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The devil I know - why it's game on in 21st century schools
Computer games are making their way into schools, including those involved in Building Schools for the Future. Derek Robertson has helped make this possible in Scotland and further afield as he tries to ensure that the games' context, where children learn and enjoy success, is brought to the classroom. Here he shares insights into how games-based learning can be part of innovation in the curriculum.
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eWords for ICT and classroom creativity
The NCSL's Martin Blows introduces the five eWords that he uses to support curriculum change with ICT in the College's Capital Investment Leadership Programmes: exchange, enrich, enhance, extend and empower.
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'We are the people we've been waiting for'
"What we have is a system that is shaped by historical forces but they are now almost totally bankrupt as ideas for education in the 21st Century. And I think they are betraying most of our children." So says Sir Ken Robinson in this thought-provoking trailer for Daryl Goodrich's new film (with David Puttnam as executive producer), We are the people we've been waiting for. It was part of Lord Puttnam's keynote speech at the Innovation in Education conference in London on November 9, organised by The Guardian and The Innovation Unit, and is worth watching as a conversation starter in its own right.
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