Julian Wood at TeachMeet Leads 2011 explains a Personal Learning Network and how teachers can benefit from this.

When it comes to international results, Finland’s schools score consistently at the top. However, pupils study the fewest number of class hours in the developed world. The BBC travels to Helsinki to find out the secret of the Finns’ education success.

This video motivates the need for a re-evaluation of the classroom for an ever changing learner. Initially posted on YouTube, one of the comments in reply to the video that particularly stood out was by user Katmarq: “Using technology and new and creative ways to re-engineer education does not mean all the old ways are wrong or bad or unnecessary. It certainly does not mean that traditional teachers wont be needed or that people can be replaces with “machines”. But with new technology, we have a responsibility to really look at how we might make learning more inspiring, more related to what learners already know and more related to what they are interested in.”

A video showing learners how to add whole numbers using columns.

A teaching presentation on the properties of gases for high school Physical Science.

A great video showing traditional teaching methods. Yawn.

A few hints on teaching in an interactive and engaging manner.

If you’re a teacher stuck in the dark age, perhaps you should watch this video … if you know how.

Explanation on perimeter.

A great experiment to try with your learners!