Resource Archives - The Quill Guy

Converting docx format to read on a Kindle

by thequillguy | Apr 10, 2013 | For Teachers, Resource | 0 |

Having spent some time trying to convert a batch of .docx files to be read on my ebook, I found an excellent website that batch-converts files. http://www.2epub.com/ Having faffed with programs to install, and with calibre...

7 intentions for our new Medium Term Plans (plus some examples…)

by thequillguy | Feb 20, 2013 | For School, For Students, For Teachers, How to Plan and Mark, Marking, PGCE advice, Resource, Theory of Teaching | 0 |

For a long time I have wanted to devise rigorous medium term plans. The risk with a MTP is when it...

Different types of Lesson Plan Part 1 – Lesson Planning for Observations

by thequillguy | Feb 19, 2013 | Craft of Teaching, For Living, For School, For Teachers, How to Plan and Mark, Marking, PGCE advice, Practical Teaching, Resource | 0 |

Ofsted don’t require a lesson plan. And there are rare times when a lesson should follow its...

Getting started with Word 2010: a help guide.

by thequillguy | Feb 2, 2013 | For Teachers, Resource | 0 |

Part of my role is assisting in ICT training. Quality materials are hard to come by. A wonderful website recommended by the TES community for using Word 2010 can be found: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/word2010/1.2

I Done This – 4 points on using it to reflect

by thequillguy | Jan 27, 2013 | For Teachers, Resource | 0 |

For a few years I’ve been using a free online tool called ‘I done This’. Each day at 4pm I receive an email. I reply to it, and it sends me information based on what I have done previously. For example, this...