It started, as it often does, with a simple lesson objective: teaching direct speech and speech marks. Teaching my Year 2s means I am constantly looking for ways to make abstract grammar concepts tactile, visual, and, above all, fun. I…
For the better part of a decade, “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) has been the darling of international school finance departments. It promised a utopian vision: lower capital expenditure for schools, student familiarity with their own tech, and a bridge…
Ok. For this one I’m going to need you to strap in, as I might go a little over the top at times, but hear me out! Over the past few weeks and months, I’ve noticed a strange, worrying trend…
A Reflection on Dr. Rolly’s Demo Slam at Future of Learning SEA 2025 If you were at the Future of Learning South East Asia (FOLSEA) 2025 conference this weekend, you already know the atmosphere was full of excitement and learning.…
After my last post on taming the Safari “Tab-alanche,” I had several teachers ask the million-dollar follow-up question(I did kind of expected this…): “That Safari trick is great, but can we do the same thing for all the open apps?…
If you’ve ever picked up a student iPad only to find 50+ open tabs ranging from Mathletics to Roblox wikis and three-week-old search results for “cute baby pandas,” you are not alone.(Especially if, like us, you are looking at life-cycles)…
Live from FOLSEA at Harrow International School Bangkok Welcome, educators, innovators, and ADEs! If you’d like to follow along with my session in person or whilst reading this blog entry, get all the files here: If you are joining…
It started with a sigh. One of those deep, mid-lesson, “tech-is-failing-me” sighs. I was standing in front of a group of teachers, trying to share a single, simple link to a website which was way too long to share in…
The Problem with IMPORTRANGE Many of us use Google Sheets for tracking, Especially if you are at a Google School and use Google Drive as your main file storage/sharing solution. But sometimes our data starts in an Excel file (.xlsx)…
Why I Decided to Join the Judging Panel for the Global EdTech Awards 2025 Last year, I had the privilege of serving on the judging panel for the Global EdTech Awards, and it was such a rewarding experience that I…
Talk for Writing has been at the heart of our Key Stage 1 teaching for a number of years. It’s a powerful approach that encourages children to internalise language structures through talk, imitation, and innovation before moving on to independent…
A Conversation We Need to Have About Sustainability, Privacy, and Value. As a teacher, I get it. I really do. We’re constantly swimming in a sea of “free.” The siren song of the latest free tool, free AI feature, or…
Are you ready to save time and create stunning, effective presentations that truly connect with your students? This page is your one-stop resource for high-quality, copy-and-paste prompts designed specifically for Prezi’s amazing AI presentation creator. Whether you’re teaching kindergarteners about…
For over a year, a disturbing trend has been growing(Yes, I’m actually going to write one of these…). It is now appearing in primary schools around the world. Teachers and parents are increasingly finding these brightly coloured, cartoon-themed devices disguised…
“Stories are the most powerful teaching tool we have and now, you can create a fully illustrated, narrated one in minutes.” What’s New? Google’s Gemini has just introduced a feature called Storybook, and it has the potential to completely change…