An Expat Educator in Asia

The holiday period has allowed me, and probably lots of fellow educators, time to catch up on some reading and thinking. One area I have been researching quite a bit is that of online educational services. My work currently involves a lot of support for teachers and schools integrating technology as a part of a [...]

This morning I am writing to representatives in Hong Kong and regional schools about the progress in arrangements for the conference. I will share out the Google doc that we are using for planning so that everyone has access to as much information as they can lay hands on. I will also share out the [...]

Have you ever been to a workshop/conference/seminar and met colleagues who are disappointed in the quality of the speakers in spite of the speaker being “on the money” WRT the stated outcomes of the conference? I guess that some folks can seem impossible to please. Having said that, as an experienced conference organizer, I am [...]

TeacherTube – Geometry with Scratch – drawing a square
This is a screencast showing how to draw a square with Scratch. It is a good starting point for teachers looking to use this software in something like a maths lesson.
tags: scratch, tutorial, programming

kidsprogramming wiki – A list of languages that can be used …
This Wiki [...]

Idea : Docs for Teachers – Google Docs Help Center
This when accessed on December 23rd had a list of 12 examples of how teachers use google docs for classes.
tags: google, teachers, docs

Free Math Help – Lessons, tutoring, message board and more.
Welcome to FreeMathHelp.com. We have many math help resources available, including math lessons, math games, [...]

I will never forget my arrival in Hong Kong, having come from a very collaborative educational community and arriving in a school in 2005 where I was the only teacher to know what a blog was. At my very first meeting about directions of IT in the school I asked about the IT specialist community [...]

There is no doubt that teachers coming to terms with changes in International Schools do a lot of learning. These teachers are often taking on planning of new curriculum like the International Baccalaureate that International Schools are rushing to adopt or coming to terms with the changes brought about through the introduction of new technology [...]