emmagoto.bsky.social
Teacher educator, FCCT, FHEA, MProf, MAEd, PGCE, QTS, governor, former EYFS & primary ICT AST, passionate about inclusive education, P4C & primary computing education. Views my own - Reposts don't always align with my views.
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The finale of #Wonderblocks series 1 is a musical episode celebrating all our Wonderblocks friends in a talent show. Episode 30 It's Wonderful What You Can Do.
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It seems unlikely that it will change the curriculum to me. Our curriculum seems to be dictated by the exam system which seems pretty much stuck in the 1890s. For decades I have wondered how much use it is to be able to memorise and regurgitate stuff. Surely there could be more about application.
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Lovely to meet @b3ndavi3s.bsky.social and @emmagoto.bsky.social in-person as well.
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I wonder if anyone from @computingatschool.bsky.social might have some suggestions. I have a huge pile of marking to address in the next few weeks but maybe something I can spend some time on after things get a bit quieter.
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Perhaps a good place to start would be looking to see where episode themes can be drawn from and linked to NCCE plans and Barefoot resources. I am going to the Barefoot birthday party tomorrow in London so might discuss developing some kind of mapping document perhaps.
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I love this programme, are there any educational resources/lesson plans to go with them? Thinking we could watch an episode and do some follow up activities after? Don’t want to reinvent the wheel if it already exists
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In the EYFS, I would just watch the series with the children and start to try to use some of the language when they are solving problems in their child initiated play (e.g. Ah, yes that's tricky, let's stop and think about it).
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It is all very new at the moment. I would possibly look at how it can be woven into your existing KS1 computing planning e.g. when learning about algorithms in Y1 I would watch episode 15 and sing along with First Things First.
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I am not sure. I haven't focused on gender really, more what they can do.
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This week episode 17 is called Woodland Wiggle @computingdawn.bsky.social. This would be a great one to encourage children to decompose a problem like making a dance in Scratch Jr. The song Sounds Like a Plan (e20) would reinforce this approach to computational thinking.
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In line with the work of John Dewey, I believe that an experience is only truly educative if it leaves the learner open to more learning. If learning is pleasurable & promotes curiosity & positive emotions, children are more likely to want to continue learning. Learning should be a lifelong journey
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This is about improvement against narrow measures. Are these even the skills needed in the workplace (aspects such as creativity, collaboration, critical thinking etc may be more useful than knowledge recall as required in tests). The decline in pupil wellbeing over the last decade is shocking.
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I think the issue here is that whilst the regime described in the article might work for many children, the increasingly severe education system supported by schools such as these has led to a system that is increasingly excluding autistic children and others who do not fit the required mold.
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@computingdawn.bsky.social would you be able to give me permission to use these images in a blog post I am writing and also in presentations. I love them!
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@mrtombox.bsky.social you will love these images showing excellent classroom practice in Y1 computing!
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Do let me know what the think!!
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@rcoultart.bsky.social @compscitsui.bsky.social @computingdawn.bsky.social @drhidson.bsky.social
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Thanks Matt, it was great fun getting to work with such talented people and organisations on such a fantastic project.
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I hope you enjoy it!
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Thanks @craftycomputing.bsky.social it has been a really fantastic project to be involved in. I am really looking forward to it being aired and hope it will be well received by children, parents, EYFS practitioners and Teachers.
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I can confirm that I worked on this as an educational consultant throughout. I have been involved for three years. The writers all worked very hard to understand the pedagogy and key concepts. This is, in my opinion, excellent quality educational TV written and created by very talented people.
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@rcoultart.bsky.social you might be interested in this as an amazing EYFS / KS1 computing practitioner
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Fantastically accurate journalism, clearly very well researched. Any teachers or headteachers want to share how many hours they actually work for that money? As a primary teacher my working week varied, usually between 60 and 80 hours in my small school (less in my bigger school).
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This just highlights to me the need for schools to teach AI literacy, critical thinking and ethics / philosophy.