Lady Macbeth’s hand washing scene

Posted on September 28, 2011 in Year 10 by learningspy  Tagged

Out damn spot! This is awesome – four different performances of Lady M’s hand-washing scene, all on one youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdYsFacxHqY

Learning Loop

Posted on September 28, 2011 in Year 9 by learningspy  Tagged

Hello Year 9 – below is a list of independent learning tasks you could complete by the end of the term. Please choose at least 1 from the list and let me know what you’re planning to do. Deadline will be 13th October. REMEMBER – presentations will also be made in the Hall on October 20th. [...]

Of Mice and Men context video

Posted on September 28, 2011 in Year 10,Year 11 by learningspy  Tagged , ,

Watch this video on context: Don’t forget to add a quote and why you’ve chosen it below. So far Nathan has said: not sure if this is where i should be putting this but hey, this is my quote: “jesus how that nigger can pitch shoes…he’s plenty good” Great Nathan, but why have you chosen [...]

Your vote counts!

Posted on September 11, 2011 in General learning by learningspy  Tagged ,

I’m really interested to hear what you want to happen in lessons. Please vote below or add a comment underneat to suggest other options. Thanks, Mr D   Create interactive meetings at Poll Everywhere

Your Amazing Brain

Posted on September 9, 2011 in General learning,Year 9 by learningspy  Tagged ,

I found out from Luke James in 10BDD today that my skin weighs more than my brain. What other interesting brain related facts can you tell me? Here’s one that isn’t true: we only use 10% of our brains. Complete nonsense apparently! Read about it here.

What is your mindset?

Posted on September 6, 2011 in General learning,Year 9 by learningspy  Tagged

People have one of two different mindsets: fixed or growth. Click on the link below to download a presentation with more information. mindset presentation Please leave a comment below which explains what YOUR mindset it and how you will use it in school.

Do you know what one of these is?

Posted on September 5, 2011 in General learning by learningspy  Tagged ,

I’m sure lots of you will recognise this as a QR (Quick Response) code and will probably know that if you scan it with a QR reader appit will take you to a website. But what if you don’t have a smartphone? Can you still scan QR apps? Not a problem now, as even dumbphones [...]