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MirandaNet International Workshop in Prague, June 6 - 9, 2012
A MirandaNet professional knowledge building event in educational innovation led by a partnership between the Czech Miranda, the MirandaNet Fellowship, Poskole and the Future Learning Research Centre, University of Bedfordshire:
"What does the 21st century teacher need to know about digital technologies, and why? And how will their prowess be assessed?"
MirandaMod
3rd May 16:30 – 19:30 on physical and virtual learning spaces
“One of the greatest changes can be seen in the lives of children and young people, who are at ease with the world of technology and who communicate, socialise and participate online effortlessly….. Yet the classrooms of today don’t reflect these changes.” Michael Gove 2011
This MirandaMod will address issues arising from this statement.
Next MirandaNet Icatalyst workshop 3rd May 13:00-15:30 for educators on the value of a MirandaMod for innovative learning
The MirandaMod events series 2012: March 1st and May 3rd
In partnership with BCSE, BESA, InspireWords, Immersive Education, NelsonThorne, Radiowaves and Steljes
Following on from the success of the first event in November 2011, the MirandaNet Fellowship professional community invites educators to join us, face to face or online, to discuss the role of digital technologies in enriching learning. Policy makers, senior managers, teachers, student teachers will all benefit from participating in these two events. Chris Yapp who is leading the sessions is also researching for his new book, Persuasive Learning, in which ideas from educators at these events will be acknowledged.
These events will be held at the Bedford Campus of Bedfordshire University, and will last from 16:30 to 19:30.
MirandaNet associate Radiowaves win the BETT12 ICT Company of the Year Award
We are extremely pleased to announce that Radiowaves won ICT Company of the Year (Less than £1 Million) at the 2012 BETT Awards in London.
This is a fantastic achievement for Radiowaves and MirandaNet are very proud to be associated with this company.
Radiowaves has won the ‘ICT Company of the Year’ at BETT, the world’s largest technology in education show. The judges, including key government agencies, teachers and local authority representatives, commented:
“Radiowaves is an innovating company which has taken an unusual route to generating revenue which combines the best of traditional business practises along with sticking to the spirit of Web 2.0 innovations. Its combination of user generated material and corporate links makes an excellent model for other companies.”
Ray Barker, director of BESA added:
"The BETT Awards are now the standard by which the UK and international
education industry can recognise and reward valuable and innovative resources."
- Read more about Radiowaves on MirandaNet
- Follow up what happened at the Live Workshope on the MirandaMod Wiki
Achievement for All Live Workshops in Gallery Room 1
MirandaNet at BETT12, 11th – 14th January 2012
Christina Preston and members of the MirandaNet team will be on hand in Gallery Room 1 from 11:00 - 18:00 each day. Gallery Room 1 will also be the location of the Live Workshops.
The
MirandaNet Fellowship with Achievement for All will be running eight Live
Workshops or 'Unconferences' with a series of partner organisations.
Eight sessions, recorded in several different modes, will lead to the creation
of a web-based resource to support teachers entering the second phase of
the Achievement for All project.
- Full details of these Workshops on our BETT12 Programme page
- Follow up what happened at the Live Workshope on the MirandaMod Wiki
MirandaNet
Group on flickr!
MirandaNet Fellow Theo Kuechel has kindly added a MirandaNet group to the photo-sharing site flickr. Theo says:
We welcome all contributions related to MirandaNet and invite you to share your photos and short videos. Examples would be MirandaMods, Conferences, and trips and images relating to MirandaNet Research. We always encourage the use of a Creative Commons Licence wherever possible, and always include the MirandaNet tag, please.
MirandaMods
2011 - 2012
We have planned a series of MirandaMods for this academic year, the first of which will be held at the University of Bedfordshire on Wednesday 30th November 2011 at the University of Bedfordshire. Further details on the MirandaMods pages.
Designing education for the future as if it matters: Schools and Schooling in the Digital Age
30th November 2011 18:00 - 20:00 University of Bedfordshire
Theme contributors: Chris Yapp, Marilyn Leask, Christina Preston and John Cuthell
Achievement
for All Website Launched
The Achievement for all website has been launched.
The Achievement for All pilot programme demonstrated that pupils with SEND have achieved significant improvement.
Schools involved in the pilot reduced persistent non-attendance by 20%, and participation in activities impacted positively on behaviour and learning in the classroom. On average, over the first 12 months of the project, SEND pupils improved in reading, writing and maths by over 1.5 National Curriculum sub-levels.
The Achievement for All programme will work with schools to support SEND and vulnerable learners in raising their attainment levels, and improving attendance, behaviour, peer relationships and participation in extra-curricula activities.
MirandaNet is proud to have been involved in the development of this project.
Go to the Achievement for All web site for more information and for a joining form.
BETT
Awards 2012
January 11 2012 Hilton Park Lane, London
MirandaNet is proud to be supporting this major event.
There are now just a few days to go until the entry deadline for the BETT Awards 2012. Entries have been streaming in from companies wanting to highlight their innovative products and showcase their achievements.
ThinkQuest
Competion 2012
Entry Deadline: April 25, 2012
MirandaNet Associate Oracle Education Foundation have been running an annual competion for several years now. The ThinkQuest Competition engages students to ssion Development, and several age groups, with valuable prizes to be won!
