On Thursday, I was up early to head from M:EHQ near Ealing to the Microsoft HQ in Reading.Dan Raven Ellison and I had been invited to speak at the event, and to run 4 workshops during the day on 'Guerrilla Teaching and Learning'.
We were housed in an open foyer area, which was a bit noisy from the Kinect demos downstairs, but a good space to be.
We were also there to support Emma Dawson, who had been shortlisted for an award for her work on Mission Explore clubs in her primary school.
We did 4 sessions which lasted between 45 and 50 minutes each and had a good turnout to each one.
We took it in turns to do a presentation on Guerrilla Teaching and Learning, and to explore the MISSION EXPLORE website.
We had made special latex head protection devices to keep the delegates safe.
There was some very good feedback on our session from the delegates, who came from a range of different subjects and backgrounds, and had some interesting chats with various people.
Comments on our work included:
"unbelievably engaging"
"inspirational"
"essential viewing for all educators"
"truly awesome"
"has given the best teacher view so far today"
"loads of nice ideas which could be adapted for lessons"
Mission Explore has also been shortlisted for the 2011 Educational Writer's Award
‘A brave book which encourages children to explore the world around them, developing their curiosity, confidence..’
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