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New blog post: Cabinets and teaching the Weimar republic at GCSE. http://bit.ly/90FKal 4:35 PM Nov 27th from TweetDeck
Great lecture at school today by Dr David L Smith on Oliver Cromwell. Always pitched at just the right level for A Level/IB students. 2:32 PM Nov 26th from TweetDeck
Right - marking time and hopefully capture all of my Year 10 video intros onto my computer or they will be very unhappy tomorrow! 1:11 PM Nov 25th from TweetDeck
Busy day today. Teaching, Interviews, Round Square meeting then off to Northumberland to see @dajbelshaw and others about their use of ICT. 11:54 PM Nov 22nd from TweetDeck
Physics for comic book geeks - I wish I was taught by this guy! http://bit.ly/8YK9gO 1:58 PM Nov 22nd from TweetDeck
@irasocol Our school has boarding so it is a little unusual but makes it really important to listen to students. 1:45 PM Nov 22nd from TweetDeck in reply to irasocol
#movemeon Create a 'hook' for the lesson that stimulates thinking like Dale Banham's civil rights starter.http://bit.ly/7HKJUL 12:00 PM Nov 22nd from TweetDeck
On setting a task, ask if they understand. If yes, ask a pupil to explain it for everyone. If no, you need to go through it again! #movemeon 12:39 AM Nov 22nd from TweetDeck
@acelfresno @irasocol @timlauer This was chosen by the students as they saw the other systems as based on 'popularity contests'. 2/2 12:24 AM Nov 22nd from TweetDeck in reply to acelfresno
@acelfresno @irasocol @timlauer We now have a mixture of volunteers for year reps then elections within it for the school forum. 1/2 12:22 AM Nov 22nd from TweetDeck in reply to acelfresno
Preparing for a visit from a Round Square http://bit.ly/5Z0K3U VIP on Monday. No time tomorrow as off to Bluewater on a school trip. :) 3:45 PM Nov 21st from TweetDeck
Just back from a great performance of Joseph by the school (and others). We have so many talented individuals here! 1:53 PM Nov 19th from TweetDeck
@LeanneW That is such a nice thing to say - I'm glad you enjoyed them and it is easy when you have great students in your class! 3:20 PM Nov 18th from TweetDeck in reply to LeanneW
Preparing the groundwork for the school's e-learning blog with posts from staff on what tools they are using to enhance learning. 3:18 PM Nov 18th from TweetDeck
Reading the GTCE's 'Improving pupil learning through enhancing participation' thanks to @AsherJac. 3:12 PM Nov 18th from TweetDeck
Wikis, literacy and knowledge production in the History classroom. http://bit.ly/4qicVJ 9:29 AM Nov 17th from TweetDeck
Got some great activities planned for my classes using Moodle, Flip Video, Comic Life Magiq and Wikipedia over the next few weeks. :) 2:19 AM Nov 8th from TweetDeck
Great open day yesterday and I thought our guides did a wonderful job. 12:32 AM Oct 4th from TweetDeck
Open Day at school today - come along if you can! 12:06 AM Oct 3rd from TweetDeck
Looking forward to teaching my L6 IB class this week - want to make the Qing Dynasty as surprising as possible! 11:02 PM Sep 13th from TweetDeck

Name Nicholas Dennis
Location The Felsted Schools, Essex
Web http://www.nickde...
Bio History teacher and Assistant Headmaster at Felsted School in Essex with a focus on using new technology.