The competition is already open for applications, the entry deadline is Wednesday April 25, 2012, and the winners will be announced on June 20, 2012.
Further information about this competition...
BETT
Awards 2012
January 11 2012 Hilton Park Lane, London
MirandaNet is proud to be supporting this major event.
There are now just a few days to go until the entry deadline for the BETT Awards 2012. Entries have been streaming in from companies wanting to highlight their innovative products and showcase their achievements.
CAL11 - The CAL Conference 2011
'Learning Futures: Education, Technology and Sustainability'
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK 13-15 April 2011
CAL (Computer Assisted Learning) (www.cal-conference.elsevier.com) is one of the leading international conferences in the field of education and technology. It brings together researchers across all education sectors, from primary years, to informal learning, to higher education, and across a range of disciplines from psychology to computer science, media and cultural studies. MirandaNetters are contributing to this conference in a number of ways including contributing to a knowledge map:
If your browser allows iframes, you should be able to see a preview of the map below. Click on the 'full screen' button to open it in a new tab and to use the full functionality of MindMeister Maps. &
Achievement for All resources from the Education Show, Birmingham, March 17th - 19th 2011
The Government proposes the biggest reforms to special educational needs in 30 years
Recently the UK Coalition Government published a Green Paper consultation about proposed reforms to Special Education Needs:
Severasl MirandaNet Fellows attended the Education Show in Birmingham March 17th -19th where they considered the questions raised in the SEN Green Paper from the perspective of digital technologies in association with colleagues from the Department for Education and the Achievement for All, National Strategy. You will find the programme here for the free CPD events as well as registration details:
There were six workshops over the three days where they created digital maps so that all the participants can share their knowledge. The maps can be viewed at:
The topics with an ICT perspective were on:
- assessment and learning;
- classroom support;
- leadership;
- the future of SEN policy and SEND practice;
- educational disadvantage;
- parental engagement.
The MirandaNet team also ran the workshops on Thursday afternoon 17th March at 1300, when our topic was'ICT policy and practice in Achievement for All contexts’. In this workshop we paid tribute to what Becta has achieved and did some collaborative thinking about what the ICT community needs to do next.
Thursday March 17th
1000 – 1200: Achievement for All: policy and practice
Follow this link
for the Session 1 Concept Map
Follow this link for the Session 1 Presentation
1400 – 1530: ICT policy and practice in Achievement for All contexts
Christina Preston, John Cuthell and Leon Cych: MirandaNet Fellowship
Follow
this link for the Session 2 Concept Map
Follow this link for the Session 2 Presentation
Friday March 18th
1000 – 1200: Pedagogy
Follow
this link for the Session 3 Concept Map
Follow this link for the
Session 3 Presentation
1300 – 1530: Future views on SEN policy
Follow
this link for the Session 4 Concept Map
Follow this link for the Session
4 Presentation (1.2MB)
Saturday March 19th
1000 – 1200: Educational Disadvantage
Follow this link for the Session 5 Concept
Map
Follow this link for the Session 5 Presentation
(6MB)
1300 – 1530: Achievement for All: Impact and practice following the
Lamb inquiry
Sonia Blandford – National Director of Achievement for All
Follow this link for the Session 6 Concept
Map
Follow this link for the Session 6 Presentation
(0.9MB)
- Download Programme Details (Word 57Kb)
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Latest News
23 April 2013
MirandaNet Report into Nursery Furniture
It doesn't always have to be IT-based! MirandaNet has just published an interesting report on some delightful furniture ideas for young learners. At the end of the summary there is a link to the full report, as well as a link...
15 April 2013
Miranda's submission to the ICT curriculum consultation, UK
Thanks to the members from many countries who have been involved in face-to-face and online sessions over the last year about the ICT curriculum changes in the UK. You will find the report and all our background resources and materials by...
10 March 2013
Christina Preston wins Naace Lifetime Achievement Award
The MirandaNet Fellowship is very pleased to announce that Naace has just awarded MirandaNet's founder Christina Preston its special Lifetime Achievement Award. The citation reads:...
Latest Newsletter
19 May 2013
Might be Spring Newsletter 2013
Contents
- Whatever the weather....
- Symposia and a MirandaMod about the Computing curriculum, July 9th
- A call for collective professional action
- The price of beauty and usefulness in learning
- Eating a Raspberry Pi with custard
- MirandaNet Fellows articles, case studies and books: James Abela; John Galloway; Daniel Needlestone; Haldor Lønningdal; Keith Turvey; Luk Vanlanduyt
- Naace Lifetime Achievement Award
- A critique of Govean Strategy
- Our associates
Next Diary Event
Monday 8 July - Wednesday 10 July 2013
IT in Teacher Education (ITTE) UK Annual Conference
Fellows Corner
Christina Preston is part author of this paper published in First Monday, a peer-reviewed journal on the Internet:
Theories and Models Of Online Learning, Caroline Haythornthwaite with Richard Andrews, Bertram C. Bruce, Michelle M. Kazmer, Rae-Anne Montague & Christina Preston, August 6, 2007 First Monday, Vol 12 No 8 Chicago IL, USA
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