21st Century Learning Alliance » Bishops Stortford School http://www.21stcenturylearningalliance.org The 21st Century Learning Alliance will stimulate debate and improvement in education by providing challenging advice and championing excellence. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:06:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Netbooks – a year-long review of impact http://www.21stcenturylearningalliance.org/schools/bishops/final-fellowship-presentation-bishop%e2%80%99s-stortford http://www.21stcenturylearningalliance.org/schools/bishops/final-fellowship-presentation-bishop%e2%80%99s-stortford#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:54:24 +0000 Humayun http://www.21stcenturylearningalliance.org/?p=2149 In the post-Becta landscape, how will schools keep abreast of new technological developments?  Andrew Hood has some early guidance.  –Download Presentation for Bishop’s Stortford

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]]> In the post-Becta landscape, how will schools keep abreast of new technological developments?  Andrew Hood has some early guidance.  –Download Presentation for Bishop’s Stortford

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]]> Andrew Richard Hood, MEd, BA (Hons), PGCE, Dip M. Director of e-Learning, The Bishop’s Stortford High School. Andrew has been Director of e-Learning at the Bishop’s Stortford High School since 2004. He has led the school in achieving the BECTA ICT mark resulting in becoming joint national winners of BECTA Leadership and Management of ICT award in 2007.

He has been involved in ICT since graduating, in marketing, number or roles outside education including  IBM, GEC Alsthom. He has 17 years experience as a teacher of Business and Economics other roles including Head of Year – designated senior teacher child protection, Head of Vocational Education, Head of House.

Instrumental in the adoption of VLE technology and advocate of the use of technology to enhance learning, currently working with the University of Hertfordshire on the hand held technologies. His current role to support colleagues in the adoption and use if ICT to enhance the learning experience.

In terms of professional development, MEd read at Cambridge University in 1998-2000 Thesis on the impact of assessment for Learning. Leadership and management of larger schools.  He has completed NCSL SLICT and Leadership Pathways training, he is a GTC Teacher Learning Academy Verifier. Andrew also runs a series of ICT related workshops and course for SSAT and The Eastern Leadership Centre.

]]> http://www.21stcenturylearningalliance.org/our-authors/andrew-hood/feed 0 The Effects Of Netbooks On Children’s Learning http://www.21stcenturylearningalliance.org/schools/bishops/the-effects-of-netbooks-on-childrens-learning http://www.21stcenturylearningalliance.org/schools/bishops/the-effects-of-netbooks-on-childrens-learning#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:42:59 +0000 jon_w http://www.21stcenturylearningalliance.org/21CLAv2/?p=825 Read article

]]> The Bishop’s Stortford School explore the effects of Netbook computers on children’s learning and the uses of technology at home by Year 7 students.  Click on the link below to read a PDF article for an outline of the initial observations and studies and how these have informed the next phases of the project.

The Bishop’s Stortford High School

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