Who are we?

Tom BarrettTom Barrett – ICT in my Classroom

  • Teacher (6 years) currently working in Year 5
  • Priestsic Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham
  • ICT subject leader and Assistant Headteacher
  • Experience of teaching ICT from Foundation through to Year 6
  • Involved in SMARTBoard use across the curriculum since 2003 at my current school.
  • Keen interest in all things EdTech and specifically how new online tools can impact learning and current classroom practice.
  • Writing and reflecting on the use of technology in my classroom on my blog since 2006

Kristian Still (mini bio)

  • Teaching for 7 years, since my return from America.
  • Director of E-Learning at Hamble Community Sports College. (Starting January 08). Previously taught Sport and PE at a Sixth Form College in Southampton.
  • Currently developing and sharing my own professional digitial literacy skills through the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) and the Association for Learning Technology (ALT).
  • My professional focus is the implementation educational technology in a cross curricular setting.
  • Inspiring creativity in learning.

Doug Belshaw – dougbelshaw.com
Doug Belshaw

  • Teacher (5th year – History & ICT) and E-Learning Staff Tutor at a High Achieving Specialist School in Doncaster, England.
  • Part of Futurelab’s Teachers as Innovators programme.
  • Main interest is using new collaborative technologies for student-student, teacher-student and teacher-teacher interactions.
  • Previously blogged at teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk, now at dougbelshaw.com.

Lisa Stevens – ¡Vámonos!

  • trained as secondary teacher; former Head of Spanishphoto-24
  • worked in Primary language teaching for last four years, currently teach Spanish at two schools to pupils aged 4-11
  • PLL and International coordinator at Whitehouse Common Primary
  • Apple Distinguished Educator
  • work with Birmingham LA as language coach and regularly speak at ELLRSG (and across the country when asked!) on a range of topics including using ICT to make global links and enhance PLL.
  • eTwinning Ambassador and active TeachersTV Associate (wrote the inaugral week of blogs!)
  • very interested (and learning fast!) about technology’s role in enhancing creativity in the classroom.

Dai Barnes – digabites.co.uk

  • Head of Academic and In-Curriculum ICT at private school in Ealing, London.
  • Taught for ten years in challenging inner-city schools in London and one MLD SEN school.
  • Interested in using technology in the classroom to engage the 21st Century learner (and teacher for that matter).
  • Have been involved with Futurelabs, Mirandanet and BCS.
  • I train teachers in my school to useedtech wherever I can persuade them it will be of benefit.

Louise Jones – Health and Wellbeing in Integrated Learning Communities

  • Health Promoting Schools Manager & Subject Support Health & Wellbeing (The Highland Council & NHS Highland)
  • Educationalist with a determination for improving the Health and Wellbeing of the whole school community
  • Seeking out new methodologies to promote collaborative learning and engagement of the new curriculum
  • Develop strategies for E-Safety and wider Health Improvement in education
  • Supporter of change processes to encompass HWB and new technologies in education

Sinclair Mackenzie – fizzics  (classroom blog)     never mind the optics  (personal blog)

  • Teaching Physics & Science in North Highlands
  • Retrained as secondary teacher after 15 years in semiconductor & biotechnology sectors
  • Glow mentor for my school
  • Always looking for new ways to use ICT in Science (but not to replace experiments!)
  • Developing resources for CfE Science Outcomes as part of Optoelectronics College initiative

Joe Rowing - www.edublog.jrowing.com                                                                                                                        Complete with trademark hat.

  • Teaching Physics and Science at a high acheiving school in Essex, have previously also taught some chemistry and biology. 
  • Originally trained in Physics with Photonics 
  • Taught in schools from special measures to top of the league tables, Public and independent.
  • Have worked in projects involving SEN, G&T and various others. 
  • Regularly train teachers in the use of all things ICT related 
  • Interested in a wide spectrum of tools to enhance learning in the science classroom and to help foster cross-curricular links