ICTEvangelist https://ictevangelist.com https://twitter.com/ictevangelist?lang=de https://uk.linkedin.com/in/themarkanderson The Brilliant Club http://www.thebrilliantclub.org https://twitter.com/brilliantclub?lang=de TeachMeet Resolutions https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teachmeet-resolutions-tickets-29086360086 Digital Sisters https://twitter.com/digitalsisters?lang=de Gary King https://uk.linkedin.com/in/garyking2 https://twitter.com/gary_s_king?lang=de Claire Bradshaw https://clairembradshaw.co.uk/executive-coaching/coaching-in-the-education-sector/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairembradshaw Jane Considine http://www.thetrainingspace.co.uk http://www.thetrainingspace.co.uk/product/write-stuff/ https://twitter.com/janeconsidine https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jane-considine-0493952a Neill Melville https://uk.linkedin.com/in/neill-melville-548745a0 http://community.computingatschool.org.uk/door Sponsorship: Contact theedtechpodcast@gmail.com to find out more 1000+ listeners from 69 countries each week 3 ad slots per episode Co-curated takeover episodes International pop-ups and LIVE podcast recording events Support independent community building in the edtech space Subscribe: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to The Edtech Podcast via iTunes, TuneIN Radio, Stitcher, Pocket Cast and many more. You can also subscribe to The Edtech Podcast weekly for news, events updates and episode links: Sign up to The EdTech Podcast Weekly
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