In my post about overcoming edtech inertia, I focused a lot on the opportunity cost of the adoption of any new system. When I choose whether or not to adopt a new system, I always consider it explicitly in terms of the Teacher Time Economy (TTE). As teachers, our scarcest resource is time. And it is finite – as tempting as it might be, borrowing time from our personal lives to do schoolwork is not a healthy habit. We need time to mark, learn specifications, plan, develop effe

If you aren't already using it, this is a quick tip that might save you a headache. If you are setting homework or tasks based on a digital resource that students (or cover teachers!) need to access online, your best friend is the custom URL. For example, today I asked my year 11 English cohort to access a particular youtube video at home and make some notes. Rather than foolishly ask them to copy down search terms or (heaven help me) a youtube url and risk misunderstanding o

Welcome back! I hope your holiday was restful yet productive, and that four a.m. panics about little Susie in year 11 who hasn't fully grasped the significance of the summer term were kept to a minimum. So far, I've avoided giving away much about what kind of role Pinemarten Education will have. It is, as the website suggests, in the business of making educational apps and technological solutions aimed at both learners and institutions. I wanted to give you a sneak peak into